Portuguese Cooperation Experiences in Water and Sanitation

1. Portuguese Cooperation Experiences in Water and Sanitation Consultation with Bilateral Development Agencies Lisbon, 20-21 May 2010

2. The Portuguese Co-operation System • The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Portuguese foreign policy, including Development Cooperation Policy • The Secretariat State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation establishes the political guidance for Portuguese development Co-operation (bilateral and multilateral levels). • Highly descentralized implementation system: sectoral ministries universities, local administration and NGO’s. • A Strategic Vision for Portuguese Development Co-operation

3. IPAD Mission Supervise, guide and coordinate co-operation policy and public development aid. Main responsibilities • Planning and programming; • Financing; • Monitoring; • Evaluation;

4. Strategic Framework I. Main guiding principles • Contribute achievement MDG; • Reinforcement human security particularly in “Fragile States” or post-conflict situations; • Promote Portuguese language, as an instrument of education and training; • Promote economic development while ensuring social and environmental sustainability, as well as human rights protection; • Participate in international debate, in support of the principle of international convergence around common objectives;

5. Strategic Framework Opportunities • Identification of our added values: • Language (education and training • Common History (Legal and Public Administration) Challenges • Partner countries’ needs; • Lack of financial resources; • International commitments; Turn added values into opportunities Concentrate financial and technical resources

6. Strategic Framework II. Portuguese Cooperation Priorities Geografic Priorities Concentrate and strengthen our relations with countries which have special historical, linguistic and cultural ties with Portugal: Sectoral Piorities In line with Portuguese added values (language, culture and administrative and legal framework: • Good Governance, Participation and Democracy • Sustainable Development and Fight against Poverty [Education, Health, Rural Development, Environment and Sustainable management of natural resources]; • Development Education, including in Portugal • PALOP e Timor-Leste; • Promote CPLP; • Promote coperation between developing countries ; • Other Countries: Marrocos, Senegal, South Africa and Indonesia;

7. Levels of Intervention Bilateral Multilateral

8. Partner Countries’ National Strategies The Strategic Vision [PT] Indicative Co-operation Programmes [PIC] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sectoral Ministries IPAD Sectoral Ministries Levels of Intervention– Bilateral Co-operation MDG

9. Levels of Intervention– Bilateral Co-operation • Human Rights are a strategic principal embedded in the Portuguese Co-operation Policy; Nevertheless … • HR are not a specific criteria that justifies IPAD’s financial contribution; • Most of the criteria included in the questionaire that was submited to us have to do with the quality standards of any Programme or Project (efficiency, relevance, impact and sustainability) • These are taken into account whithin IPAD’s appraisal process for financial support;

10. Levels of Intervention– Bilateral Co-operation In this regard we have chosen two projects to be presented here, which even though they are not water and sanitation projects de per si, integrate water and sanitation components. • Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe; • “Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in Mozambique

11. Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe • Main objective: promote quality in the health care system management and provision. • Duration: 4 years • Financing entity: IPAD • Implementing entity: NGO IMVF • Local partner: Ministry of Health of S.Tomé and Principe • Beneficiaries: whole population of S. Tomé islands

12. Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe • Within this project it is of utmost importance to reduce the incidence of communicable deseases. • Bearing this in mind the project has an important component regarding drinking water supply and sanitation that includes the following actions: • Awareness and education; • Local committees for management and supervision of the system in each district • Protection of the water-springs • Building drinking water supply systems • Building sanitation systems

13. “Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in Mozambique • Main objective: Socio economic development of the rural community of Cabo Delgado, through the improvement of health care, basic education, food security and family income. • Duration: 20 years • Co-Financing entity: IPAD • Implementing entity: Aga Khan Foundation • Beneficiaries: whole population Cabo Delgado Province

14. Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in Mozambique • Within this programme water and sanitation infra-structures are directly associated to the other main components, such as education, health, agriculture and habitat. • It also includes promotion of good pratices on hygiene and sanitation. • Community management of water supply. • Special attention is also given to gender issues and cultural aspects.

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