PAKISTAN CONFERENCE ON SANITATION (PACOSAN) Presentation by Mr. Rehmat Ghazi Secretary Local Council Board Local Government, Election & Rural Development Department Go N-W.F.P (Province)

Update on Provincial Sanitation Strategy/ Plans  In 2007 Provincial Working Group established  3 consultative sessions on Provincial strategy  Draft is ready for final consultation  To be taken to cabinet for approval after normalcy returns

IYS Targets and Achievements  Public awareness campaign in 2008 in entire NWFP  Sanitation week in selected TMAs with tent office of UNICEF and the TMAs.

Major On-going Sanitation related Initiatives  Solid Waste Management is top priority for urban areas  A MoU has been signed by CDG-Peshawar with private firm  Solid Wsater Management project in Abbottabad and Swat

Institutional Arrangement for Sanitation Programmes  WATSA cell  Local Governance School for capacity building of stakeholders

Monitoring and coordination mechanism with different stakeholders including NGOs A provincial WATSAN cell has been established 2009 with assistance of UNICEF in Local Govt. Department. Cell will perform Coordination Monitoring Annual reporting on state of W&S in province Provincial Water and Sanitation Coordination Committee WASH Cluster - Emergency

Budgetary outlay for sanitation out of Government’s annual budget (Last 5 years)  Waiting for approval of provincial Policy, strategy & action plan that will help in allocation of financial resources

Major Challenges  Implications of abolishment of urban rural divide  Lack of infrastructure in rural areas  Special areas where government can not levy taxes  Law & Order and security issues  Lack of clarity in functional assignment between LG&RDD and PHED – overlapping & duplication and to be resolved  Meager financial resources – Federal government to support  Sensitization of political leadership to acknowledge sanitation as priority

Future Hopes for Safe and Adequate Sanitation