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Policy & Management Support (PMS)

Code: 0151

Location: Directorate of Water Development 

Planned Expenditure: US$12.4m

Background

This is a component of one of the four programmes under joint Partnership Funding, a 5-year programme (2008-2013) with the support from DANIDA, SIDA and Austria Development (ADC) under the Joint Water Supply and Sanitation Programme Support (JWSSPS 2008 – 2013), which aims at creating the right frame work conditions for the improvement of living conditions through better water and sanitation services. 

The development objective of the programme is "an appropriate enabling environment, institutional framework, management tools and private sector developed for the sustainable use of water resources and provision of water and sanitation service delivery with capable staff for gender-sensitive administration and enforcement.

Objectives

Development objective: Effective Planning, Coordination and Management of the Water and Sanitation Sector.

Immediate objectives

• Enhanced sector performance through consolidation and refinement of sector and sub-sector reforms;
• Enhanced accountability and transparency through improved sector monitoring, reporting and financial management follow-up;
• More efficient use of the resources made available to the sector by Government and development partners, through improved sector planning, combined with coordination and pooling arrangements at sector and sub-sector levels; and 
• Increased sector capacity as a result of resource mobilization and technological and/or methodological contributions from the private sector as well as civil society. 

Expected Outputs 

• Clear and practical policies and standards on water sector management operational;
• Clear strategy on research (based on research investigation study)
• Reform studies completed and recommendations implemented;
• Water Policy Committee meetings and improved performance.
• Senior Management Meetings/sector personnel Trained;
• Gender HIV/AIDS mainstreamed in the sector
• WSSMIS Established at Districts (operational);
• Sector monitoring and accountability strengthened;
• Technical and environmental monitoring and audits established;
• Annual Performance Report;
• Consolidated Sector Investment Plan as part of sector reforms;
• SWAp implemented in all water sub-sectors;
• Effective coordination of financial and other sector inputs;
• Water Sector Working Groups meetings and Joint Sector Reviews held.
• Increased participation and improved performance by private sector;
• Improved NGO Coordination

Performance Indicators

• Confirmation that annual activities have been carried out as planned, e.g. audits carried out and management training exercises held. 
• DWD/MWE reorganization implemented
• Sector coordination functioning
• Cost of service provision have fallen in real by 10% within specifications
• Sector performance Measurement framework implemented
• Reduced incidence of unaccounted for funds in external audits and increased NGO share of overall sector funding.
• Continued institutional reform to introduce modern management procedures within clearly defined delineation of authority and responsibility,

Technical Description

• PMS will assist in funding sector activities and in attracting more funds from donors.
• Develop better understanding of the HRD challenges and priorities in the sector
• Assist the GoU and key institutions in HRD policy development
• Improve the quality of training services available to sector agencies; and
• Provide co-ordination, communication and collaboration among HRD users and provides in response to the needs of the sector.

Financing

Three donors, Danida, Sida and Austria are providing support for Sector Capacity Development under the partnership funding. The donors are providing $ 11.63m over a period of 5 years. GoU provides counterpart funding to the program.

Plan of Operation

It will provide financial support to the activities of DWD and will emphasize the institutional role spelt out in the constitution. The operations of the PMS project will be complemented by the support to Rural Water. The project has been gives an added responsibility of co-ordinating the reform studies in the water sector. Studies on the Urban Water and Sanitation and the Rural Water and Sanitation components have already progressed and are in their final stages while studies on the two remaining components; Water for Production and Water Resources Management are yet to commence.  

Planned outputs

• Institutional reforms with the aim of developing strengthened sector regulatory framework and also to address institutional aspects of the recently formed MWE 
• Strengthened LG capacity; TSUs and team building under DWD focal points in the 8TSUs
• Enhanced accountability and transparency through subsequent audits and VfM/tracking studies
• Improved resource utilisation, sector planning, performance reporting and strengthened SWAP
• Support to NGOs and the private sector 
• Prepare and annual sector performance report 2009/10
• Technical assistance (TA) both long-term and short term in support of sector objectives

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