70 likes | 207 Views
WASH in a Day. The Hague, 11 December 2012. Reason. MDG7c starting point: 50 million programme Result based programming IOB Report underlines need for reorientation Policy reaction send to Parliament WASH results chain (input/output/outcome/impact) Future: sustainable results framework
E N D
WASH in a Day The Hague, 11 December 2012
Reason • MDG7c starting point: 50 million programme • Result based programming • IOB Report underlines need for reorientation • Policy reaction send to Parliament • WASH results chain (input/output/outcome/impact) • Future: sustainable results framework • SDGs (Rio+20) • Post-2015 consultations (NL leading thematic consultations water)
Sustainability and accountability frameworkExample UNICEF WASH UNICEF DGIS Sustainability compact Sustainability clause Central and local government Consumers (Based on World Development Report 2004: Making Services work for poor people), World Bank
Striving for sustainable results • Policy framework for sustainability: FIETS • Sustainability clause in DGIS contracts/arrangements: providing assurances for sustainable WASH outcomes for at least 10 years • In country sustainability compact to be signed: accountability framework • Life cycle costs funding for WASH: 3T’s (Tariffs, Taxes, Transfers) • Sample based yearly audit by independent third party • Management response requested by DGIS from partner
'FIETS' principles of sustainability: • Financialsustainability: diminish dependency on external subsidies, using the principle “local finance first”. • Institutionalsustainability: ensure systems, institutions, policies and procedures at the local and national level are functional to meet the (long term) demand of users of water and sanitation services. • Environmentalsustainability: ensure long-term availability of natural resources, climate resilience and a healthy environment. • Technologicalsustainability: Seeking and applying locally appropriate technologies of high quality, which are context-specific, affordable, durable and demand-driven. • Socialsustainability: Making WASH interventions demand-driven, inclusive and needs-based, sensitive to local and cultural incentives.
Issues for programme management • Accept duration of activities: min. 10-15 years? • Outsourcing or internal monitoring? • Penalties and rewards for partners? • Financial/legal implications?