Transcript PowerPoint - Sanitation and Water for All

Liberia - Vision
Long term vision
 - Achieve Universal Access to water, sanitation and
hygiene by 2030 for all Liberians
• water by 2015
 - 77% of population have access to safe drinking
water by 2015
• Focus for 2014-2016
 - Creating visibility within the National Budget
 Eliminating open defecation among population
 Effective decentralization for monitoring and
sustainability of WASH facilities
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Challenges
Key bottlenecks
Lack of dedicated government funding for
sanitation
Tools used:
LIBERIA WASH SECTOR
QUARTERLY REPORTS
DATASHEET
 Lack of a decentralized strategy and fragmented
governance structure for WASH
 Lack of funding for decentralized WASH
institutions and local government authorities
 No adequate funding for WASH and related streams
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Progress on 2012
commitments
Key Achievement Areas
 Allocate a minimum of 0.5% of GDP to sanitation and hygiene through the
eThekwini Declaration: 0.014% of GDP (2012) was allocated to sanitation and hygiene in Public Sector
Investment Plan (PSIP) of GoL 2013 – 2014 Budget
 Create clear and distinct budget lines for water, sanitation and hygiene within the National Budget of Liberia:
Monrovia City Corporation, Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation and the Ministry of Public Works have
distinct water, sanitation and hygiene budget lines in the National Budget for 2013 – 2014
 Continue to respond to future GLAAS Survey: 2013 GLAAS Data submitted to WHO for final compilation
 Implement Water Supply and Sanitation Policy (WSSP) to ensure a functioning National Water Resources and
Sanitation Board: Draft Executive Order for Board creation submitted to President; Board membership
appointed!
 Implement Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Bureau and Directorate for Community Mobilization and Hygiene
Promotion: No Progress
 Develop a monitoring and evaluation system for the WASH Sector: Sector has adopted the AKVO FLOW, a
software package linking smart phone/tablets to online database
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Liberia:
2014 Commitments
Finance
MLM&E will work
 The
along
with WASH sector Ministries and
DPs to complete a feasibility by
2015 to establish a WASH pool
fund and also secure and disburse
funds in the PSIP for sanitation by
2016
Equality
Policy/ plans
MLME and MPW will develope
clear recommendations to
improve WASH sector
coordination and Governance
by 2015
Visibility
Evidence Based
The MoF will work along with
the MOH&SW,MOE,LWSC, City
Corporations and municipalities
to include budget lines for
sanitation, hygiene and water
quality, for school WASH, urban
sewerage, urban sanitation in the
2015 National Budget
The MoH&SW and the MCC
will carry out a
comparative study of
sanitation approaches for
the poor in urban areas in
order to develop evidence
of what works by 2015
Capacity
National
Processes
The MoH&SW will work
along with WASH agencies
to develop a capacitybuilding plan for
decentralized staff in
priority districts in selected
counties by 2015
The MoPW will work along
with the MoH&SW to monitor
and make quarterly reports on
the functionality of WASH
facilities by 2015
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