Global Assessment and Analysis of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLASS)

Ghana Process Briefing and Launch

12th Sept, 2013

Coconut Grove Hotel Accra

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Outline

1. Background of UN-Water GLAAS 2. Highlights of 2012 GLAAS Report 3. Features of GLAAS 4. Significance of GLAAS 5. Survey Composition 6. GLAAS Process Methodology 7. Key deliverables 8. Conclusion

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UN-Water GLAAS: Background

• GLASS is a UN-Water initiative that collates a comprehensive overview of data aimed at determining factors that are constraining or enabling progress towards meeting the MDG target for sanitation and drinking-water.

• Monitors global inputs and self-assessed national capacities to deliver sanitation and drinking-water services.

• Major objective is to identify drivers and bottlenecks to progress towards MDG/national targets and to serve as a repository of global data for decision-makers (e.g. Sanitation and Water for All)

• Considers both donor and country strategies + action on WASH

• Initiative implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO).

• Report produced every 2 years by WHO

• First assessment report was released in 2010, the second in 2012 and this assessment to be released in 2014.

• WSA to facilitate process in 20 countries including Ghana

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Highlights of 2012 GLAAS Report

• GLAAS 2012 report included 74 developing countries and all major donorsReport highlighted:

low capacity of many governments to spend the limited resources allocated to WASH;

challenge of extending and sustaining coverage; lack of focus on managing WASH assets; and re-emphasized lack of robust data, particularly on financial

flows to WASH

Features of GLAAS

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Measurement of trends

Benchmarking between countries

Catalyzes in-country monitoring

Link to global platform, the SWA HLM

Monitors both developing countries and donors

Complements and does not compete with JMP

Highlights data gaps

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GLAAS is a sister report to the JMP - GLAAS monitors inputs and the enabling environment JMP monitors sector outcomes

GLAAS provides a regular (biennial) global update, complementing the JMP

GLAAS is an instrument used by Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) to:

provide the evidence for the biennial HLMs

help countries prepare their WASH country profiles for the HLM

Significance of GLAAS

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Outcomes

RegionalGlobal National

UN-Water GLAAS

Household surveysCensus

WHO/UNICEF JMP

Joint sector reviews

Inputsand

Sector Processes

Sector monitoring

UNICEF WASH-BAT

AMCOW Monitoring

Quick Landscape for monitoring WASH

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Survey Composition:

Main sections of questionnaire

1. Section A: Governance

Rationale: Targets and measures in policies and plans for the provision and

sustainability of WASH services including for disadvantaged groups;

Levels of implementation of policies and plans

Coordination between actors

Participation and transparency; during planning stage and complaint mechanisms

2. Section B: Monitoring

Rationale: Sector review existence and impacts

Surveillance

Availability and use of data

Key indicators used in monitoring

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3. Section C: Human resources

Rationale

Existence of HR strategy;

Limitations on WASH sector due to HR;

Constraints to HR capacity.

4. Section D: FinancingThe aim is to understand bottlenecks in financing, which may not necessarily be related to availability of funds

Rationale: Content and implementation of financing plan

‒ Provisions for sustainability and cost-recovery

‒ Provisions for disadvantaged groups

Allocation and reporting

‒ Absorption and sufficiency

Continuation..................

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1. Notification of government to provide leadership

2. Nomination of a national focal person

3. Face to face discussions with relevant agencies

4. Questionnaire distribution through focal person to relevant key Agencies

5. Complete a draft questionnaire

6. Final draft data collection completed

7. National validation workshop

8. Final completed questionnaire submitted to sector Minister for approval

9. Submit through WSA HQ to WHO HQ

GLAAS Process methodology

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1. Completed survey form

2. Signed consent form

3. Process report

Key Deliverables

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Another opportunity is here for us to benchmark self-reported data, by working together on developing indicators and standards more relevant to our country

Conclusion

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Thank you

Further information:

www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/glaasglaas@who.int