Why IFAD’s interested in Multiple Uses Services (WATSAN sector) ? Delft, The Netherlands. February 12th, 2007 Laurent Stravato

The International Fund for Agricultural Development is a specialized UN Agency and an International Financial Institution (IFI). Methodology/Financing mechanisms: Through loans and grants, IFAD works with governments from Developing countries (fragile or not) Annual portfolio in 2007: 650 M$ in Loans to Governments,50 M$ in grants. Total 9 Billion US $, 707 programmes since Description of IFAD

IFAD mandate Mandate: Enabling the rural poor to overcome their poverty. Three strategic objectives are: Strengthen the capacity of the rural poor and their organizations Improve equitable access to productive natural resources and technologies Increase access by poor to financial services and markets

Name of the projectCountry Total Project cost US$(000) IFAD loans/grants US$(000) Government US$(000) Others US$(000) BSF.JP US$(000) Initiative de développement et réhabilitation rurale et agricole Niger OPEC:6360 WFP: Rural finance intermediation programme (RUFIP) Ethiopia ,14460 AFDB: GEF: Programme de réhabilitation de l'agriculture province orient RD Congo Italian sup. Funds: IFAD project typical example

Financial partnerships IFAD and Belgium Survival Funds (BSF) are working together since BSF has increased the value of IFAD’s investment by addressing the most basic needs of poor people: family nutrition and health (280M$). Financial partnership can create win-win situation where integrated approaches to community development provide synergistic effects.

IFAD-BSF Partnership in Africa

IFAD’s step for project development STEP 1: COSOP (Formal agreement) STEP 2: INCEPTION MEMO STEP 3: MISSION FORMULATION - Development of Terms of References - Setting up a Team of experts (7 to 15 National and International consultant) STEP 4 and 5: DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES STEP 7: Draft La Negotiated EXECUTIVE BOARD PROPOSAL STEP 4: FORMULATION Technical review with emphasis on situation assessment and conceptual development: - Institutions/Political - Infrastructure STEP 6: APPRAISAL -Action plan design MANAGEMENT

Technical division(PT) Technical division Water and rural infrastructure desk Gender Environment and management Agriculture Rural finance Rural entreprise Institutional framework Support to the Management (CPM) Cooperation IFAD-Government-Civil society

The Water and Rural Infrastructure desk IFAD is currently defining its operational strategy on Water for Rural Livelihoods. Focus on poor rural peoples’ demand and institutions for water to serve their food, feed, and fibre production – including livestock, fully acknowledges their interaction with the environmental use of water, and hinges on basic needs and rights to water for domestic purposes, nutrition and health (Pro-poor Rural Water and Health Sanitation/ppRWHS). Bring closer collaboration between the Water for Food and WASH

IFAD strategical interest in Multiple Uses Services Industry Leisure Agriculture Environment Sanitation Interrelation Domestic Interrelation

Potential impacts of integrating Multiple Uses Systems into IFAD’s funded project Basic needs Improve people’s food security Water for other uses Environmental uses of water Alleviate poverty for PEOPLE Multiple Uses Systems Responding to rural poor’s People demand Multi sectoral integration Bridging the gap between Water for food and WATSAN Enabling environment Institutional framework Implementation Management

Next step IFAD has developed a short list of potential partners which may be able to provide support to such initiatives within IFAD framework. Financial Develop a fund focusing on MUS into IFAD projects. Implementation Finding experts and practicioners supporting IFAD to implement MUS.

Potential implementing partners Area of interventionImplementing partners WorldwideIWMI WorldwideIRC Africa Pump Aid Eau Vive WorldwidePlan International WorldwideCIRAD WorldwideODI

Potential financial partners Area of intervention Interested financial partners WorldwideChallenge Food programme WorldwideFrench Ministry of Foreign Affairs WorldwideWorld Bank WorldwideGates Foundation WorldwideUS Aid

Questions on MUS Implementation and rural infrastructure. Context specificity : (countries in transition, capacity of local government ?) Multi-sectoral approach (perception of national government)

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