1. Feasibility Study Emergency Relief WatSan -93
Study Modalities to Structure Dutch Water management & WASH Support
Discussion 23 October 2012

2. Topics
Preamble
Explorative study / Letter House of representatives
ToR, focus study
Key issues
Recommended modality & its tasks
Activities
Discussion
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3. Preamble Findings Jan Heeger in Haiti
NL Water assistance: ‘more of the same’
Unfulfilled need: repair urban water supply system
 optimize use of Dutch Water & Sanitation expertise
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4. Explorative study / Letter 9-1-12 House of representatives
Gaps urban WASH
Dutch water sector plays a minor role in emergency relief
Letter :
Emergency WASH can do better
Dutch knowledge bundled and made available
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5. ToR & Focus study on modalities
Coordination surge support to emergency structures
National coordination of emergency response and rehabilitation support
Focus: support in terms of PERSONNEL only
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6. Key Issue 1: Demand Opportunities
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7. Key Issue 2: Enhance Motivation
Problem
Solution
Demand side Opportunity 1: little demand for urban wash & Dutch experts for surge support as they are unknown
Supply side:
Limited active offer of Dutch experts for emergency relief
Disturbing factors: labour conditions & promotion company interests
Generate demand for urban WASH & Dutch expertise by active lobbying at international organizations (Opportunity 1)
Persuade Dutch WASH experts to participate in emergency relief on a PERSONAL BASIS (not through companies)
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8. Key Issue 3: Enhance financial capacity
Problem
Solution
Opportunity 1: competition between donors: WASH expertise surge support FOR FREE
Opportunity 2: no MoFA financing ready
Opportunity 3: no GoI financing ready
Opportunity 4: ?
Opportunity 1: Response International Appeal by MoFA includes WASH Expertise (5%)
Opportunity 2: 5% ‘normal’ assistance for DRR, leverage like A4A
Opportunity 3: CSR, NGOs
Opportunity 4: paid by caller
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9. Enhance ‘mental’ capacity supply side
Problem
Solution
All experts need to be:
Well-skilled
Knowledgeable
Experienced in relief work
Capacity development
50 trained WASH generalists
250 informed WASH specialists
Knowledge management
Learning
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10. Recommended modality Use MoFA/HDPO for deployment Opportunity 1
Invite Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) to scale up ‘Response Preparedness ’
Team up with Aqua For All (A4A)
Nominate Full time joint NLRC/A4A “WASH Response Preparedness Coordinator”
€ 1 mln for 5 years
Create demand at International Organizations for Opportunity 1 (20% time)
Organize funding Opportunity 2/ WASH response for Opportunities 2, 3 & 4 (30% time)
Build capacity (Dutch) WASH experts (40% time)
Matchmaking / Organize deployment: Opportunity 1: through HDPO & NLRC (10% time)
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11. Activities Create task force / steering committee Secure funding
Recruit coordinator
Contact International emergency structures
Persuade, Contact, select & train Dutch experts, Database management
Dissemination
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12. Discussion: Key Issues / Proposed modality / Proposed ‘home’
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