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Presented by : ABDUL HAFIZ KOROMA -NATIONAL COORDINATOR (NWSHPC)
WATER POINT MAPPING SOLUTIONS FOR DECISION MAKING
USING DATA FOR EQUITY AND INVESTMENT
THE LIBERIA EXPERIENCE
Background and Post Conflict
Transition
1979 – 2003 – 23 years of civil
crisis of which 14 were full blown
war
250,000 fatalities
WASH services deteriorated
dramatically
Comprehensive Peace Accord
signed August 2003
WASH interventions start
Phase 1
Direct humanitarian
support
2004 - 2007
Phase 2
Post Conflict Support
2007 - 2011
Phase3 Development / Rehabilitation
Support
2012
Ministry of Public Works, WSP and
UNICEF Mapping Project
Results from the Project
63.7 % (~6,371) technically functional
11% (~1,098) functional but problems
25% (~ 2532) broken down
• We mapped all ~ 10000 safe water points in the country in Six months
Water Point Mapping
• Over 10,000 waterpoints mapped
• Detailed information for each point
• Allows detailed needs analysis
Implementers now have accurate
data for mobilization of funds
Data use in Practice
Government of Liberia Ministry of Public Works - handpump maintenance
work in Grand Gedeh and Maryland
UNICEF
• Planning and donor proposal writing: used the data to prioritise counties for
intervention
support their equity analysis, and
they plan to use the data to focus down on individual districts.
Use of data
continued...
Civil Society
The United Youth for Peace, Education, Transparency & Development in Liberia is using the maps at
county level :
• to inform County Officials the WASH status in their various counties.
• to get a clear understanding of which counties need increased WASH attention and to then
engage Lawmakers to improve this situation
• for behavior change education in communities that expect government to maintain facilities.
Community ownership is promoted
• to estalish WASH Networks in four counties (Montserrado, Margibi, Grand Bassa and
Rivercess), the Network is using the map to direct donors and government regarding
construction of new WASH facilities at the county level
• to improve sanitation facilities for the disabled
Use of data continued...
NGOs – both national and international The Liberia WASH consortium (Oxfam, Concern, ACF, Tearfund and Solidarites)
• proposal development or concept note development process to identify areas where there are gaps in water
coverage
• In advocacy work, as evidence to raise awareness about water access issues in Liberia among local and internationa l
stakeholders. Quote - "its an invaluable tool for evidence based advocacy"
ECREP
For need assessment visits to Rivercess County and as a guide in Grand Gedeh, especially where they needed to do an
assessment in Gbarzohn for an extension of the UNICEF funded project. The map was consulted firstlbefore doing the
physical visit. Quote -" IT IS VERY MUCH USEFUL AND AN ADDED ADVANTAGE TO OUR WORK".
Universal Outreach Foundation
used the Atlas to determine the area they worked in this year and use the data to support proposal development on a
regular basis
Rural Integrated Development Agency
used water point mapping survey to get baseline information on points that were not functioning in District #3 in Grand
Bassa County. Quote – "It was really helpful during the exercise".
Use of data continued...
Tetratech Consultancy - for the USAID funded Liberia Municipal Water Project (LMWP) in Voinjama, Sanniquellie and Robertsport Towns used the data to get a baseline pictorial representation of coverage. They produced coverage maps based on the data and were able to update it with additional information (potential contamination points) and new water points that were established following the initial exercise
Wash website site that was set up for Compact and WPM data has evolved into a central depository for the sector. Please visit www.wash-liberia.org
WPM Coordinator has gone on to be appointed as the Coordinator for the National Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Committee - a key step in the sector as WASH was previously totally uncoordinated
Use of data
continued... Initiated dialogue and planning for an appropriate MIS system
Detailed water quality testing carried out in Monrovia
• Sample of wells selected from
map
• Detailed biological and chemical
analysis
• Significant E. Coli contamination
found
• Training of local staff for future
testing
Moving from data collection to
Sector Planning
The Liberia WASH Compact
• Four Commitments
1. Establish and strengthen institutional capacity
2. Ensure equity and prioritized service provision
3. Develop a monitoring system
4. Improve sector financing mechanisms
The Compact set the stage for National Planning
• Sector Strategic Plan
• Sector Investment Plan
• WASH Pool Fund
WSP is supporting the development of the Sector Investment Plan thus linking Water Point Mapping
with investment
The liberia Sector investment plan
The water sector in Liberia is robustly developing investment plans:
• 5-year Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Plan (including solid waste)
• 5-year Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Plan
• Sector Investment Model – planning tool for estimating investment requirements to achieve
targets until 2030
The investment planning tools will be based on:
• Data on existing installations and operational status
• Population data and projections
• Data on resources (financial, water, human …..)
• Technical variables such as unit cost of investments and O&M; design criteria and standards,
effluent standards; financing cost data etc.
• Policy variables such as coverage targets, tariff policy, subsidy and pro-poor strategies,
water demand management strategies etc
Use of Water Point Mapping Data
Water Point Mapping is a vital building block in the foundation for the planning tools as
investment planning requires a good knowledge of the existing situation in order to
estimate the requirements for reaching future targets
The water point mapping data base will be integrated in the Sector Investment Model and
specifically be used for:
• Baseline data for existing coverage
• Estimating existing technology mix (proportion of different WS technologies in
different geographical areas) in rural areas – important building block in predicting
the future technologies and investments
• Estimating cost of rehabilitation of broken down installations
The Water Atlas GIS will form the basis for developing an Investment Plan GIS:
• The Water Atlas GIS together with hydro-geological GIS layers showing potential for
hand-drilled/ hand dug wells will assist in realistic predictions for the future technology
mix
• The Investment Plan GIS will illustrate the WSS investments in relation to socio-economic
data (poverty, potential for economic dev. etc.)
Planning and M&E
Monitoring the implementation of Investment Plans is an important part of improving sector performance
The Liberia Water Point mapping has set the baseline for monitoring the implementation of the investment plans
Water Point Mapping is not a ‘once-off’ exercise but must be complemented with development of a consistent M&E framework and establishing procedures and systems for continued updating
Funding pipeline
MOF – Medium Term Economic Framework (MTEF) includes WASH – for the first time and quite significantly
African Development Bank – Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program and FISH Monrovia (Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene – a urban project)
USAID – iWASH and Three Cities WSS
DFID – 2013 – 2015 planning
World Bank – Country Assistance Strategy
HOW WE DID IT: THE TECHNOLOGY(FLOW)
• FLOW transforms any Android smartphone into an integrated
mapping device linked to an online data management center:
o Fill in survey on touchscreen
o Take picture of survey object
o Take GPS location of survey object
o Submit data automatically via network
So in terms of the three key challenges in surveys:
Easy to use on the ground, all functions in one
Data transmission allows real-time monitoring
Overview map automatically created & updated
… and it’s cheap!
The Technology: FLOW
Challenges encountered with FLOW:
• Smartphone devices not purpose built for heavy use in the field
o Battery-life
o Screen brightness
o Rain/wetness
• We piloted a new software on national scale Remaining bugs
• Data transmission function difficult if mobile coverage not universal
or expensive
None of these inherent!
Systems for updating ?
USE OF THE WATER POINT MAPPER
HOW DOES IT WORK
GOOGLE EARTH
UPDATED MAP
GPS
SPREADSHEET + + =
Where is the data?
ALL DATA CAN BE FOUND ON WWW.WASH-LIBERIA.ORG
• Overview map can be viewed directly online:
http://flowliberia.appspot.com/SummaryMap.html
• The raw data (Excel, Shapefiles, Stata) can be downloaded at:
http://tinyurl.com/64q4pya
