Water and Sanitation Trust Fund

Water and Sanitation Trust Fund:UN-HABITAT’S Response toMDG and WSSDWater and Sanitation Trust Fund:UN-HABITAT’S Response toMDG and WSSD

By:

Kalyan Ray

Senior Adviser on Water, Sanitation & Infrastructure

Office of the Executive Director

The Urban ChallengeThe Urban Challenge

Urbanization and feminization of poverty

Translating Global Goals into LocalAction

Bringing Sector Reforms to Local Level

Enhancing Pro-poor Investment

Millennium Summit TargetsMillennium Summit Targets

Sufficient improvement inthe lives of at least 100million slum dwellers by2020Sufficient improvement inthe lives of at least 100million slum dwellers by2020

Halve by the year 2015, theproportion of peoplewithout access to safedrinking waterHalve by the year 2015, theproportion of peoplewithout access to safedrinking water

Johannesburg SummitJohannesburg Summit

Sanitation TargetsSanitation Targets

Halve by the year 2015, theproportion of people who do notHalve by the year 2015, theproportion of people who do not

have access to basic sanitationhave access to basic sanitation

CSD 12 & 13CSD 12 & 13

Water, Sanitation, H.S.Water, Sanitation, H.S.

New Mandates for Water andSanitationNew Mandates for Water andSanitation

The MDG Context: A New Opportunity

Commitment at the highest level to aset of quantitave time bound targets

A new compact: Water, Sanitationand Human Settlements – An Entrypoint for realization of other MDGs

The Goal and the Process: MDGsand PRSPs

ODA: More and Better

The Country by Country, Donor by Donor,Project by Project Approach is NOT theAnswer

The Need for a Programmatic Approach

Committing More, Implementing Better.

Greater Focus on Monitoring andEvaluation

UN-HABITAT’s ResponseUN-HABITAT’s Response

A Water and Sanitation Trust Fund Established inOctober 2002, with a well-defined Goal and aClear Set of objectives

Focus on: Pro-poor Investments

Reliance on core competencies:

–Advocacy, Awareness Raising and Education

–Building Capacity Linked to Follow-up Investments

–Building Partnerships at Local Level

–Demonstration and Piloting of Innovative Approaches

Water and SanitationTrust FundWater and SanitationTrust Fund

Promotingpro-poorinvestmentthroughregional waterand sanitationprogrammes.

Strategicsupport tolocal pro-poorwater andsanitationinitiatives.

Monitoring ofprogresstowardsinternationallyagreed goalsand targets.

Developmentof norms,standards andmanagementtoolkits forpro-poorinvestment.

Delivery MechanismsDelivery Mechanisms

Regional ProgrammesRegional Programmes

Water for African Cities programmeWater for African Cities programme

Water for Asian Cities programmeWater for Asian Cities programme

Strategic Initiatives at Regional LevelStrategic Initiatives at Regional Level

Lake Victoria Water & Sanitation InitiativeLake Victoria Water & Sanitation Initiative

Greater Mekong Water and Sanitation InitiativeGreater Mekong Water and Sanitation Initiative

Normative WorkNormative Work

Global Assessments: State of Water & SanitationGlobal Assessments: State of Water & Sanitation

Pro-poor Governance ToolkitPro-poor Governance Toolkit

Rights-based Approach to water and SanitationRights-based Approach to water and Sanitation

Integrated Urban Water Resource ManagementIntegrated Urban Water Resource Management

Environmental AssessmentsEnvironmental Assessments

Monitoring Progress with Achievement of MDGMonitoring Progress with Achievement of MDG

Building Strategic Partnershipswith Development PartnersBuilding Strategic Partnershipswith Development Partners

International Financing InstitutionsInternational Financing Institutions

Asian Development Bank ($500 Million over 5 years)Asian Development Bank ($500 Million over 5 years)

African Development Bank ($362 Million over 5 years)African Development Bank ($362 Million over 5 years)

The World Bank (under negotiation)The World Bank (under negotiation)

EU ?EU ?

Donor Countries and InstitutionsDonor Countries and Institutions

EU member states: The Netherlands, Norway, (Sweden)EU member states: The Netherlands, Norway, (Sweden)

Canada – Canada Fund for AfricaCanada – Canada Fund for Africa

European Institutions: IHE-Delft; IRC; IIED; WEDC; SIWIEuropean Institutions: IHE-Delft; IRC; IIED; WEDC; SIWI

Africa: ENDA; CREPA;CEFOC; NETWASAfrica: ENDA; CREPA;CEFOC; NETWAS