Water and Sanitation Trust Fund: UN-HABITAT’S Response to MDG and WSSD By: Kalyan Ray Senior Adviser on Water, Sanitation & Infrastructure Office of the Executive Director

The Urban Challenge Urbanization and feminization of poverty Translating Global Goals into Local Action Bringing Sector Reforms to Local Level Enhancing Pro-poor Investment

Millennium Summit Targets Sufficient improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020 Halve by the year 2015, the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water Johannesburg Summit Sanitation Targets Halve by the year 2015, the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation CSD 12 & 13 Water, Sanitation, H.S. New Mandates for Water and Sanitation

The MDG Context: A New Opportunity Commitment at the highest level to a set of quantitave time bound targets A new compact: Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements – An Entry point for realization of other MDGs The Goal and the Process: MDGs and PRSPs

ODA: More and Better The Country by Country, Donor by Donor, Project by Project Approach is NOT the Answer The Need for a Programmatic Approach Committing More, Implementing Better. Greater Focus on Monitoring and Evaluation

UN-HABITAT’s Response A Water and Sanitation Trust Fund Established in October 2002, with a well-defined Goal and a Clear Set of objectives Focus on: Pro-poor Investments Reliance on core competencies: – Advocacy, Awareness Raising and Education – Building Capacity Linked to Follow-up Investments – Building Partnerships at Local Level – Demonstration and Piloting of Innovative Approaches

Water and Sanitation Trust Fund Promoting pro-poor investment through regional water and sanitation programmes. Strategic support to local pro-poor water and sanitation initiatives. Monitoring of progress towards internationally agreed goals and targets. Development of norms, standards and management toolkits for pro-poor investment.

Delivery Mechanisms Regional Programmes Regional Programmes Water for African Cities programme Water for African Cities programme Water for Asian Cities programme Water for Asian Cities programme Strategic Initiatives at Regional Level Strategic Initiatives at Regional Level Lake Victoria Water & Sanitation Initiative Lake Victoria Water & Sanitation Initiative Greater Mekong Water and Sanitation Initiative Greater Mekong Water and Sanitation Initiative Normative Work Normative Work Global Assessments: State of Water & Sanitation Global Assessments: State of Water & Sanitation Pro-poor Governance Toolkit Pro-poor Governance Toolkit Rights-based Approach to water and Sanitation Rights-based Approach to water and Sanitation Integrated Urban Water Resource Management Integrated Urban Water Resource Management Environmental Assessments Environmental Assessments Monitoring Progress with Achievement of MDG Monitoring Progress with Achievement of MDG

Building Strategic Partnerships with Development Partners International Financing Institutions International Financing Institutions Asian Development Bank ($500 Million over 5 years) Asian Development Bank ($500 Million over 5 years) African Development Bank ($362 Million over 5 years) African Development Bank ($362 Million over 5 years) The World Bank (under negotiation) The World Bank (under negotiation) EU ? EU ? Donor Countries and Institutions Donor Countries and Institutions EU member states: The Netherlands, Norway, (Sweden) EU member states: The Netherlands, Norway, (Sweden) Canada – Canada Fund for Africa Canada – Canada Fund for Africa European Institutions: IHE-Delft; IRC; IIED; WEDC; SIWI European Institutions: IHE-Delft; IRC; IIED; WEDC; SIWI Africa: ENDA; CREPA;CEFOC; NETWAS Africa: ENDA; CREPA;CEFOC; NETWAS