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¨ THE 2ND GBCNA CONVENTION ¨ WINDHOEK- NAMIBIA ¨ Theme: Sustainable Building, Waste not! ¨ Water as an Integral part of Green Building -

Community Engagement, Space making and Embracing Social inclusion

¨ by: Catherine Mwango (Mrs.) ¨ Executive Director ¨ Kenya Water for Health Organization (KWAHO)

Outline

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KWAHO at a Glance

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Water - a scarce resource and GB

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Population and GB

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Water Resource Management and local communities-WRUAs

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Renewable Energy use – Solar pump and its benefits

Rainwater harvesting

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Conservation - Metered protected spring

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Water Closet – Lower Capacity Cistern

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Community engagement and social inclusion

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Community Participation

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Recognition of Community./citizen values and interests- Masai

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Social Sustainability drawing

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Space making and projects

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Challenges and recommendations

KWAHO AT A GLANCE

Transforming lives by facilitating sustainable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation facilities and services

Enhance the health and economic well- being of low- income and poor communities by facilitating equitable and sustainable access to safe water and sanitation through utilization of cost-effective and environmentally friendly technologies.

VISION MISSION

Water Scarcity and GB

Water is Integral part of Green Building:-

¨ Since buildings consume 20 percent of the world’s available

water, a resource that becomes scarcer each year. (UNEP).

¨ Everyday use of the diminishing resource demands for

water efficiency

¨ Green building promotes water efficiency by dual

plumbing to use recycled water for non-potable uses; water harvesting technologies; water use reduction; promoting water conservation behaviours

Population-Need for GB

Statistics at a glance

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Total population : Approx 42million

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Expected population by 2020-Approx 52.5million

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• No. of Counties-47

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Population growth rate-2.7%

¨ (Rural -2.1%; Urban 4.4%) §

Water coverage 54% urban; 51% rural (2014)

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Sanitation coverage 73% urban; 43% rural (2014)

Water Resource Management and local communities

Citizens participation: Conservation Efforts by WRUA

Enhancing transparency in Water Actors implementation process at local level

Sample technologies- EIA-Wastewater,

RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS

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PIPE CONNECTIONS

Renewable Energy use – Energy saving Solar pumps for borehole and reticulation

In Africa, the sun is plenty and free most

• f the time - Why not use it?

BENEFITS

¨ Reduced cost of water production in

comparison to using electricity

¨ Ensured water supply unlike before

when there would electricity rationing

¨ Improved relationship between the

Water Service Provider and the consumers

Solar Pump for a Community

Rainwater harvesting with a calibration for monitoring water usage

Rainwater harvesting at Laikipia Stadium

Waterbank Holding capacity of 1.5 million litres of water under the stadium Donated by Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto’o Fils

Metered Protected Spring for accountability on usage

Technology Change - Low capacity Water Closet cisterns results

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INSTALLATION OF 5LT CISTERN IN TOILETS COST ANALYSIS

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Assuming a three-times p/d usage by an individual: Cost of 5lt Cistern: Ksh. 4,500

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Cost of water @ Ksh. 1p/l PERIOD NO OF VISITS VOL OF WATER USED (LTS) ESTIMATED COST OF WATER One Day 3 15 15 One Week 21 105 105 One Month 90 450 450 One Year 1,080 5,400 5,400 For a population of 300 persons PERIOD NO OF VISITS VOL OF WATER USED (LTS) ESTIMATED COST OF WATER One Day 900 4,500 4,500 One Week 6,300 31,500 31,500 One Month 27,000 135,000 135,000 One Year 324,000 1,620,000 1,620,000 Assuming a three-times p/d usage by an individual: Cost of 9lt Cistern:

• Ksh. 3,500 Cost of water @ Ksh. 1p/l PERIOD NO OF VISITS VOL OF WATER USED (LTS) ESTIMATED COST OF WATER

One Day 3 21 21 One Week 21 147 147 One Month 90 630 630 One Year 1,080 7,560 7,560 For a population of 300 persons PERIOD NO OF VISITS VOL OF WATER USED (LTS) ESTIMATED COST OF WATER One Day 900 6,300 6,300 One Week 6,300 44,100 44,100 One Month 27,000 189,000 189,000 One Year 324,000 2,268,000 2,268,000

Community Engagement and social inclusion

¨ Effective sustainability -

Designers and communities must have a common goal Communities to understand

¨ WHY the Green building

initiative?

¨ WHAT needs to be done

differently

¨ Benefits? ¨ WHO will be responsible for

the change? HOW?

¨ Through EIA –

Common for large projects and public consultation

¨ Community meetings

– at the lower level

COMMUNITY (CITIZEN) PARTICIPATION

Community has right to:

¤ Information to enable participation ¤ Need for TRANSPARENCY ¤ Understand Group dynamics ¤ Need for Efficient co-ordination ¤ Tangible or perceived benefits.

A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND SATISFACTION feeling of “our goals and value Sustainability

Recognition of Community Values and interests

Example: Pastoral community Water point:

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Design Borehole water draw point for human consumption and cattle trough for livestock

• therwise the facility will be vandalized.

¨ This ‘way’ of building cities refers not only to the formal

structure of the city but the manner or systems through which we arrive at that structure. – Angelique Edmonds, Architecture Australia, Jan 2013

Social sustainability

¨ Green building sustainability broadly focuses on:-

Leading

Informing Involving Collaborating

Space Making and Projects for Public Spaces

Key issues to consider

¨ WHO are/will be the occupants of the building Their

special needs ( e.g. Children, Elderly, people with special needs) -Access

¨ Potential for change/improvement on the existing open

spaces

¨ Identify onsite water conservation opportunities and

strategies and measure performance

¨ Identify a common space for community meetings

Example: Social Considerations and Rights issues Special Sanitation units for the physically challenged

WC toilet with rails for support in urban areas

Ramp provision for the physically challenged pupils Latrine with a seat for the physically challenged- still under construction ( rural)

Quality of life improvement

Benefits of efficient water use in Green building results to :

¨ Reduced utility costs as a result of reduced energy

costs

¨ Alternative profitable engagements from savings ¨ Improved sense of well being by communities

‘belief that they can make a difference’

Challenge in sustainable GB Kenya’s experience

¨ Inadequate knowledge on Green building-

economic implications

¨ Lack of engagement between developers and

communities on green building designs

¨ Low motivation for private investors- low tax

exempt incentives

Recommendations

¨ Capacity building of communities/citizens to appreciate

GB Principles – Normally intensive community engagement

¨ Capacity build Artisans ¨ Promote GREEN BUILDING WASH information at

stakeholders Forum at County and National levels.

¨ All Inclusive partnerships -i.e. with Civil Societies ¨ Media and CSOs advocacy for GB

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