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WISA CONFERENCE ON WATER & SANITATION
20-23 November 2007
Victoria Falls Zambia
UPSCALING DELIVERY
through
SECTOR WIDE APPROACH PROGRAMMES
and moving towards Water for Growth and Development in
South Africa
Kalinga Pelpola C Eng, Pr Eng, BSc(Eng), FICE,FWISA
Manager: Masibambane Water Sector Support Programme,
Department of Water Affairs & Forestry
South Africa
OUTLINE
• Context
– International
– South African
• Masibambane : Sector Wide Support Programme
• SWAP
• Challenges & Risks
• Lesson’s Learnt
• Water for Growth and Development
• Conclusion
International Context
• MDG : “halve by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable
access to safe drinking water and sanitation”
• implies providing about 1.5 billion people with access to safe water
& 2 billion with basic sanitation facilities by 2015*;
• Meeting the water and sanitation target is pivotal to the realization
of the entire MDG due to the fact that access to clean water and
safe sanitation strongly relates to other targets aimed at eliminating
poverty*
(John Ebire 06/11/04)
SOUTH AFRICA CONTEXT : Strategic Alignment
3. Building the economy
& creating jobs
4. Combating crime
& corruption
2. Developing human
resources
5. Transforming the
State
1. Speeding
delivery to meet
basis needs
6. Building a better
Africa
CABINET MEDIUM TERM
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
WS for economic &
social development
Basic WS services
Effective WSIs
Local level O&M &
transfers
Promote & support
Africa’s MDGs
RSA LEGISLATIVE IMPERATIVES
Enabling legislative environment for effective delegation
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Water Services Act, 108 of 1997
Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999
Division of Revenue Act (DORA) –each finance year
Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998
Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000
Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002
Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003
Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998
Preferential Procurement Framework Act, 22 of 2000
White Paper on Municipal Services Partnerships, Notice 1689 of
2000
defines environment for effective Programme Management
RSA WATER SECTOR TARGETS
• Objective
… improve the quality of life of poor communities by
improving their access to adequate, safe, appropriate,
affordable and sustainable basic water supply and
sanitation services
• Achieved through
… investment in water services infrastructure in the sector
totals at least 0.75% of GDP
THE SA DELIVERY LANDSCAPE
• Multiple participants:
– Spheres of government
• National
• Provincial
• Municipal
– Private sector
– NGO sector
– Donors
• It is necessary to align all investments in WS to meet targets
in the Strategic Framework
– Housing
– Education
– DPLG, DEAT & DPW
– WSAs & WSPs
– Water Boards, Mining & Private Sector
THE SA DELIVERY LANDSCAPE
• Multiple objectives
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Poverty eradication
Employment creation & links to EPWP
Broad based black economic empowerment BBBEE
Sustained economic growth and development
Effective participation by Civil Society
Gender mainstreaming
Environmental impact assessment & management
Impacts of HIV/AIDS
Promotion of appropriate technology
Support to SADC & NEPAD
Linkages to European Programme for Reconstruction &
Development (EPRD)
MSB : SECTOR WIDE APPROACH
MDGs
SA Strat
Objectives
Need for
Accelerated
delivery
MASIBAMBANE
SWAP
Multi-Sectoral
Approach
ALIGNMENT OF OBJECTIVES IN THE WATER SECTOR
Cabinet MTSO’s (6)
Water Resources
Water Services
SFWS (19)
NWRS (9)
Water Sector Stakeholders
Water for Growth & Development – Main Theme
DWAF – 9 Regions
WIN
DWAF - National
SALGA
- Regulations
- Communications
- Sanitation
- IGR (Sector Support Strategy)
- Institutional Reform Strategy
- Integrated Planning
- Africa Participation Plan
Cross Cutting
dplg (MIG incl.)
- LG Strategic Agenda
- LG Support Plan
- Gender
- Environmental
- Appropriate Technology
- HIV Aids
Water Resources
- Water Conservation
- Demand Management
- Water Allocation Reform
DOE
National Treasury
Private Sector Involvement
DOH
ESETA
Civil Society
SAAWU
MOVING TO SWAP
SWAPs typically have six components:
GovernmentLed process of
Donor
Coordination
Agreed
process for
harmonization
of systems
Systematic
Mechanism for
Consultation of
beneficiaries
Common
Performance
Monitoring/
reporting
Clear & agreed
Sector policy
And strategy
SWAP
Sector mtef
(all local and
External
Resources)
MOVING TO SWAP (cont)
7 assessments for a SWAP
1. Macro-economic
framework
2. Sector policy and
national
strategic framework
7. Institutions and
capacities
6. Performance
monitoring & client
consultation systems
5. Donor
coordination
systems
SWAP
3. Medium term
expenditure
framework for the
sector
4. Accountability &
public
finance management
systems
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF
SECTORAL APPROACH
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Change management
Integration
Scoping
Quality & risk
Communication
• Programme management approach based on:
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Best Practice
Robust Framework
Repeatability
Empowerment
Appropriate Technology
Cross cutting issues (Gender, Civil Society,Environment etc)
CHALLENGES TO SECTORAL APPROACH
Real backlog
Investment plan
Political objectives
National
Funding mechanisms
Provincial
Funding conditions
Local
Donor requirements
Strategic objectives
Multi-sectoral
environment
Decision-making
Institutional capacity
Geographical spread
Planning processes
Stakeholders
Cultural diversity
Procurement
Implementation
mechanisms
Legislation
Empowerment
INTEGRATION
COMMUNICATION
Resources
RISKS IN SECTORAL APPROACH
• Risk environment
– Rapidly changing LG environment & introduction of MIG
– Challenge to obtain consistent performance data –
consequential impact on
• Monitoring and evaluation of performance
• Design of policy and interventions to direct and improve
performance
– Accountability and public expenditure management
• National & Provincial levels PFMA, DORA etc
• Municipal level MFMA, DORA
– Institutional and capacity issues
– Donor co-ordination
A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
• Tools of risk management
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Alignment of Sector investments towards Sector Goals
Development and maintenance of Sector Work Plans
Quarterly & annual reporting to the Sector
Sector monitoring and evaluation – Internal & External
A commonly recognised Project Management methodology –
PMBOK – extended to meet the demands for strategic coordination of the Sector
– Carefully designed interventions to support the sector players
• DPLG
• SALGA
– Creating an enabling environment in the sector for learning
• Best Practice & Water Information Network (WIN)
LESSONS LEARNED
• Can achieve more through an integrated approach –
“1+1=3”
• Risks to delivery better managed
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Effective communication & collaboration
Better expenditure of limited funds
Common experiences shared
Better designed interventions
• Standardisation of reporting
– Common framework of measurement and reporting
– Harmonising donor requirements into Govt processes
– National & International best practice to improve Govt
efficiency
– Common understanding of achievement
• Better achievement of donor objectives
Gearing-up
Progress towards WfGD
Programme
Man
MSB III
W4GD
MSB II
MSB I
CWSS
Project
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RDP
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Project to
Prog: Focus
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SWAP
Focus
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Multi-Sectoral
Focus W4GD
Context and Mandate for WfGD
 WfGD concept of seeks to raise a basic question:
 How water can be managed and developed to promote economic
growth and alleviate poverty;
 It is acknowledged that water is a key ingredient for ensuring economic
growth and development
 WfGD must affect both the first and the second economy;
 Access to water to alleviate poverty will impact on the second economy
and re-thinking the existing use of water in the first economy will help
accelerate growth.
Water Resources
Water Services
& Forestry
Alignment of functions across content areas within the umbrella of W4GD
Content Scope
ENVIRONMENT
• Climate change impact
• Water security & shock
mitigation
• IWRM
• Sustainable water use
• Biodiversity & ecological
protection
• Land use & management
SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Population demographics
Infrastructure
Services
Built environment housing / construction
• Energy (esp hydro)
• Transport
ECONOMIC GROWTH
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Agriculture
Mining
Industry
Manufacturing
Commerce & business
Tourism & recreation
Property development
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Poverty alleviation
Improved livelihoods
Job creation & SMMEs
Health & hygiene
Food security
Combating HIV&AIDS
Gender mainstreaming
Functions Scope
PLANNING
• Integrated WR & WS
planning
• Infrastructure
• Alignment – NSDF, PDGS,
IDP & inter-sector etc
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
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Reform & transformation
Arrangements
Governance
Management
Capacity & HRD
POLICY & LEGISLATIVE ALIGNMENT
WR & WS, RDP, GEAR, ASGISA, JIPSA & Others
FINANCIAL
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Water pricing & tariffs
Funding & investment
Management & systems
Accountability
Viability
REGULATION & SUPPORT
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Monitoring
Benchmarking
Compliance
Performance assessment
Support & intervention
DEVELOPMENT OF W4GD STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PROCESS RESPONSIBILITIES
EXECUTIVE
(DWAF)
POLITICAL
Cabinet
Minister
(champion)
SECTOR
DG
(Champion)
Cluster
DDGs : R, I, P&R, & F
(Process Leaders)
Portfolio
Committee
NCOP &
Provinces
Local
(SALGA)
DWAF Line
Management
Internal
reorientation
within W4GD
framework
Advisory
group
Process
Drivers & Team
(WS, WR & F)
Steering
Committee
Expert
Working
Teams
WSLG
as reconstituted
WR &Forestry
Fora
Provincial
Sector Fora
Other Sectors
CONCLUSION
• With increased donor funding and challenges in meeting
MDGs, it is not business as usual; it is essential to move to
Programatic & SWAP approaches to accelerate sustainable
service delivery
• A proactive role for Programme Management; - Basic PMBOK
principles still relevant at Project & Programme levels;
• Harmonise systems & processes;One Strategy- One
Workplan- One reporting System
• Foundations have to be maintained – must do projects well &
to common standards to allow roll up
• Communication, collaboration & clearly defined Roles and
Responsibilities are essential components of SWAP
CONCLUSION (cont)
• Integration to balance competing demands
• Transparency, good governance, effective & efficient financial
management
• Robust management framework to accommodate change & effective
change management
• Promote sub-regional & regional co-operation & support
• Few examples of SWAP in Africa; Uganda & South Africa; now
starting in Lesotho & Malawi
• Need to promote best practice & knowledge sharing
• Achieving the correct balance between water utilization for basic
service provision and water as a catalyst for economic growth and
the meeting of MDG’s.
WISA AFRICA CONFERENCE
2007 ~ ZAMBIA
For info: www.dwaf.gov.za/masibambane
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