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The pan-African M&E as High level Advocacy Tool for accelerating achievement of Water and sanitation Goal in Africa

Monitoring Sustainable WASH Services Delivery SymposiumTheme 6: Building Coherence in Global-Regional-National WASH Monitoring

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Anselme Vodounhessi, & Dr Rashid MbaziiraTechnical Advisers to AUC and AMCOW on Water

Addis Ababa, 9th April 2013

Water is part of the

Political Agenda

…

Sharm El Sheikh Commitments on Water

No Information System to monitor

Heads of States Commitments …

No Accountability System or Feedback

mechanism…

WHAT MISS?

“If you can’t measure and monitor… You can’t

manage… You can’t even take right decision”

Global Monitoring

Sub-regional Level M&E: ECOWAS

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DGPRE

DEM

DHR

SONES

SDE

DAS

ONAS

UCP

Country Level M&E: Senegal

What can be done to improve alignment

and better use of global data in countries ?

How can global monitoring systems

strengthen monitoring at the national and

sub-national levels?

Piers Cross’s Question

National Water and Sanitation Departments

Technical

support and

capacity

building.

The M&E Programme Management Technical Structure

AMCOW Secretariat

Pan- M&E Management Team

CREPA

IWAGWP

CEDARE

AfWA

Network of

Actors

UN-Water, UNICEF, WHO,UN-Habitat, UNESCO, UNEP, UNECA, …

UNESCO-IHE, 2iE, CapNet…

IBNET

CEDARE

WIN

+ Existing initiatives in water monitoring: GLASS, JMP, WWDR, CSOs, IBNET, amongst others.

WSP

Civil Society Organisations

ANEW, WaterAid,Media (Africa 24, Africable, …)

UN Agencies Academia

Others…

Countries FP

RL /BOs

Consider the M&E results to improve water and

sanitation management performances to better

serve African population and environment.

Population of countries mainly the poor enjoying effective and sustainable access to water and sanitation services

Communication

of national political

commitments to

improve water and

sanitation

management as

response to the poor

country’s

Water and Sanitation

Performances Index.

Creation of

enabling

environment for

Water Management

Department and

Water Utilities for

better

performances.

Advocacy towards

countries for

adopting corrective

measures, and

Assistance to

countries for better

performances

Political

support and

high level

advocacy for

change

AU Member States

RECs

(ECOWAS, UEMOA, ECCAS, SADC, UMA, EAC, IGAD, Cen-SAD…)RECs

SC

Fundraising &

accountability

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Board of Donors (AWF, AfDB, GIZ, EU, WB, G8, amongst others)

AUC/NPCA

AMCOW Organs

African Union

TF

Making it happen!

RECs Coordination Meeting on the pan African M&E, Feb 2012

Launch of the Report preparation under the Agreed Process in May 2012, Cairo

Widespread Consultations in Africa …

THE AFRICAN WATER AND SANITATION M&E PROCESS

1st African Water Report

African M&E Task Force

Chair by AMCOW-TAC President

Formation of African M&E Organs endorsed by AMCOW GA in May 2012, Cairo

African M&E Steering Committee

Chair by the AUC

SC members adopted by AMCOW General Assembly in May 2012 in Cairo

TF members adopted by AMCOW General Assembly in May 2012 in Cairo

M4• Strengthen Regional Water Sector M&E Systems, by 2015.

M5

• Engaged African Countries in improving Water Sector Strategies: First Water and Sanitation Compact by 2017.

MILESTONES

Overall Roadmap of the African M&E… (AF7)

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Ci Ci Ci…

C.A.REC

RLBOs

RLBOs

Ci

E.A.REC

Ci Ci…

RLBOs

RLBOs

Ci

N.A.REC

Ci Ci…

RLBOs

RLBOs

Ci

S.A.REC

Ci Ci…

RLBOs

RLBOs

Ci

W.A.REC

Ci Ci…

RLBOs

RLBOs

Continental DATABASEAUC

AMCOW

WHEN ???

Still need to wait for some time…

Comprehensive FORMAT for the African M&E

FORMAT

Unified for African Water

Sector M&E…

Countries

RLBOs

RECs

DATABASEUse to further

develop…

Which data? Indicators? Parameters? Which Architecture?

Item Targets Baseline Milestone Source Level

1.1 Water for EnergyDevelop infrastructure to

increase Hydropower

generation capacity

Hydropower potential Increase by 10% 2000 2015

Sh.el.Sk (a)/

African Water

Vision

Country & RECs UNIDO

1.2 Water for

Agriculture

Promote innovative

technologies for efficient

agricultural water use

Agricultural water

productivity RainFed

& Irrigation

Increase by 30% 2000 2015

Sh.el.Sk (c)/

African Water

Vision

Country AQUASTAT

1.3 Water for Multiple

Uses

Develop water for all uses

and allocate sufficent water

for environment

Water Demand Stress

Index (rate of

satisfied water

demand)


Sh.el.Sk (a)/

African Water

Vision

Country AQUASTAT

2.1 Urban Water SupplyAcess to drinking water with

appropriate quality standard

% of people without

accessReduce by 50% 1990 2015

Sh.el.Sk (a)/

MDGs Country JMP

2.2 Urban SanitationAcess to toilets and collection

system

% of people without


Sh.el.Sk (a)/

MDGs Country JMP

Reflect access

to collection

systems in ind.

2.3 Rural Water SupplyAcess to drinking water with

appropriate quality standard

% of people without


Sh.el.Sk (a)/

MDGs Country JMP

2.4 Rural Sanitation and

Hygiene

Acess to toilets and collection

system

% of people without


Sh.el.Sk (a)/

MDGs Country JMP

Reflect access

to collection

systems in ind.

3.1 Basin and

Transboundary

Develop and implement

national and transboundary

IWRM plans & Reform

Existence of national

and transboundary

IWRM plan

1 per country and

1 per RLBOs2000 2015

Sh.el.Sk (f)/

African Water

Vision

Country and

RLBOsGWP

Identify

minimum

requests for

IWRM Plan

3.2 Transboundary

Infrastructure

Development

Promote transboundary

water infrastructures

development

Transboundary Water

infrastructures

Capacity


Sh.el.Sk (a)/

AWW1

suggested

targets

RLBOs PIDA

3.3 GroundwaterPromote sustainable

management and

development of groundwater

AGC Roadmap

implementation

status

AGC Roapmad

implemented at

more than 80%

2008 2015 Sh.el.Sk (o)

African

Groundwater

Commission

AGC

3.4 RainwaterDevelop rainwater reuse

strategies

Share of rainwater

use in total water

consumption


Sh.el.Sk (h)/

suggested

targets

Country tbi

4.1 Adaptation to

Climate Change

Develop adaptation measures

to improve resilience, and

promote regional Dialogue

Existence of measures

for climate change

adaptation

At least 1 CC

adaptation

Strategies per

Country/RLBOs

2008 2015

Sh.el.Sk (h & s)

suggested

targets

Country, RLBOs

and RECstbi

4.2 Water-related

Hazards

Develop early warning

systems for disaster

prevention

Existence of Early

warning tools for

disaster prevention

At least 1 Tool per

country and 1 per

RLBOs

2008 2015

Sh.el.Sk (h)/

AWW1,

suggested

targets

Country and

RLBOstbi

ConcernsPerformances Indicators

CommentsExisting

Source

Temporary Performances Indicators/Targets for African Water and Sanitation M&E, & Reporting to AU Summit on Sharm El Sheikh Commitments

Areas ThemesSub-themes/

Performanc. Category

Water for

Sustainable

Development

1. Water

Infrastructure for

Economic Growth

2.Achieving the

Water and

Sanitation MDGs

3.Managing and

Protecting Water

Resources

4. Global Changes

and Risks

Management

Task Force Working Groups @ WORK

Which categories of indicators to consider for the

comprehensive Reporting Format for each of

the 7 themes?

Which data management methodologies and

protocols for reliable data?

How to make the chosen indicators more

relevant to commitments in African Water

sector?

Which systems for data collection from

countries?

How information form countries should be

managed and reported to trigger actions at

the national levels?

Task Force Working Groups @ WORK

How to harmonize and align intervention at

national level for data collection and management?

What for the African M&E Focal Points?

What for National Platform for data collection

and national validation?

What to ensure involvement on National

Statistics Department? Eg: Baseline Data ???

Steering Committee @ WORK

How to harmonize and align intervention at Sub-

regional level for data collection and management?

What for JMP Data reconciliation process ?

What for sub-regional M&E Programme at RECs…

So far: Commitment from ECOWAS to implement jointly the Water

Observatory Project in collaboration with the African M&E.

ECCAS M&E: ECCAS Ministerial Decision in March 2012 to

align the ECCAS M&E with the African M&E;

SADC M&E?

CEDARE M&E?

IGAD/ EAC M&E ?

Steering Committee @ WORK

Monitoring is a means to an end

Rolf Luyendijk from UNICEF

Use/outcome the African M&E…

Waiting for pragmatic actions in response to Political

Commitment…

Impatient African on the ground…

More than 10 CRASHES per Day

Daily Practices:

Limited available Water sources exposed to POLLUTION…

Flood…

Drought…

The 1st African Water Report

27 Member States Reported… and provided on average 41% of the Information

African Water

Vision 2025

Sh-el-SK

COMMITMENTS

…

Conclusion:

African M&E as Advocacy Tool to trigger Actions on

Ground

Grassroots Actions(WRM + WSS)

Water and

Sanitation

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