Prepared by Vida Duti and Emmanuel Gaze; presented at the Triple-S Annual Review and Planning Meeting (ARAP), Fort Portal Uganda, 6th-11th May 2013

1. HARMONIZATION OF
RURAL WATER
SERVICE DELIVERY
DRIVERS AND BARRIERS
Presented by:
Vida Duti and
Emmanuel Gaze

2. WATER SERVICES THAT LAST …2
WHAT ARE WE
TRYING TO ADDRESS ?
Fragmented approaches
 Stand-alone, one-off donor
funded projects
 Operational documents
incomplete and unpublished
 Gap between policy and
practice

3. WATER SERVICES THAT LAST …3
THE ICEBERG IN OUR
ROUTE
 1/7 of an iceberg
is above the
surface.
 When a ship hit
an iceberg it hits
below the
surface
 So what are our
hidden dangers

4. WATER SERVICES THAT LAST …4
THE EXPERIMENT:
WHAT AND HOW ?
Develop a set of
national
operational
documents
Establish
protocols within
a common sector
framework
Three prong approach:
• Review and consolidate
existing operational
documents
• Unearth underlying
factors hindering
harmonization
• Open sector dialogue to
create space for
reflection and revision

5. WATER SERVICES THAT LAST …5
WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW ?
We have lots of
operational
documents
Some are very
good
Some are
unfinished
Operational documents
• National Water Policy
• Sector Strategic Development
Plan
• National Community Water and
Sanitation Programme
• National Water and Sanitation
Strategy
• Project Implementation Manual
• District Operational Manual
• Community Operational Manual
• Standards and guidelines
• ------ and more

6. WATER SERVICES THAT LAST …6
 Project-driven approaches hinder
efficient delivery of water services
to rural populations
 A government-led framework will
align all approaches with national
norms and standards
 Our CWSA-led study will establish
appropriate systems and protocols
KEY MESSAGES