Second Sudan Consortium March 2007

1. Government of Southern Sudan Second Sudan ConsortiumMarch 2007 Water Supply and Sanitation Service Delivery and Challenges in Southern Sudan Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development

2. Introduction – Broad Sector Context • Three Key GoSS Level Ministries for the Water Sector • Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) => Overall Leadership of Water Sector + Water Resources Management and Water for Production • Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development (MCRD) => Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) • Ministry of Housing, Lands and Public Utilities (MHLPU) => Urban Water Supply and Sewerage • Directorates for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation exist at state level in Ministry of Physical Infrastructure => responsible for coordinating planning and implementation of water and sanitation service delivery and hygiene promotion. • Water and Sanitation teams are being established at the county levels • Sector development is evolving towards emergence of a comprehensive and coherent water and sanitation programme

3. Introduction – Broad Sector Context • Overall Sub-sector development objective: To increase access to safe water and basic sanitation and to build capacity for sustainable management, regulation and expansion of water and sanitation services in Southern Sudan • To ensure progress towards achievement of MDG 7: • About 1200 new safe water points to be created and 700 existing/non-functioning water points to be rehabilitated annually • About 65,000 household, communal and institutional improved latrine compartments to be constructed per year • Gross annual investment requirement for water facilities is about USD 20 million and for sanitation facilities is about USD 30 million • Need for the development of a comprehensive and coherent water supply and sanitation programme

4. Sector Policy Development • Policy Development Process initiated in 2005 • Agreement reached on developing a Single Water Policy for Southern Sudan • After consultations final draft to be submitted by 30 June 2007 to GoSS for approval • Sub-sector strategies to be developed for • Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (discussions initiated) • Urban Water Supply and Sewerage • Water Resources Management and Protection and Water for Production (agric, industry, hydropower, navigation)

5. Existing and Planned Sector Coordination Structures • Existing • Water Sector Steering Committee – sector-wide, government led (MWRI Chairing) • Quarterly water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Planning and Coordination Meetings – government led (MCRD Chairing) • Sector lead and coordination under UN and Partners workplan – UNICEF Led • Coordination among NGOs – NGO led • Budget Sector Working Group – government led • Planned • Water Council - all government and led by MWRI • State Water Sector Steering Committees – state government led (MPI) • County Water Sector Steering Committees – government led (County RWSS)

6. Safe Water Provision • Access to safe water - preliminary results of Sudan Household Health Survey (SHHS) puts this as 62%;previous estimate of Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) was 25% • A comprehensive inventory of safe water facilities to be initiated in 2007 • Basic Safe Water Options: • New boreholes equipped with handpumps • Small and medium mechanised water systems (“water yards”) • Rehabilitation of existing water points (dug wells, boreholes, water yards) • New and rehabilitated dug wells • Protected springs

7. Safe Water Provision – 2007 Focus • Construction of new and rehabilitation of broken down safe water facilities • Priority areas: • Communities with high numbers of returnees and way stations • Guinea worm endemic communities • Communities experiencing Cholera outbreak • Schools – to support “Go to School” initiative • Health facilities • Establishment of a strategy for drinking water quality management (surveillance and monitoring) • Consolidating the system for operation and maintenance (supply chain for spare parts)

8. Sanitation Improvement and Hygiene Promotion • Access to basic sanitation - preliminary results of SHHS puts this as 6.9%; previous estimate of JAM was 30% • Promotion of household latrine construction and construction of latrines in schools, public places and health facilities • Hygiene promotion campaigns • Strategic Aspects: • Developing a strategy for sanitation improvement including agreement of roles & responsibilities among GoSS Ministries • Carrying out Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Surveys • Developing a communication plan and strategy for hygiene promotion • Training and equipping of hygiene promoters in appropriate communication approaches (e.g. PHAST)

9. Capacity Building for Management • Agreements reached on structure for RWSS Departments in MCRD, State Ministries of Physical Infrastructure and Counties • Provision office equipment and vehicles to MCRD and States • Technical support for development of core systems and institutional capacity assessments • Establishment and management of database for water and sanitation facilities – movement of database from Loki to Juba • Strategic training for senior WASH managers in 2007 through study tours and water and sanitation management training • Establishing and rebuilding of technical training institute in Amadi • Establishment of supply chains to ensure easy access to handpump spare parts

10. Challenges • Effective coordination between 3 different ministries for the water sector and of NGOs to ensure transparency, equity and better budget planning • Decentralisation - clarifying institutional structures and defining institutional roles and responsibilities at GoSS and state levels for rural and urban sub-sectors • Setting up water tariffs and developing subsidising models for creating and maintenance of water points • Community ownership and participation in service delivery - low level of community participation in management of water and sanitation services => transition from humanitarian to recovery/development • Low local private sector capacity for water point and latrine construction and for supply chain for handpump spare parts for maintenance to ensure sustainability of water services • Limitations imposed to water point construction due to poor road network and poor road conditions during wet season • High cost of borehole drilling by private sector – average about $12,000/borehole

11. Priorities for 2007 • Approval of Water Policy and development of sub-sector strategies • Establishment of a high level water sector body - Water Council • Consolidation of institutional structures at three levels of government • Safe water provision for returnees, and Guinea worm endemic and Cholera prone communities, schools and health centres • Establishment of sound contract procurement and supervision arrangements • Human resources development for coordination, planning and management of implementation • Building state level capacity to respond to emergencies especially Cholera

12. Thank You for Your Attention