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ADB SUPPORT TO THE PACIFIC WATER SECTOR 9th Pacific Water Conference & Expo in Nuku’alofa, Tonga
9th August 2016
Stephen Blaik, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank

3. $27.17 ASSISTANCE BY REGION BILLION $0.54 billion $3.12 billion
TOTAL ASSISTANCE
ASSISTANCE BY REGION
$27.17
BILLION
$0.54 billion
Regional
$7.30 billion
Central and West Asia
$3.12 billion
$7.80 billion
East Asia
South Asia
$7.95 billion
Southeast Asia
$0.46 billion
Pacific

4. Pacific Island Countries

5. Pacific Approach
A strategy document due for Board consideration in August 2016
Addresses common issues faced by the 14 Pacific island countries with an emphasis on the smallest 11 countries
PIC-11: Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The three larger Pacific countries (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste) have independent Country Partnership Strategies
Three priorities for inclusive and sustainable growth (PIC-11):
Reducing costs
Managing risks
Enabling value creation
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6. ADB’s Vision of Water for All
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ADB’s Vision of Water for All
ADB’s “Water for All” policy and vision, adopted in 2001, guides ADB’s work on water and development. It seeks to promote water as a socially vital economic good that needs careful management to sustain inclusive and equitable economic growth and reduce poverty. It also advocates a participatory approach in meeting the challenges of water conservation and protection.

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The Pacific Context
Growing demand for water and sanitation / Declining quality of water resources
Limited policy and regulatory frameworks
Limited financial and technical resources
Tariffs barely cover O&M costs / High reliance on government subsidies
Limited local capacity
More frequent and severe climatic events

8. SDGs: By 2030, “Ensure access to water and sanitation for all”
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MDGs: “By 2015, halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation”
7 Pacific DMCs met the water target, 3 Pacific DMCs for sanitation
SDGs: By 2030, “Ensure access to water and sanitation for all”
Complemented by other goals and targets defined at the country level

9. ADB Pacific Portfolio in WSS
Increased access to improved WSS
Affordable and equitable access to WSS
Financially, technically, and environmentally sustainable services
Network rehabilitation and lower non-revenue water (NRW)
Effective asset management
Utility reform and strengthening utilities’ financial performance
Capacity development of IAs and EAs
Improved stakeholder engagement and community empowerment in decision-making
Strengthened governance, regulatory frameworks and policy reform
Fostering private sector development
Climate-proofing infrastructure
Assisting DMCs to leverage climate and other financing
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10. Tonga Nuku-alofa Urban Development Sector Project
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Tonga
Nuku-alofa Urban Development Sector Project
Helping Tonga improve urban planning and management and the delivery of sustainable urban services in Nuku'alofa
$12.5 million (ADB $6.06m, Australia $6.44m)
(Proposed) Integrated Urban Sector Resilience Project: TA in 2016

11. Federated States of Micronesia
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Federated States of Micronesia
Omnibus Infrastructure Development Project (OIDP) – due to close in 2016
Enhancing public health and the environment through assistance to improve water supply infrastructure in Kosrae and Yap, and wastewater infrastructure in Pohnpei
$19.51 million (ADB: ADF $14.71m, OCR $4.8 m)

12. Fiji (Proposed) Urban Water and Wastewater Management Project
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Fiji
(Proposed) Urban Water and Wastewater Management Project
Increasing access to reliable and adequate supplies of safe water in urban centers and to sanitary and environmentally safe sewerage waste systems and treatment facilities
$222 million (ADB: $67m; GCF: $31m; Fiji government: $89m; Other donors: $35 m)
Pending ADB board approval in late 2016

13. Fiji – Cyclone Winston Emergency Assistance
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Fiji – Cyclone Winston Emergency Assistance
Emergency assistance loan to the Government of Fiji for short-term financing of disaster recovery reconstruction programs
School rehabilitation, housing assistance and urban infrastructure including WSS
$50 million (ADB)

14. Kiribati South Tarawa Sanitation Improvement Project (STSISP)
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Kiribati
South Tarawa Sanitation Improvement Project (STSISP)
Improving sanitation infrastructure, sewerage and maintenance capacity, and public hygiene
$ million (Australia $13.95m, ADB $7.56m, Water Financing Partnership Facility $0.61 m)
(Proposed) South Tarawa Water Sector Development Program (TA in 2016)

15. Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ebeye Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Improving access to safe water and improved sanitation in Ebeye
$9 million (ADB $5 million, Australia $4 million)
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16. Samoa Community Sanitation Project
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Samoa
Community Sanitation Project
Giving vulnerable households sustainable access to better sanitation in targeted regions of Samoa
$2million (Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction)

17. Timor Leste
Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project (due to close in 2016)
Improving water supply services for households, businesses and institutions in Dili City
$6 million (ADB)
District Capitals Water Supply Project
Helping to provide sustained 24-hour water supply to Manatuto and Pante Masar towns
$11m (ADB)
TA: Strengthening Water Sector Management and Service Delivery ($1.312m)
TA: Urban Services Improvement Sector Project ($1.418m)
TA (Regional): Knowledge and Innovation Support for ADB's Water Financing Program. Pilot Demonstration Activity – Design of Sanitation Output-Based Aid Pilot in Manatuto Town ($50,000)
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18. Vanuatu Port Vila Urban Development Project
Helping Vanuatu expand access to basic services in Port Vila and surrounding areas in Shefa province
$ million (Australia: $ m, Australian TA grant: $4.5m, ADB: $5m)

19. Regional Assistance
TA: Strengthening disaster and climate risk resilience in urban development in the Pacific
Building the resilience of social and economic development in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) to climate change and natural hazard events ($0.65m, ADB)
TA: Strengthening urban infrastructure investment planning in the Pacific
Building the capacity of Pacific DMCs to plan and assess priority urban infrastructure investments to support more sustainable urban development in Pacific cities and towns ($0.7m, ADB)
TA: Mapping Resilience to Fragility and Conflict in Asia and the Pacific
Support for strengthening PWWA ($0.127m, ADB)
Support for the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)
ADB is current chair of the water and sanitation sector working group
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20. Pipeline Technical Assistance
NAU Urban Planning, Policies and Institutions
PNG Preparing the District Towns Water and Sanitation Project
RMI Preparing the Majuro Water and Sanitation Project
VAN Preparing the Port Vila-Urban Development Project
NAU Preparing the Urban Development Project
Pipeline Projects
TIM Urban Services Improvement Project & MFF Urban Services Strengthening (Tranche 1)
KIR South Tarawa Water Sector Development Program
PNG District Towns Water and Sanitation Project
RMI Majuro Water and Sanitation Project
VAN Port Vila Urban Development Project, Phase 2
NAU Pilot Urban Development Project
TON Integrated Urban Sector Resilience Project
VAN Luganville Urban Development Project
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21. Thank You