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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Local Government and Reconstruction: Extending Rural Water Services and Evolving Practices

6th RWSN Forum, Kampala, 29th November – 01 December 2011

• Ing. Lamin Souma – Ag. Chief Engineer, Water Supply Division

Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Sierra Leone

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Republic of Sierra Leone

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Starting Points

• Sierra Leone is classed as a “fragile” state
• Fragile states - those where “the government cannot
• r will not deliver core functions to the majority of its

people, including the poor.” (DFID)

• Many organisations (UN and NGO’s) working in

support of GoSL

• Implies capacity and leadership to co-ordinate

assistance!

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Sierra Leone timeline

3 1990 2012 2000 1991: civil war starts 2002: War declared

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January 2011 NWSP launched December 2006: 90% of country’s debt written off 50th anniversary

• f independence

1999: Parts of Freetown seized by rebel forces

Emergency Recovery Rehabilitation Development

The distinction between these phases is often blurred and agency activities do not sufficiently evolve!

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Challenges for Rural Water Supply

in Sierra Leone (1)

• Dilapidated infrastructure
• Rural WASH coverage rates

remain low 32%

• Services in a state of disrepair
• Decentralisation has achieved

mixed results

• Many players with small

portfolios poses problems for co-ordination

• Difficulty in paying for services

to ensure sustainability

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46%

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Government estimates Government target JMP Estimates

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Challenges for Rural Water Supply

in Sierra Leone (2)

• Community

involvement at planning stage is weak

• Low public sensitisation

& awareness-raising

• Weak link between

water & sanitation

• Neglect of water

resources management

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

DfID Programme of support to SL

to address challenges

• 3- year programme managed by Adam Smith

International to:

– Build sector leadership – Support decentralised delivery of services – Create enabling policy, institutional and regulatory environment for improved delivery – Encourage decision-making and management at lower levels – Emphasise cost effectiveness and sustainability – Build capacity at all levels and among all sector actors

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

The challenge for government (1)

• Improving leadership –”set out its vision and thinking”
• Defining roles and responsibilities
• Ensuring organisations have the skills and capacities to

undertake tasks

• Encouraging meaningful decentralisation
• Providing continued support to local councils

7 African Development Bank UNICEF

World Bank

GTZ

UK DfID

WaterAid ActionAid GOAL Plan OXFAM InterAid

ACF

Save the Children

MoFED

MoAFFS

EU

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

• Recognising WASH delivery

as priority

• Low financial resources not

backed by decentralisation policy

• Strengthening capacity

(human, technical, financial resources)

• Coordinating activities of

multiple actors

• Providing continued support

to CM structures

The challenge for local councils (2)

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Stakeholders engagement on the new Water Resources Management Bill

6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

• Ability to pay for services
• Willingness of Government

to charge

• Collaborating and working

with government

• Documenting field

experiences (and learn from them)

• Balancing field level needs

with organisational priorities

The challenge for service providers (3)

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Supporting Local Councils

• Strengthen Councils leadership
• In partnership with Councils Ministry undertaking the ff:

– Sensitisation of communities on NWSP and its implementation – Local level sector co-ordination and harmonisation – Community-based water resources management – Capacity development – Strategic and investment planning

• develop best practice models to replicate and scaled up
• provide civil society with a voice

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Some ongoing initiatives

• Drafting of new National Water Resources Act
• Developing national water security plan
• Harmonising coordination across WASH sector through

institutionalised engagements

• Preparing Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Framework and other frameworks and guidelines

• Evolving community management models
• Undertaking a water point mapping for planning and

investment decisions

• Establishing £5m WASH facility to foster sector learning

and innovation

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

Summary

• At national level SL is

– strengthening policy, law and practice around service delivery water supply – Emphasising water resources management, and – Linking water with environmental sanitation and hygiene promotion

• Al local government level, Councils to:

– Collaborate and work with governments – Strengthen commitment to sustainability – Balance advocacy with the field reality of our “own” achievements

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6th International Rural Water Supply Network Forum : Kampala, Uganda : 29th Nov-1st Dec 2011

How can RWSN engage with SL?

• Cost-effective

borehore drilling

• Monitoring and

promoting self- supply

• Monitoring and

supporting sustainability

• Promoting sector

learning

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