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International Aid Transparency Initiative

UN-Water GLAAS provides evidence-based analysis to inform decision-making in sanitation and drinking-water. It highlights areas where resources can be targeted for greater sector effectiveness, promoting accountability and transparency between donors and developing countries.

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International Aid Transparency Initiative

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  1. International Aid Transparency Initiative 8 February 2011 Paris, France GLAAS A sector perspective UN-Water GLAAS Team properzif@who.int; swannp@who.int

  2. Purpose of UN-Water GLAAS • Analysis of the evidence to make informed decisions in sanitation and drinking-water • The "table" where the different pieces of evidence come together (hence the puzzle)

  3. Link to IATI • Analysis of a specific sector providing greater accountability and transparency between donors and developing countries • Highlights where resources can be targeted for greater sector effectiveness

  4. Outline • Historical context • GLAAS method • GLAAS messages • The impact of GLAAS • GLAAS partners

  5. 1. Historical context Milestones: • Nov. 2006: UNDP Human Development Report, importance of political process and power relationships in water • Feb. 2007: UN-Water gives mandate to WHO • Aug. 2007: idea launched at Stockholm water week • Sep. 2008: pilot report for MDG Summit • Apr. 2010: 1st report

  6. 2. GLAAS methodData sources • National sector reviews and regional assessments • WHO/UNICEF MDG monitoring • OECD Creditor Reporting System • WHO burden of disease data • Global cost estimates (various sources) • Economics of Sanitation Initiative • World Bank country economic and poverty data • The GLAAS survey • Health data • Levels of service for sanitation and drinking-water (e.g. access/use of) • Policies and institutional framework (from national to global) • Human resource capacity • Financial resource capacity (domestic and foreign)

  7. 3. GLAAS messages • 2010 Report launched on 21 April 2010 • Data from 27 donors and 42 developing countries

  8. 3. GLAAS messages • Four recommendations: • R1: Demonstrate greater political commitment • R2: Target resources better • R3: Strengthen national and sub-national systems to plan, implement and monitor • R4: Work in partnership

  9. Aid volumesExample from Asia Japan and the World Bank provide 70% of aid to Asia Countries receiving < US$ 10 million annually are not shown on this chart

  10. Aid targeting Top 10 donors by aid to basic services, globally

  11. In-country targetingEquitability criteria

  12. National performance monitoring

  13. 4. The impact of GLAASSanitation and Water for All - High Level Meeting • Current international architecture has no platform for high level evidence-based decision making in sanitation and water • SWA provides the political platform • a partnership to achieve universal and sustainable sanitation and drinking-water for everyone • GLAAS provides the evidence

  14. World Bank Vice-President Katherine Sierra (right) welcomes the participants of the landmark High Level Meeting of Sanitation and Water for All to the World Bank, following opening remarks by the Chairs HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands of UNSGAB (middle) and Deputy Executive Director Saad Houry of UNICEF (left). First High Level Meeting of Sanitation and Water for All 23 April 2010, Washington DC Source: UNICEF

  15. Bangladesh Minister of Financeat the High Level Meeting Source: UNICEF Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Bangladesh’s Minister of Finance, Discussed the importance of prioritizing investments for sanitation and water and the importance of community participation.

  16. High Level Meeting commitmentsa clear reflection of GLAAS recommendations • Call for better donor targeting • Six countries to increase domestic sector spending • Seven countries to improve coordination between WASH and other sectors • Ten countries to use data on coverage to target resources to the un-served • Seven countries to improve national monitoring • Four countries to address their HR gaps

  17. 5. GLAAS partners • UN-Water GLAAS is possible only through the active contribution of many partners: • National counterparts!!!!!!!!!! • UN-Water • UNESCAP, UNDP • Donors (e.g. DFID, Kuwait) • WB WSP and AMCOW!!! • IRC • UNICEF, WaterAid, WSSCC and all the other SWA partners

  18. THANK YOU UN-Water GLAAS Team properzif@who.int; swannp@who.int www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/glaas www.unwater.org glaas@who.int

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