AWF Work on Water security Issues presented by Akiça Bahri , Coordinater ,AWF at GWP Network Meeting and Consulting Partners Meeting 2010 ,Stockholm

GWP NETWORK MEETING AND CONSULTING PARTNERS MEETING 2010

 Stockholm, 3-4 September 2010

Akiça Bahri

Coordinator, AWF

AWF WORK ON WATER SECURITY ISSUES

• A demand-driven African instrument • Smaller upstream projects of up to €5 million with the aim of

catalyzing additional funding• Innovative and catalytic projects• Able to fast track the processing of projects (approval process)• Funds targeted to a wide variety of African institutions: NGOs

and CBOs, municipalities up to national and regional entities

AWF niche

The African Water Facility (AWF) is an Instrument for the successful implementation of the Africa Water Vision and Framework for Action for 2025

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Operational Areas

AWF timeline

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 - 2010

AWF entry into force

Establishing management and operational structures

Building project pipeline & Streamlining processing

Implementing projects to achieve results &Scaling up to gain

critical mass

Project approvals and disbursements picking up

AWF in AfricaAWF tackles in its water projects most of the contemporary challenges, including:

Ensuring water security

Providing support to fragile States

Increasing agricultural productivity

Adaptation to climate change impacts

Diversity of projects

AWF Portfolio (by Sept. 2010)

66 projects approved(€79 million)

TOTAL

More than 28 countries and 8 regional institutions have benefited from AWF support…

Transboundary projects

Country projects

Complementarity between projects at different levels provide greater, more

comprehensive results

National level: CARWater resources information management system

Basin: CICOS - Strategic action plan - Information management

REC: ECCASImplementation of the central African water policy

Continent-wide: AUPreparation of transboundaryinfrastructure development strategyContinent-wide: ANBOCapacity building to support BOs

IRWM Activities 2006 – 2010

IWRM Activities Areas of intervention Number of projects

1. Preparation of water resources planning & management frameworks

Preparation of IWRM Action Plans (Burundi, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Namibia)

5

Preparation of strategic action plans, improvement or sustainable management of basin (Kenya, Congo basin,

3

2. Strengthening capacities to develop IWRM

Institutional reform for the development of IWRM at the national level (CAR, Liberia, Gambia)

3

Strengthening the capacities of River Basin Organizations & Regional Organizations (ANBO, Burundi-Rwanda, CICOS, ECCAS, OMVG)

5

Strengthening human resources capacities (Burkina Faso)

1

3. Implementation of IWRM/TWRM plans

Development of legal instruments (LCBC, CAR) 2

Development of economic tools & the management of water demand

2

Development of communication and information tools at basin level, regional organizations, and country levels (Senegal, …)

9

4. Monitoring & Evaluation

Establishment of water sector M&E frameworks to achieve MDGs (Malawi, Cedare, Northern Sahara aquifer)

3

Total 33

≈ 50% of the portfolio are IWRM/TWRM-related

Added value of IWRM projects

1. Strengthening of collaboration and synergies among donors through the organization of roundtable meetings in order to finance the implementation of action plans: – Congo Basin, Mali, Burundi…

2. Intervention in post-conflict countries, which allowed a better coverage of countries with regard to IWRM development: – Liberia, Gambia, Congo basin, Burundi, Rwanda, Togo, CAR

3. Follow-up of actions undertaken by other donors, which made effective the implementation of IWRM Action Plans in some countries: – Senegal’s IWRM Action Plan developed with the support of Canada and GWP– Mali’s IWRM Action Plan developed with the support of the Netherlands and

GWP…4. Development of cooperation dynamics through the establishment

of multi-actors dialogue and inter-institutional frameworks at basin level: – Congo basin, the Volta and ANBO

Main objective

Establish sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion services tailored to the needs of an urban poor community

Integrated Water and Sanitation Service to the Urban Poor in Kagugube Parish of

KampalaDuration: 2008 - 2010

Amount: AWF - €800,000 & NWSC €65,575

ImplementerNational Water and

Sanitation Corporation (in collaboration with Kampala City Council)

Context• Access to safe water in

Kampala is 70%, but around 17% in informal settlements

• More than 90% of the water samples are contaminated by E-coli bacteria

Sanitation services tailored to the needs of the beneficiary population (special focus on excreta mgt at both household and communal levels) - +13,000 to benefit from communal and HH facilities on completion

Integrated Water and Sanitation Service to the Urban Poor in Kagugube Parish of

KampalaResultsHousehold

Communal

Integrated WSS for Urban Poor in Kagugube - contd

Strengthened institutional management

capacity for more effective operation of

services to the urban poor : Urban Pro-

Poor Branch of NWSC, Kampala City

Council

ResultsImproved access to water for the urban poor at official NWSC tariff through pre-paid meters: 13,000 people impacted

Use of pre-paid meters provides poor and transient population with affordable and reliable (24 hours) source of water, and has been a useful ‘regulatory tool’ to eliminate overpricing by ‘middlemen’

Integrated WSS for Urban Poor in Kagugube Actual water tariffs paid by poor consumers

Evolution of Water Tariffs paid by Poor Consumers

Water delivered at prepaid meter points is UGSh19.5 for a 20 litre container (US$ 0.47/m3).

Before project, poor consumers paid UGSh100-200 to service providers (agents of the utility).

This compares to average utility tariff of UGSh 75.00.

Price paid for water before and after project

AWF is supporting AMCOW in implementing its Pan African M&E initiative

AWF funded activities undertaken in the first half of 2010 include:

– Approval of a Euro 1.9 million project on strengthening water sector M&E systems in Malawi

– Approval of a Euro 1.8 million regional project on Water MDG’s Monitoring and Evaluation in North Africa (Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe)

Pan African M&E Initiative

Water for Growth and Development

Preparatory activities have been undertaken together with WWC to establish an African initiative to investigate the relationship between water and economic growth and development

The outcomes of the study will serve as a basis for justifying actions and augmented investments in the sector

In consultation with other sector players, including OECD and GWP, AWF prepared TORs for the research assignment which is expected to start soon

Study to be presented at the 6th World Water Forum in March 2012

- EC

- Canada

- France

-Sweden

- United Kingdom

-Senegal

AWF Major Funding Partners

- Denmark

- Norway

- Austria

-Algeria

- Spain

-Australia

-AfDB

Experiences & Lessons Learned in implementing AWF Operations

•There is a large and diverse demand for AWF support

•The flexibility AWF provides in its interventions is appreciated by beneficiaries

•The AWF has put in place functional and effective project processing systems

•Fast-track project processing is a main characteristic of AWF

•Partnerships for implementation and co-financing

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