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)

An example: investments in water and sanitation

Sustainability and accountability framework

Example UNICEF WASH

(Based on World Development Report 2004: Making Services work for poor people), World Bank

DGIS UNICEF

Central and local government

Consumers

Sustainability clause Sustainability compact

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:

1. Financial sustainability: diminish dependency on external subsidies, using the

principle “local finance first”.

2. Institutional sustainability: 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.

3. Environmental sustainability: ensure long-term availability of natural resources,

climate resilience and a healthy environment.

4. Technological sustainability: Seeking and applying locally appropriate technologies

of high quality, which are context-specific, affordable, durable and demand-driven.

5. Social sustainability: 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?