79792 FY13 HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Scaling Up Rural REGIONAL EASAN 3 ministerial conference organized in Bali in September 2012. Papua New Guinea Sanitation and and Timor Leste actively took part for the first time. At a pre-EASAN event, over 50 del- egates from governments, NGOs and development partners participated in a regional Hygiene learning event for scaling-up rural sanitation, organized by WSP in partnership with UNI- CEF, WaterAid, Plan International and IDS. INDONESIA Technical support provided for implementation of government’s Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) Strategy at central level and in 5 provinces to help reach 20,000 villages by 2014; WSP-led pilot web-/SMS-based monitoring system for rural sanitation in East Java went national following a successful initial application in 5 provinces; large-scale rural sani- tation programs funded by Word Bank revised operational guidelines in line with STBM strategy; 80 sanitation entrepreneurs emerged in 5 provinces, prompting local govern- ments to invest in training and capacity building. LAO PDR THE PHILIPPINES VIETNAM Twenty-seven villages declared ODF out In collaboration with UNICEF, rural sanita- Technical support provided for govern- of 40 villages being ‘triggered’ via CLTS in tion formative research conducted with ment in implementation of rural sanitation 2 provinces, which make up 68% of all vil- recommendations being used for devel- at central and provincial levels, including lages triggered in these 2 provinces; WSP oping a behavior change communications in carrying out 4 assessments on policy advocacy launched for development of a plan and program strategy. WSP facili- document, behavior change communi- nationwide program implementation for tated workshops to obtain a shared vision cations study and materials, supply chain, Scaling Up Rural Sanitation in Lao PDR. among key national agencies--the Depart- and programmatic approach applications. ment of Health, Department of the Interior Government assisted in coordinating rural and Local Government, and Department sanitation through working group meet- of Social Welfare and Development. ings, and in launching advocacy that led Local implementation conduct- to the setting-up of the National Sanita- CAMBODIA ed in 6 provinces covering a to- tion Day and drafting of Guidelines tal of 16 municipalities with ap- for National Sanitation Movement. Sanitation access gained for 1,130 house- proximately 59,000 households holds through a latrine financing scheme without improved sanitation. developed under sanitation marketing program in 2 provinces. Creating Sustainable Services Through Targeting the Urban Poor and Domestic Private Sector Participation Improving Services in Small Towns CAMBODIA INDONESIA Following completion of the capacity building pilot project, the 9 supported small-scale Review of Community-Managed Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems complet- private water operators made new investments totaling US$1.27 million in 2012-2013 (of ed, with key recommendations on co-management of facilities and a priority for com- which US$726,000 was financed by commercial lenders), providing safe water to addi- munal shallow sewer systems inserted into revised government guidelines for DEWATS INDONESIA tional 1,454 households. A new, scale-up phase prepared for FY14 to provide business systems. A study on economic impacts of sanitation-related water pollution in the upper development services for at least 30 private water providers, out of a total of 135 licensed Citarum River completed in collaboration with ADB, concluding that annualized benefits WSP-supported Association of Sanitation private water operators in Cambodia, through a collaboration with Cambodian Water As- of improving water quality outweigh costs by a factor of 2.3. Entrepreneurs (APPSANI) sealed a deal sociation. The next phase will also be the proof-of-concept to provide effective “Access-to- with Indonesia’s leading bank BRI to chan- Finance� services for at least 15 private water operators. nel non-collateral loans to members in 5 VIETNAM provinces. First batch of households re- ceived BRI credit for sanitation products. THE PHILIPPINES A review of approaches for delivering sustainable WSS services in small towns completed, In East and West Java, 5 community-based with recommendations including needs to develop a provincial master plan, to consider water providers met performance indica- Capacity building of 20 water utilities and 34 accredited technical service providers provincial People’s Committees as a single point of responsibility in service provision, and tors after receiving loans in the amount of completed, leading to a pilot commercial lending to small water utility amounting to to set up a clear institutional arrangement. US$40,000 from 3 financial institutions to US$300,000 and a potential Public-Private Partnership between a local government unit finance expansion to serve an additional and a small-scale water utility to serve additional 4,877 rural households. 900 households. Supporting Poor-Inclusive WSS Sector Reform Delivering WSS Services in Fragile States REGIONAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA Two reports presenting results from Economic Assessment of Sanitation Interventions The Service Delivery Assessment completed in Papua New Guinea in November 2012, (phase 2 of the Economics of Sanitation Initiative) published and disseminated. Service finding that major barriers to improved services are unclear institutional responsibilities Delivery Assessments for 6 countries in East Asia well underway, led by country govern- for peri-urban and rural WSS, and a lack of national WASH policy. These two areas are now ment sector or planning ministries. The assessment for PNG, carried out in partnership priority actions for government and development partners. with WaterAid, completed and consensus delivered around priority actions. LAO PDR INDONESIA CAMBODIA Monthly informal stakeholder meetings Jakarta Sanitation Hackathon organized, for rural WSS initiated, serving as an en- one team progressed to become one of Sector brief on decentralized service de- try point to formalize sector coordination the winners of the global Sanitation App livery and targets for 2025 provided by mechanism. Challenge. A baseline survey and risk WSP in collaboration with UNICEF for 350 analysis in 9 communities making up the officials from all provinces in Cambodia, in- Cikapundung river area completed, results cluding provincial governments, Ministry presented to a local multi-stakeholder fo- of Rural Development (MRD) line agencies, rum as a platform for action planning to and development partners. improve river water quality. 2 3 FY14-15 LOOKING AHEAD EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Scaling Up Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Supporting Poor-Inclusive WSS Sector Reform •• REGIONAL. Collaboration continued between WSP and •• REGIONAL. All Service Delivery Assessments for Cambodia, regional partners–UNICEF, WaterAid, Plan International–to Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Vietnam design targeted regional learning events prepared to ben- completed, feeding into high level policy dialogues on reform efit countries with shorter experience in scaling-up. Regional directions and development of 5-year planning documents by events, one prepared for FY14 and another one for FY15, fo- governments. cused on local service delivery mechanism, institutionalizing •• CAMBODIA. Strategy for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, capacity building, poverty targeting, linkages with nutrition approved by the Ministry, to be adopted at higher level of the and poverty reduction programs, and identification of viable Council of Ministers; WSP support continued for strategy op- business models to reach the poor at scale. erationalization, with focus on i) supporting operational plan- •• CAMBODIA. Based on a review of business models and de- ning, ii) development of behavior change strategy, and iii) sup- centralization direction of the Cambodian Government, sanita- port to the development of a national M&E system together tion scale-up carried out through multi-stakeholder platforms with other development partners. in at least 10 districts in 2 provinces, aiming to increase sanita- •• INDONESIA. Results from Water Safety Plan pilot integrated tion access with at least 10%, reaching around 50,000 people. into National Program for Water Safety Planning in 5-Year De- Partnerships with micro-finance institutions to be sought and velopment Plan 2015-2019; integrated WSS database with spe- scaled-out based on evidence of loan performance analysis cific modules for various national WSS programs developed by done in early FY14. the National Water and Sanitation Information Service Center. •• INDONESIA. Institutionalization of rural capacity building com- pleted through adoption of Community-Based Total Sanitation Strategy into Health Academy curriculum, accreditation of exist- Targeting the Urban Poor and Improving Services ing training modules, and application of e-learning to map and develop capacity of sanitation professionals. in Small Towns •• THE PHILIPPINES. WSP support provided for learning strat- •• INDONESIA. Technical assistance to government on the egy rollout in 4 regional training and capacity development development of septage management models completed; hubs targeting 6 provinces. Non-government organizations, moved into a second phase of supporting cities in piloting local civil society organizations, academia, water utilities, and new approaches. private partners mobilized for the mainstreaming of rural sani- •• THE PHILIPPINES. Rollout of the national urban sanitation tation in government’s flagship programs. program operations manual in 3 to 5 priority cities implement- ing sewerage and septage management projects. Creating Sustainable Services Through Domestic Private Sector Participation Mitigating and Adapting WSS Delivery to Climate •• CAMBODIA. Assistance provided to Ministry of Industry, Change Impacts Mines and Energy on 2 ministerial regulations on tariff setting •• VIETNAM. Dissemination and awareness seminars on find- and licensing regime for private water operators, including ings from WSP study in collaboration with Belgian Technical guidelines and standard formats for implementation to regu- Corporation project completed. late private water operators and to attract 150 non-licensed operators to obtain license. •• INDONESIA. MoU between sanitation entrepreneurs associa- Delivering WSS Services in Fragile States tion and Bank BRI extended, leading to scaling up of financing access for both sanitation entrepreneurs and customers; part- Technical assistance for Papua New Guinea to develop first water, nership in innovative financing arrangements among local sanitation and hygiene (WASH) policy delivered. Service Delivery governments, community-based water providers and private Assessment in Timor Leste completed. sector in selected districts implemented. •• THE PHILIPPINES. Support provided for nationwide registra- tion of all water service providers to facilitate effective water resource regulation and promote open data by the National Water Resources Management Office. 4