Pakistan Conference on sanitation ( pacosan )

PAKISTAN CONFERENCE ON SANITATION (PACOSAN)

Presentation by ….. USMAN GUL 28 May 2009

FATA - NWFP

BACKGROUND

AREA 27220 SQ.KM …… 7-AGENCIES & 6-FRESTIMATED POPULATION 3.846 MILLION (2006/07)

RURAL 3.743 MILLION

URBAN 0.103 MILLIONSANITATION 10%

UPDATE ON FATA SANITATION STRATEGY/ PLANS

FATA Sustainable Development Plan (2006-15) Total Outlay ……(Y-1-5) 450 m (Y-6-9) 290 m

Sectoral Plans (2008-2013) 5 year plans

UPDATE ON FATA SANITATION STRATEGY/ PLANSObjectives and Strategies: Promote awareness –clean living condition, health and hygiene. Provide hygienic sanitation facilities in major population centers. Strengthen the capacity of W&S Deptt. Build the capacity of user group and beneficiaries, enable them to operate and

maintain scheme.Priority interventions: Create public awareness at the house hold and community level Provide sanitation services in larger settlements & major population. Establish a data base of sector indicators, and set up a system of annual status

reporting, allow effective monitoring. Build the capacity of users group and beneficiaries.

PIPELINE PROJECTS ON SANITATION/ 5 YEARS SECTORAL PLAN(2008-13)

Public Health Engineering

Total Allocation

Total Schemes

On going

allocatio

n

Schemes New

allocation Schemes

2385 million

329 1352 68 1032.225 261

1335 65 120.217 14 1214.783 51

Rural Development

IYS TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Hygiene Information, Education and Communication Program for Public Awareness in FATA….. 20 (million)

Institutional Strengthening and Capacity building of PHE and LG&RD in FATA ……73(million)

Sanitation schemes in various agencies

MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM

FATA Annual Development Program PHE … 3-Schemes (100.61 m) Rural Development … 4-Schemes (37.832 m)

Donors Support UNICEF, Water Environment and Sanitation

US $ 106000/- hygiene promotion through behavior change, strengthening policy regulatory and institutional framework…. (2009-10) 2 years

Target area….. Khyber and Mohmand Agency through (IDPs)

MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM (Continued) DONOR SUPPORT

USAID (Govt. to Community) OTI , OIM (Office of International Migration)

Area Total Schemes

Cost (US $)

FATA-FR 11 503002

MAJOR ON-GOING SANITATION RELATED INITIATIVES/ IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM (Continued) DONOR SUPPORT

South FATA Development Project

(Kurram, North & South Waziristan Agencies)

Cost- 66.423 million,

Total number of schemes- 107

Completed-83

In progress-24

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR SANITATION PROGRAMMES

Two department at FATA level looking after the sanitation program. PHED – looking after large scale projects- Complex projects Rural Development Small community based projects.

MONITORING AND COORDINATION MECHANISM WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING NGOS

AD and PHED Engineers carry out regular monitoring of projects… submit reports on monthly and quarterly basis.

A special wing at FATA Sectt. is involved in regular monitoring, to ensure improvement in the service delivery system.

Tech staff at agency level maintains frequent interaction with local community (Maliks) for their feedback.

Creation of the post of Additional Political Agent for looking after developmental works.

BUDGETARY OUTLAY FOR SANITATION OUT OF FATA’s ANNUAL BUDGET (LAST 5 YEARS)

Financial year Allocation (Rs. in million)

2005-6 79.3342006-7 88.7272007-8 106.3082008-9 111.860

MAJOR CHALLENGES On going insurgency Lack of capacity of PHED and LG&RD Meager resources Lack of adequate capacity to look after complex schemes. Little know how about the importance of sanitation Low literacy and high poverty ratios. Introduction of tax culture and user charges for sustainable O&M of the

project. Enabling environment for LG System Cultural Taboos Donor coordination - to avoid overlaps and duplication of activities.

Future Hopes for Safe and Adequate Sanitation