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USING THE ASSETS OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE WATER SECTOR

USING THE ASSETS OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE WATER SECTOR. V World Water Forum March 21st, 2009. INDEX. 1. SECTOR CHALLENGES IN LAC 2. WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE 3. COLLABORATION WITH PROFESS. ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS.

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USING THE ASSETS OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE WATER SECTOR

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  1. USING THE ASSETS OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE WATER SECTOR V World Water Forum March 21st, 2009

  2. INDEX • 1.SECTOR CHALLENGES IN LAC • 2. WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE • 3. COLLABORATION WITH PROFESS. ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS

  3. WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE SECTOR CHALLENGES IN LAC

  4. ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT • GUARANTEE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND RELIABILITY OF WATER RESOURCES • STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR: • PLANNING • REGULATION • CONTROL • IMPROVE OPERATORS’ EFFICIENCY SECTOR CHALLENGES IN LAC

  5. WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE

  6. GOAL AND PROGRAMS • GOAL • Launched in 2007 to achieve universal access to sustainable, reliable, and acceptable quality W&S services • FOUR PROGRAMS • 100 CITIES • 3,000 RURAL COMMUNITIES • WATER DEFENDERS • EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT UTILITIES

  7. SUPPORTMODALITIES • SOVEREIGN & NON-SOVEREIGN GUARANTEED LOANS • Investment Loans • Performance-based Loans • Policy-based Loans • Local Currency Lending • TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & INVESTMENT GRANTS • Spanish LAC Water and Sanitation Fund • AquaFund • Energy Efficiency in Water Companies (SECCI) • STRATEGIC SECTOR PLANS • WATER OPERATORS PARTNERSHIP (WOP) • KNOWLEDGE CREATION

  8. LOAN APPROVALS 2000-2008 PRE-WATER INITIATIVE (2000-2006) POS-WATER INITIATIVE (2007…) • More than US$ 2.3 billion approved since 2007 • 13 million of grants for Technical Assistance • Expected approvals 2009-2011 at least US$ 1 billion per year

  9. PROGRESS SINCE APPROVAL (2007) • 95 CITIES (TARGET 100) • 839 RURAL COMMUNITIES (TARGET 3,000) • 19 MICRO WATER-SHEDS (TARGET 20) • 60 UTILITIES

  10. WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS

  11. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: WHAT’S MOST ATTRACTIVE? • TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CONVENING POWER • QUALITY OF PROFESSIONALS • UNDERSTANDING OF THE SECTOR • KEY STAKEHOLDERS • CAPACITY BUILDING • KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

  12. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: HOW ARE WE USING THEM? • STRATEGIC ADVISE • WOP • EXECUTING AGENCY • DISEMINATION • CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR WATER OPERATORS

  13. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: WATER OPERATORS PARTNERSHIP (WOP) • COLLABORATION BETWEEN IDB + IWA + UN-HABITAT + AIDIS • GOAL: FOSTER COOPERATION AMONG OPERATORS TO IMPROVE THEIR EFFICIENCY WITHIN LAC • LINES OF WORK: • COOPERATION BETWEEN WATER OPERATORS • PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING • STEERING COMMITTEE:

  14. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: WATER OPERATORS PARTNERSHIP (WOP) • COOPERATION AMONG OPERATORS • 2008 • EPM (CO) & ENACAL (NI) →information systems • SABESP (BR) & SEDAPAL (PE) → e-procurement • AGUAS ANDINAS (CH) & SEDAPAR (PE) →management efficiency • DIGAP (CH), EMAC (EC) & COSMOL (BO) → solid waste • 2009 • 2009: SADM (ME) & EMAAPQ (EC) →reduction of water consumption • 2009: SABESP (BR) & AyA (CR) →framework agreement

  15. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: WATER OPERATORS PARTNERSHIP (WOP) • CAPACITY BUILDING (TRAINING WORKSHOPS) • 2008 • Wastewater treatment → CWWA Conf. (JA) & AIDIS Congress (CH) • Non-revenue water reduction → ANEAS Convention (ME) • 2009 • EE and NRW in collaboration with AIDIS, IWA and ABES • CAESB (BR) → EE • EMAAPQ (EC) → EE • CWWA (CARIBBEAN) → EE • GWA (GY) → NRW

  16. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: WATER OPERATORS PARTNERSHIP (WOP) • IDENTIFICATION OF COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS AMONG OPERAT • CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING OF WATER OPERATORS • ACCESS TO A LARGE NETWORK OF OPERAT. AND WATER PROFESS. • STRENGTHENING OF WATER OPERATORS • KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION • PROMOTION OF NETWORKS SUCH AS WOP-LAC IN SU-REGIONS • RUNNING THE PARTNERSHIP ??

  17. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS: CHALLENGES • HUMAN RESOURCES • FINANCIAL RESOURCES (MEMBERSHIP BASE, ETC.) • GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE • MANAGEMENT

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