Transcript WG Meeting Protocol Water & Health geneva

A new UNDP programme
in support of the Protocol on
Water & Health
Presentation to the
First Meeting of the Working Group on
Water and Health
Juerg Staudenmann
Water Governance Advisor
United Nations Development Programme
Bratislava Regional Centre – Europe & CIS
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2008
Overview
UNDP’s mandate & work (in Europe &
CIS)
A new UNDP programme on Water &
Sanitation
– Link to the “Right to Water”
– Links to the Protocol W&H
Methodological approach, status and next
steps
Conclusion & Discussion
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What’s UNDP’s overall mandate ?
“…the UN's global development network, … connecting
countries to knowledge, experience and resources to
help people build a better life”
Europe & CIS: 26 Country Offices (every EECCA
country) & 1 regional office (Bratislava)
Mandate to coordinate the UN Development Group, and
UN Country Teams at national level
Support to governments to achieve MDGs through
national & regional projects
On “Environment & Sustainable Development”:
– Facilitate access to environmental services (pro-poor)
– Promoting adaptation to climate change
– Mainstream “environment” into development
 priority areas “Climate Change” & “Water and Sanitation”
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Why “Water & Sanitation”?
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Key drivers to achieve MDGs (child & maternal health;
poverty & food security; healthy work force; …)
Link to Human (and Economic) Development!
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“The successfully tackling of the WSS crises could trigger
the next leap forward in human development!“
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UNDP’s (Water) work in the EECCA
region
Regional projects
– Transboundary Water Management in Danube, Black
Sea, Dnipro, Caspian Sea, Kura-Aras, Dinaric Karst,
... (GEF)
– Environment & Security (UNDP-UNEP-UNECEOSCE-REC)
National/local projects
– Integrated Water Resources Management (e.g.
Kazakhstan, new Central Asian projects)
– Water Supply & Sanitation (e.g. BiH, Tajikistan,
Armenia)
– Mainstreaming “water-activities” into
- rural development (e.g. Crimea, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan),
- Climate change & energy-reform (e.g. Albania,
Bulgaria),
- Biodiversity conservation
(e.g. Macedonia, Russia,
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A new UNDP Programme on
Water & Sanitation for Europe & CIS
Based on findings of the UNDP Human
Development Report (HDR 2006):
– The growing “Water Crisis” is a problem of Water
Governance, not really of lacking water resources
– A crisis of the poor and marginalized (e.g. ruralurban disparities)
– Low political commitment to sanitation and hygiene
– Climate Change will add more complexity &
additional burden
HDR 2006 Recommendations:
– Make water a human right – and mean it !
– Support countries developing national strategies &
plans
– Facilitate (more) international aid & financing
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Why a new EECCA programme
(linking Water – Human Rights)?
Too many people – especially
impoverished and marginalized groups –
in the EECCA region still suffer from lowquality Water & Sanitation services
New ideas and innovative “pushes” are
needed to mobilize needed funding !
Unique Opportunity: The Protocol on
Water & Health
Build on the momentum to translate “Right to
Water” into concrete results on the ground
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What is the “Right to Water”
(and sanitation) ? *
Every person has the right to:
 Sufficient water
 “Clean” water
 Accessible water and sanitation services
 Affordable water and sanitation services
 NB: This does not mean water free of charge!
* General comment 15, Guidelines for the realization of the right to drinking water
supply and sanitation, UN common understanding of the human rights based
approach
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What means a Human RightsBased Approach ?
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A process based on international HR standards and principles
Recognizes human beings as rights-holders and establishes
obligations for duty-bearers.
Right-holders: 6,653,467,548
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Every individual, either a man,
woman or child, of any race,
ethnic group or social condition
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To some extent groups
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Duty-bearers: Much less
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Primarily: States
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Secondarily: individuals can
have specific obligations
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Individuals and private entities
have generic responsibilities
towards the community to
respect the rights of others
Focus on on-discrimination and inclusion of vulnerable and
disadvantaged groups, access to information, participation and
accountability in the development process
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UNDP Human Rights-Water Programme:
Aim
Develop a “pan-regional umbrella” in support of
the EECCA countries to:
– Assess the situation (incl. gap analysis) in the
region and selected target countries
– Develop and implement concrete national and local
projects
Based all on strong (legal) foundations and principles
Holistic approach: Take into account also Climate Change
and other “cross-cutting” aspects
– Create a basis to build strong partnerships (UN and
other partners) and mobilize needed funding
Link UNDP’s work with emerging activities under
the Protocol on Water & Health (e.g. AHPFM,
Climate WG)
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Links with the
Protocol on Water & Health?
The Protocol’s elements of the “Right to Water’:
Art. 4(2): Parties shall, in particular, take all appropriate
measures for the purpose of ensuring: (a) adequate
supplies of wholesome drinking water...;(b) adequate
sanitation...
Art. 5: Parties shall be guided in particular by the
following principles and approaches: (1)...equitable
access to water, adequate in terms of both quantity
and of quality, should be provided for all members of
the population, especially those who suffer a
disadvantage or social exclusion.
Art. 6(1): The Parties shall pursue the aims of: (a) access
to drinking water for everyone; (b) provision of
sanitation for everyone.
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Link to the AHPFM
Through the new programme, UNDP …
… can directly contribute to the approved projects for
Moldova & Ukraine:
– by “picking up” certain activities through the planned UNDP
assessment (e.g. gap analysis, development of national strategy
/ roadmap)
– OR: upon request, UNDP can directly implement projects or
selected activities
… stands ready to support EECCA-countries both in
formulating (for AHPFM-submission) and implementing
concrete projects
… with its development competency and on-the-ground
experience, will continue to support the AHPFM
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4 Thematic Focus Areas
 Accessibility – Infrastructure: covers physical
accessibility and focuses primarily on the quality of
the (WSS) services
 Affordability – Water Pricing: Water tariffs set at such
a level that standard volume of water is provided to
everyone at affordable prices (or free if necessary),
with special consideration to poor, marginalised and
vulnerable groups
 Quality and Availability (Resources Allocation): water
supplied should be safe and suitable for all different
uses. Balance among competing needs to be
reached while giving priority to human consumption.
 Transboundary Cooperation: focus on cooperation
between neighbouring communities sharing the same
water resource/body; reconcile different and possibly
conflicting interests and water needs (at local level!).
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Methodological Approach
Phase 0: Regional
situation analysis &
programme
development
Phase 1: Individual
Country Assessment
Phase 2: Priority
identification & project
development
Phase 3: Project
implementation
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Outputs:
O:Pan-regional programme,
overarching approach &
target country selection
1: Gap & needs assessment
for selected target
country, partner &
resources mobilization
2: Concrete Project
proposals for submission
(e.g. AHPFM)
3: Concrete results
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Phase 0: Regional situation analysis &
programme development
UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre already started in 2007:
Analysis of the Water Supply & Sanitation situation, and
desk-assessment of needs & gaps in potential priority
countries
Development of a new methodology on “Human Rights
Based Approaches for Water Governance” (aligned to
Protocol W&H)
“Roadmap” / country selection & sequencing / M&E
Status:
on-going (2007 – 2011)
Financing:
– UNDP Bratislava pre-investment:
– Needed:
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US$ 45,000
US$ 40,00 – 60,000
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Phase 1: Individual Country
Assessments (for selected target
countries)
Analyze country situation based on the 4
thematic areas (Accessibility – Infrastructure / Affordability –
Water Pricing / Quality and Availability (Resources Allocation) /
Transboundary Cooperation)
Stakeholder consultations
Identify development gaps, needs &
opportunities for concrete interventions (together
with government and civil society stakeholders)
Status:
planned (2008-2011)
Financing:
– UNDP co-funding (tbc):
– Needed:
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up to US$ 10,000/country
~ US$ 50,000/country
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Phase 2: Priority identification & project
development
Prioritization of issues and possible project
activities (with national stakeholder)
Development of detailed project proposals
Submission (AHPFM) and/or partner &
resource mobilization
Status:
in preparation (2009 ff.)
Financing:
– UNDP co-funding (tbc):
up to US$
5,000/country
– Needed:
~ US$ 30,000/country
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Phase 3: Project implementation
Implementation of individual projects in target
countries, or activities “mainstreamed” into other
projects
 Details depend on concrete projects
Status:
Financing:
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to be developed (2009-2012)
Depending on projects
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Next steps
August 2008: Finalize methodological approach
& secure co-funding (for Phase 0)
Dec 2008: Define and select first set of priority
countries
– based on countries’ expressed interest and request
for UNDP-support
– Based on successful resource mobilization
2009-10: Start in-depth country assessments,
gap analysis, priority & project identification in
selected (& financed) target countries
July 2009: Submit project proposals to AHPFM
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Conclusion
Through its new pan-regional “Human
Rights & Water” programme, UNDP can
– Support EECCA-countries in national
analysis, gap assessments, target setting,
strategy & project development etc.
– Support donor countries to identify and
direct their investment towards priority areas
for interventions
– Develop and implement concrete projects to
improve people’s live in the region !
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Thank you!
For further information visit:
http://WaterWiki.net
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