Day 1.1 - introduction to SWA : what, where, how, and why of SWA
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What, why, where and how? An introduction to Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)
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What, why, where and how?
An introduction to Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)
This presentation sets out to explain:1. What is the problem that SWA seeks to address?
2. What is SWA and how is SWA organized?
3. How does SWA address the problem?
5. What has SWA achieved so far?
What is the problem that SWA seeks to address?
Despite the great need and enormous benefits, the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has historically faced major obstacles
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WASH is low on the political agenda
Political and financial decision-makers
unaware of the fundamental importance, or
the multiple benefits, of WASH improvements
WASH faces many competing priorities
Lack of institutional leadership, capacity and
resources impedes progress
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Comprehensive national plans are not being developed and implemented
Lack of adequate institutional capacity
Lack of human resource capacity
Lack of consultation with key sector stakeholders
Lack of reliable information
Undermines credibility with investors
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Finance to the sector is unpredictable, insufficient and does not reach the
countries or people that need it the most
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Reliable evidence, data or analysis to inform decision-making is limited and it is
difficult to track progress
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Low levels of mutual accountability between developing countries & donors, and between
developing country governments & their citizens
Over the period 2002 – 2010, data show that
donors did not release US$17 billion of the US$54 billion of aid
committed to the water and sanitation
sector
What is SWA and how is SWA organized ?
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What is SWA?
Developing countries Donors Civil Society
Multilaterals Development banks
Research & learning
Sector Partners
Elisa Dehove
SWA is a global partnership of over 90 developing country governments, donors, development banks, civil society organizations and other development partners working together to catalyse political leadership and action, improve accountability and use scarce resources more effectively. Partners work towards a common vision of universal access to safe water and adequate sanitation.SWA is not an implementing organization, nor a funding channel. Recognizing that countries and organizations achieve more by working together, SWA provides a transparent, accountable and results-oriented framework for action based on common values and principles.
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SWA Governance
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Steering Committee
Elisa Dehove
The Steering Committee mandates and oversees the Secretariat, which provides support to the Chair, Vice-Chair, Steering Committee and the partners. All SWA Partners come together every two years for the SWA Partnership Meeting to discuss the strategic direction of the partnership.UNICEF, at the request of the Steering Committee, hosts the SWA Secretariat, in collaboration with the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), which provides communications and advocacy support
How does the partnership address the obstacles facing the WASH sector?
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How does SWA address the obstacles in the WASH sector?
SWA is a platform:
For coordinated action
For global high-level dialogue
To implement the aid
effectiveness agenda in the WASH sector
To strengthen mutual
accountability
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How does SWA address the obstacles in the WASH sector?
Increase political prioritization to accelerate progress towards universal access to sustainable sanitation, hygiene and water services
Promote the development of a strong evidence base that supports good decision making
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3. Strengthen government-led national planning processes to guide the development and implementation of sustainable sanitation and drinking water services
For coordinated
action
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1. Increase political prioritization to accelerate progress towards universal access to sustainable sanitation, hygiene and water services
High-Level Commitments Dialogue (HLCD) High-Level Meeting (HLM)
A platform for coordinated action
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A platform for coordinated action
2. Promote the development of a strong evidence base that supports good decision making
Need reliable and accurate data
Need national processes to provide information on WASH
In order to analyze where the gaps and bottlenecks remain and target resources where they are needed most
Elisa Dehove
Clarissa removed that part on GLAAS and JMP and the" New SWA Task Team on the Global Monitoring Framework to Reinforce the monitoring landscape" but since it is important we could put it here in replacement.
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3. Strengthen government-led national planning processes to guide the development and implementation of sustainable sanitation and drinking water services
Governments
Donors
Development partners
The Country Processes Task Team (CPTT) is a multi-stakeholder group of SWA Partners. It supports …
…the National Planning for Results Initiative (NPRI), which provides a platform for government and development partners to address fragmentation and inefficiency in the sector
A platform for coordinated action
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A platform for global high-level dialogue
SWA is a platform:
For global high-level dialogue
Engage in existing political processes
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3. High-Level Meeting (HLM)
High-Level Commitments Dialogue (HLCD)
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A platform to implement the aid effectiveness agenda in the WASH sector
SWA is a platform:
To implement the aid
effectiveness agenda in the WASH sector
Country ownership
Alignment
Harmonization
Managing for results
Mutual accountability
Predictability
Key principles
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SWA is a platform:
To strengthen mutual
accountability
A platform to strengthen mutual accountability
Develop partner-specific commitments 1.
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SWA is a platform:
To strengthen mutual
accountability
SWA is a platform to strengthen mutual accountability
Develop partner-specific commitments 1.
Monitoring progress of the commitments made at the HLMs
2.
What has SWA achieved so far?
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Increased political commitment through the High-Level Meetings
In 2010 and 2012. Next HLM will be in April 2014
Gathered ministers of finance from developing countries, ministers of development cooperation from donor countries and high level representatives from development banks.
Progress update shows that significant gains have already been achieved such as increased budgets, strengthened national planning and country-level dialogue
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Stronger national processes
National stakeholders
in Ghana developed the
‘Ghana Compact’ in
2010, summing up the actions
that different stakeholders should take.
Liberia developed its own Compact and a Sector Strategic Plan
leading to improved
coordination and alignment
across the sector.
Countries develop their own tools and approaches to support national progress in the sanitation and water sectors
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