Water Integrity Capacity Building Programme:

Outcomes and lessons learned from SADC regionsSIWI WGF & CapNet UNDP

29 May 2013- A3

Content

1. Programme overview

2. Focus on the Water Integrity Capacity Building programme – SADC region

3. Outcomes assessment

4. Reflections for the future

Globally more and more recognised that …

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• A very important challenge in the water crisis is one of GOVERNANCE

• Integrity is core to governance

• Directly related to context integrity <-> institutional & socio-econom. env.

THIS IS NOT A WITCH

HUNTING !

Vulnerable system

Investments water

development

Socio-economic

development

Sharing benefits

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Resilient system

Investments water

development

Socio-economic

development

Sharing benefits

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Investments water

development

Socio-economic

development

Sharing benefits

unethical practices→ regional→ national→ local

Africa:20 billion USD

for MDGLOST

2006 WSP working paper

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AU REC committed to

transparent & accountable governance

Water Integrity Capacity Building programme

• 3 year programme 2011-2014• Sida funds 1.6 M Euros

Target:Water stakeholders (525) involved in

resource management and supply and of sanitation services Outside water sector (media)

Partners:Ecowas EAC-Lake Victoria Basin CommissionSADC

Implementing partners:Water Integrity networkWaterNetSIWI-EA

Training modules1. Water governance

2. Corruption

3. Corruption risks

4. Laws, institutionsInstruments

5. Transparency, access info

6. Accountability

7. Integrity in IWRM

IWRM, roles and functions of institutions

Why and how?

How assessing, using tools

Using these as governance strengtheningtoolsRole and type of information

Relation citizen and service provider

SWOT related to IWRM

Message to build political ownership

Participating in strengthening Water Integrity

= Making money for development accessible

- 30% partially recup.

Building credibility – attracting funds (in-country and external)

Boosting socio-economic country development

Purpose of 5th Symposium

Background

SADC Region

Purpose of 5th Symposium

• Qualified people in key organizations to formulate

the right policies and put into practice appropriate

strategies.

• Anti-corruption strategies, policies and capacity

building efforts should seek to reduce structural

opportunities for corruption as well as motivational

factors to promote integrity in the water sector.

Programme Approach

Organizations

Individuals

Systems

Preventive capacities

Purpose of 5th Symposium

Countries Represented- SADC Region

Angola

Botswan

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Democra

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ongo

Lesotho

Malawi

Mauriti

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Mozambique

Namibia

Seych

elles

South Afri

ca

Swazi

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Tanzan

ia

Zambia

Zimbab

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102 Participants trained to date

Purpose of 5th Symposium

Gender of Participants- SADC Region

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FemaleMale

Purpose of 5th Symposium

• Management briefing meetings

• Back to office reports & held public debate with key decision makers

• Assessment of procurement procedures

• Circulated training materials to staff

• Convened a special session on Water integrity

• Engaged anti-corruption units

• Sector risk assessment

• On-going development of a strategic document for elimination of those

risks

Key activities carried out by Alumni- SADC & EAC

Increased visibility & enhanced profile of integrity and accountability

Preliminary outcomes

Growing commitment towards addressing corruption

Purpose of 5th Symposium

• Financial resources for awareness raising

• Support in engaging key water decision makers & Anti-

corruption bureau

• Development of national level strategies and frameworks for

the implementation of water integrity instruments in the

sector

• Develop organisational integrity & accountability self-

appraisal indicators

• Backstopping support during national level training

workshops

Required Support

Purpose of 5th Symposium

• Lack of initiative and interest among the departments in the ministries

related to the water sector ;

• Lack of financial resources

• Inadequate capacity to carry out further training at the national level

• Absence of resources to access Water Integrity experts to provide

backstopping support

• Limited access to the anti-corruption bureau

Challenges

Purpose of 5th Symposium

• Linking programme Alumni & raising the flag at national level-

SADC Water Week

• Plan to move from policy to practice

• National level dialogue (need for inter-ministerial cooperation)

• Development of support tools:

• briefing notes on initiating processes for mitigating

procurement fraud, procurement process and potential risks

• strategies for enhancing transparency

• Mobilise financial & technical support for national level processes

• Develop indicators- benchmark progress

Way Forward

Purpose of 5th Symposium

Thank you for your attention

James Leten – UNDP Water Governance FacilityJames.leten@siwi.org

Rennie Chioreso Munyayi-WaterNet SecretariatProgramme Officer and SADC region programme coordinator

rchioreso@waternetonline.org