assessing the sustainability of wash services

Assessing the Sustainability of WASH Services

Assessing the Sustainability of WASH

Services

Agnès Montangero

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium

Addis Ababa, 8-12 April 2013

10.04.2013

Outline

Background and rationale

Why a sustainability assessment tool?

What is the conceptual basis of the tool?

Application of the tool

How is the tool contributing to sustainable WASH service delivery? An example

Added value

Challenges and way forward


Objective a simple tool (set of indicators) to assess the sustainability of

WASH services

Conceptual basis equal consideration of social, economic, environmental,

institutional, technological and knowledge issues

An AGUASAN tool Skat/SDC Water Initiatives AGUASAN Group Open for use

Application of the tool

Coverage and Sustainability Study of Rural Water Schemes in South Eastern Kosovo (Skat/SDC and local partners, 2010)

Planning of Phase V of the SDC Water & Sanitation Programme in Haiti (HELVETAS, 2011)

Review of the Water Resource Management Programme in Nepal (HELVETAS, 2012)

Review of the Water & Sanitation Programme in Mali (HELVETAS, 2012)

Assessing WASH service delivery in Kosovo

Coverage and Sustainability Study of Rural Water Schemes in South Eastern KosovoSkat/SDC and local partners, 2010

Assessment rationale The SDC Rural Water and Sanitation Support Project has

implemented more than 50 schemes between 2005-2010 But sustainability of the schemes has been put into question Assess the sustainability of the water and sanitation schemes

implemented so far In particular the appropriateness of the institutional/legal

framework Develop sustainable strategies for the planning, implementation,

management, operation and maintenance of rural water and sanitation systems in Kosovo

Approach Using the tool as red threat Review of the legislative

framework A series of semi-structured

interviews Field observations of 27 rural

water systems and 15 rural sanitation schemes

Analysis an synthesis by the main stakeholders (Workshop with Ministries, municipalities, water utilities, communities)

Identification of weaknesses and strengths

Elaboration and prioritization of actions to take


Added value

Support systematic assessment of conditions for sustainable WASH services delivery

Support process / reflection among main stakeholders on what are weaknesses and strengths with regard to the

enabling environment and what actions need to be taken to improve sustainability:

consensus on strategies / jointly developed action plan

Challenges and way forward

Detailed assessment: requires resources (local expertise, time) even though different level of details are possible

Needs to be adapted to the local context and the specific sustainability assessment objectives

Project-driven, how to integrate it in a permanent framework? E.g. in the case of Kosovo, integrate regular monitoring in Water & Waste Regulatory Office’s responsibilities

Thank you!

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