Use of Water Supply Atlas in Water Sector Performance Monitoring in Uganda

Use of Water Supply Atlas in Water Sector Performance Monitoring in Uganda

presented to Monitoring Sustainable WASH Delivery Symposium, Ethiopia

byEng. Ian Arebahona

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department,Ministry of Water and

Environment

Presentation Outline

1. Background to Water and Sanitation Sub-sector Performance Measurement

2. Why the Water Atlas?3. Roles, Responsibilities & Financing 4. Data capture tool 5. Information Flow Process6. Main outputs7. Examples of Reports8. Challenges9. Way forward

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1. Background to Water & Sanitation Performance Measurement (1)

1.1 Policy, Legal & Institutional Environment[Constitution 1995, Decentralization Policy 1994, The Local Government Act, Cap 243, Divestiture & Privatization Policy 1993, The Public Enterprises Reform & Divestiture Act, Water Action Plan 1995, Water Policy 1999, The Water Act, Cap 152, others]

1.2 Water and Sanitation Sub-sector Reforms (Since 1998)i. Objectives:

– Compliance with overarching government reform requirements – Embrace global trends (Aid effectiveness, partnership principles, JBSF, etc.)– Sector effectiveness, efficiency, equity, reduce government burden

ii. Key outcomes:– SWAP; strengthening & use of govt. systems by all stakeholders– Rural WS; decentralised planning/ implementation (112 districts)– Urban WS; Separate asset ownership from management, Commercialised service

delivery, Regulation framework– WRM; Integrated water resources management, De-concentration (WMZ, CBO)

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1. Background to Water & Sanitation Performance Measurement (2)

iii. Implication: • Need for planning, monitoring & reporting framework agreeable to

various stakeholders/implementers• Credible Management Information System to support planning,

resource allocation and service delivery implementation• Effective monitoring of implementation by 3rd parties [DLGs,

Agencies / WSS Boards, Private Sector (Consultants, Contractors, Water Operators), etc. ]

• Improved transparency & accountability to public, government, parliament and development partners

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2. Why the Water Atlas?

To improve the accuracy, validity and accessibility of water sources information in the sector through:• Strengthened capacity in data collection &

management at district level,• Up-date of the water sources baseline survey (2000,

2010),• Emphasize need for quarterly / annual up-date of

water supply database• Production and dissemination of Water Atlas to

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3. Roles, Responsibilities and Financing

• National - MWE coordinate and support the central level functions– Planning, Coordination of Stakeholders, Training of TSUs, Establish /manage

database, Validation of Information, District/NGO follow-up, Production of the Water Atlas

• Regional - TSUs support Districts / NGOs in data collection & validation– Training of District/NGO staff and appointed data collectors, Data entry,

Validation of data, Support to DWOs in coordination at District level, Dissemination of atlas

• District - DWOs / NGOs supervise data collection, submit quarterly and annual updates– Planning, budgeting, coordination/supervision of data collection in the field

and QA of all collected data

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4. Data Capture Tool (1)

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4. Data Capture Tool (2)

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5. Information Flow Process

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6. Main Outputs

6.1 Rural Water Supply Database 100,000 water sources data entered (2010, updated quarterly) Generates 28 standard reports (national / district) Query tool to prepare customized reports Hosted on ministry website (public access)

6.2 Performance Progress Reports – compile with other info: Management reports (1/4, 1/12) to MFPED, OPM Sector reports to Parliament (MPS), MFPED (BFP), JSR (SPR), GAPR

(JBSF/JAF)

6.3 Produced Uganda Water Supply Atlas (2001, 2010) Combine water sources information with population,

administrative boundaries & others (UBOS) to produce atlas Water Atlas on ministry website (public document)

www.mwe.go.ug/publications

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7. Examples of Reports:7.1 Soroti District Water Sources Location Map

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7.2 National Maps: Boreholes

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Shows the spatial distribution of the different type of water sources in the country. For the actual number of water sources please refer to the district specific tables. These maps indicate clearly which technology dominates in different areas of the country. Graduated circle maps (smaller scale)give the approximate number of water sources in each district. For example, the bigger the circle the greater the number of water sources. The key also be used to obtain a quick estimate of the number of sources occurring for each circle size.

7.3 National access by district

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7.4 National functionality by district

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7.5 Population Density, Water Access, Functionality & Equity Maps

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7.6 National Pie Charts

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8. Challenges

• Paper-based data collection; prone to human mistakes

• Capacity of National (ICT), district and NGO officers • Poor working environment (=> high staff turnover)• Conflict of interest to under/dispute reports (so as to

attract more resources)• Continuous & timely submission/up-date of quality

water sources & sanitation data/information• Reliability of electricity, internet connection

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9. Way Forward

• Support/Strengthen/enforce information flow (reporting routines) to centre and feedback to users (quarterly/annually).

• Improve linkage and collaboration with other National MIS Agencies (UBOS, OPM, MFPED, MLG, MOH, MOES, DPs, UWASNET).

• Collaborating with partners (Water Aid, SNV, IRC/Triple-S, Water for People, UNICEF, UBOS, etc) to further develop ICT-supported monitoring & reporting

• Improve governance; transparency/integrity/participation and accountability to public and users/consumers of water services

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10. END

Thank you for your kind attentionE-mail: ian.arebahona@mwe.go.ug,ianareba@yahoo.com

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