33509 BANK-NETHERLANDS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION WINDOWS PROGRESS REPORT SECOND SEMESTER, 2004 JULY 1 ­ DECEMBER 31, 2004 Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership -Water Supply and Sanitation Windows www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp 1818 H street NW, Washington DC 20433 USA · Bnwp@worldbank.org · tel. 1-202-4587796 BANK NETHERLANDS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION WINDOWS SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT SECOND SEMESTER, 2004 JULY 1 ­ DECEMBER 31, 2004 1. THE BANK-NETHERLANDS WATERPARTNERSHIP­ WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION WINDOWS The mission of the Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership (BNWP) is to improve delivery of water supply and sanitation services to the poor. The partnership enhances performance of World Bank operations in the water supply and sanitation sector and supports a broad sector reform agenda with a strong poverty focus. BNWP activities center on providing support to solve immediate problems with actual cases, testing policy and service delivery innovations, and plugging gaps in existing knowledge in the WSS sector as a whole. The BNWP is managed as a cohesive program based on good quality projects and activities, and is complementary to other sources of funding. BNWP projects are targeted interventions that support implementation of structural changes. A typical project fosters South-South collaboration and includes pilots in the field. All project proposals are quality-assured through peer review by reviewers chosen from within and outside the World Bank. More details on the work done by BNWP are available at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp or by writing to bnwp@worldbank.org. 2. THE SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2.1 PURPOSE This Semi-Annual Progress Report outlines the progress in work of the Water Supply and Sanitation Windows of the Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership during the second semester of 2004 (July 1 ­ December 31, 2004). The purpose of the Semi-Annual Progress Report is to: · report outputs and activities of the various BNWP projects and activities Front page photo credits: C. Carnemark/World Bank (top), C. Carnemark/World Bank (bottom) 1 · report disbursements that allows comparison with outputs · facilitate identification of links and common interests between various projects of BNWP · increase transparency of BNWP operations. 2.2 STRUCTURE OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT The Semi-Annual Progress Report is organized with a main text with an annex giving the detailed progress reports for each project and activity. 3. KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SEMESTER During the July-December 2004 period, BNWP projects and activities remained at cruising speed, with many activities approaching finalization and all projects well into the implementation stage. Two BNWP flagship projects and several activities finalized their activities during the period. Two new activities and three projects were approved and begun, while one project was ready in the pipeline and undergoing peer review at the end of the period. BNWP adopted a strengthened focus on sanitation in the allocation of remaining funds. 3.1 NEW PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Three new projects and two new activities were started up this semester: · Improving Policy and Business Environments for Small-Scale Private Service Providers in Water Supply (#011) - Drawing on findings from Phase I (BNWP Activity #074), this project seeks to enhance the global understanding of SPSPs, their importance of the water supply and sanitation sector, and the impact of policy and business environments in which they operate. Through a combination of knowledge gathering, dissemination, and action research, the project will examine these environments using case examples on specific priority topics from a number of countries, document the consequences for SPSPs, and develop a practical set of briefing notes and reference materials designed to enhance policymakers' capacity to optimize the role of small-scale service providers. · Scaling Up Bank Action in Sanitation and Hygiene for the Poor (#089) ­ The project will support operational staff in expanding and improving the quality of sanitation and hygiene services through the following activities: (a) analysis of constraints to scaling up Bank investments and activity in sanitation and hygiene; (b) innovative and strategic technical support services to Bank operations in sanitation and hygiene; and (c) preparation and dissemination of guidance in innovative approaches to sanitation and hygiene, drawing on both existing documentation of innovation in sanitation and hygiene, and the experience gained during the course of this project. 2 · WSS Regulation (#090) - The project will assess alternative regulatory "rules" and processes governing provision of WSS services and will produce a set of guidance notes that: address the practical issues in the design of regulatory, contractual and dispute resolution arrangements; identify broadly applicable solutions to problems commonly faced by regulators and policy makers in developing countries; and assist training and development programs for regulatory and policy agencies. · Guidelines for designing RWSS programs in the context of PRSCs (#086) ­ Developing a PRSC toolkit to function as a roadmap and provide supporting resources for the RWSS component in SWAps, and in PRSCs and other budget support mechanisms. · RWSS Toolkit Application in Multi-Sector Teams (#092) ­ Applying the RWSS Toolkit in tandem with specialized assistance to provide targeted support to pipeline and ongoing multi-sector projects. 3.2 CLOSED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES The following projects and activities were finalized and closed in this semester: · Evaluation of Pro-Poor Subsidies for Urban Water Services in West-Africa (#050) ­ The activity sought to assess the effectiveness of the subsidy schemes used in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire in providing piped water supply to the poor. The activity consisted in a desk review, field surveys in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, and a study report. Findings from the study were presented at a dissemination workshop. The full study report and an executive summary will be published as Water Supply and Sanitation Working Notes. · Franchising in Water Supply and Sanitation (#052) ­ The activity investigated the potential of franchising as a means of providing water and sanitation services in small and medium sized towns and in marginal urban areas, with a particular emphasis on improving service to the poor. The activity resulted in the identification of franchising as one potential route to increase capacity of WSS providers. In addition to a consultant report, a produced a conceptual paper was produced, Can the Principles of Franchising be used to Improve Water Supply and Sanitation Services? ­ A Preliminary Analysis, which was published in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Board Paper series. The findings of the study were presented and discussed at Water Week 2003 and at the Annual Meeting of the International Private Water Association, 2003. The activity has raised an interest in franchising as a way to improve the management capacity of water service providers in both urban centers and towns among client governments and WB task managers. It is being followed up in BNWP Activity #085, which further explores the concept of franchising, applying it to the case of Lagos, Nigeria. 3 · Improving Efficiency and Competition of Water Supply and Sanitation Provision in Medium and Small Municipalities in Brazil (#060) ­ The activity sought to increase the level of knowledge regarding PSP options, benefits, and processes in water and sanitation among mayors and municipal decision makers in Brazil; and strengthen the quality of PSP contracts, with emphasis on incorporating lessons learned by the World Bank in designing "pro-poor" provisions. With this objective in mind, the existing Toolkit for PSP in water and sanitation was updated and translated into Portuguese and case studies were prepared. The toolkit and case studies were presented and discussed at a workshop for mayors and municipal decision makers in Brazil. The revised toolkit and case studies have been made available in electronic and hardcopy. The possibility of using the workshop materials to reproduce the program in Mexico is being explored. 3.3 EVENTS BNWP-WSS and BNWPP co-hosted a meeting of the Dutch-sponsored partnership programs in the multilateral development banks, November 8-9, 2004, in Washington DC. The two-day meeting was attended by DGIS' water sector focal points and representatives from the partnerships in the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and World Bank. The meeting provided an opportunity for the partnership programs to share among themselves and with the DGIS water sector focal points their progress and lessons learned as well as identify areas of collaboration. During the period, the BNWP furthermore sponsored or provided input to the following events: · Interim results from BNWP Project #033 Modes of Engagement with Public Sector Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries were presented and discussed at a two-day joint World Bank-WaterAid workshop. Thirty-five academic and other researchers, water and sanitation practitioners from international NGOs, World Bank staff, donors, and managers of public utilities attended the workshop and provided inputs to the draft document presented. The draft document and workshop proceedings are available on BNWP's website at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp. (August 2004, London). · The revised toolkit on public-private participation in the WSS sector (BNWP #059) was presented at a Toolkit review meeting. The meeting was attended by operators, donors, and NGOs, who provided comments and suggestions for the toolkit (October 2004, Paris). · Findings from three BNWP sponsored activities were presented at the "OECD-World Bank Conference on Private Sector Participation in Municipal Water Services in Europe and Central Asia" (September 2004, Moscow), which brought together about 100 experts from governments, the private sector, donors, NGOs and IFIs. The presentations included: 4 Ø AHome-GrownExample:TheDevelopmentofa Public-PrivatePartnershipin Piasecnzo, Poland (BNWP #057). Ø "Domestic"PerspectivesonWaterUtilityManagement(ResultsofanECA-Wide Survey) (BNWP #057) Ø InternationalandDomesticOpportunitiesinECA'sCommunityWaterMarkets (BNWP #077). Ø CanFranchisingEnhancetheProfessionalCapacityofDomesticPrivate Operators in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (BNWP #85). · Findings from BNWP #062 Methodology of Baseline Analysis of Water Distribution Performance and BNWP #083 Public Reporting by Water Supply and Sanitation Utilities on Consumer-Oriented Issues provided input to the Water Operators Roundtable Workshop (December 2004, Paris). The BNWP-funded work focused on development of an appropriate monitoring framework for regulatory oversight of water utilities. · An E-Conference on town water supply and sanitation was organized by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University to discuss the findings of the Town WSS Initiative's (BNWP Project #043). More than 500 people signed up for the e-conference. A total of 90 contributions were received during the conference, and 43 people from a range of countries actively participated in the e- conference,which took place Nov. 22 ­ Dec. 17, 2004. · An internal workshop (video conference) was held to launch work on cost effective design BNWP Project #043 Towns WSS Initiative (December 2004). The work on cost- effective design will be field tested in Phase II in up to five countries with involvement of local design engineers and through the Business Planning process, which emphasizes the link between design and building institutional capacity. 3.4 PUBLICATIONS Publications from projects and activities included: · The report "Moving from Protest to Proposal: Building the Capacity of Consumer Organizations to Engage on Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform" was published in English and French. The report synthesizes the lessons learned from BNWP project #006 Urban WSS Sector Reform: Building Capacity for Civil Society Engagement. The publication is available in hardcopy and via BNWP's website at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp. · The report Assessing Sustainability in Rural Water Supply: The Role of Follow Up Support to Communities was made available on the BNWP website. The report is an interim output under BNWP Project #007 Follow-Up Support to Communities after Construction of Rural Water 5 Supply and Sanitation Facilities. Based on a literature and desk review, the report identifies factors that influence post-project sustainability of RWSS projects. The report can be accessed at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp · The report Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia: A Review of Key Issues and Experiences in Six Countries with annexes was published on the BNWP website. The report is the final output from the Trends in the Desalination Market in the Middle East and Central Asia project (BNWP #012). The report can be accessed at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp As BNWP projects and activities proceed with implementation and are finalized, a substantial number of outputs are becoming available. Published outputs from BNWP activities and projects are in the coming semester's publication are expected to include a book, a WSS Sector Board Discussion Paper , and at a minimum four Water and Sanitation Working Notes. 3.5 IMPACT ON WORLD BANK OPERATIONS This section details some of the specific and broader impacts of BNWP activities and projects on World Bank operations. During the reporting period, BNWP-funded work continued to positively impact World Bank operations both in terms of broad sector approaches and in terms of specific support to client countries. · Concepts, tools, and presentations developed under BNWP Project #033 Modes of Engagement with Public Sector WSS have been mainstreamed into World Bank capacity- building exercises as well as policy dialogue around the world, including but not limited to: o Workshops during the International Water Association Congress,Marrakech, Morocco, September 2004. o NWWEC/World Bank/World Bank Institute Workshop in Tehran, September 2004. o "Managing Reforms in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector," capacity- building course for water professionals in Francophone Africa. Dakar, Senegal, December 2004 o World Bank ­ Civil Society Dialogue on Water Supply and Sanitation, London, November 2004. · The joint World Bank-WaterAid workshop organized under BNWP #033 in August opened the door for further World Bank ­ Civil Society dialogue. The "World Bank ­ Civil Society Dialogue on Urban Water Supply and Sanitation" held on November 18 and 19 , 2004 in London, brought together Bank staff and representatives from 22 NGOs, labor unions, and community groups from across the globe. · The Modes of Engagement with Public Sector WSS in Developing Countries project (BNWP #033) continues to feed into internal Bank Dialogue to operationalize the Infrastructure Action Plan, specifically how to engage with the full public-private spectrum. 6 · The ongoing sectoral dialogue and innovative approaches fostered under the BNWP Towns WSS Initiative (BNWP #043) is playing a substantial role in the preparation and implementation of towns WSS projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Vietnam, Laos, and Peru. · The work carried out under BNWP Project #012 Trends in the Desalination Market in the Middle East and Central Asia provided input to Yemen Water Supply and Sanitation project. The objective of the project is to carry out a pilot program in desalination of brackish water. In this connection, a feasibility study to desalinate brackish water the Taiz area is underway. The study will propose a feasible technology for the quality of water that is in the area and a financing option. The findings of the BNWP-funded desalination study have been an important input in the formulation of the terms of reference of the study, in particular related to the choice of technology, choice of capacity, and environmental impacts. · The analysis of small scale private service providers (SPSPs) carried out under BNWP Activity #074 has led to the development of three proposals for larger scale projects. Two large-scale SPSP projects are currently underway, leveraging US$12 million of funding from DfID. The upcoming projects seek to enhance the global understanding of SPSPs, their importance in the water supply and sanitation sector, and the impact of policy and business environments in which they operate. · The newly approved Toolkit for Rural Water and Sanitation Application in Multi-Sector Teams (#092) provides targeted support to pipeline and ongoing multi-sector projects with water and sanitation components. The activity applies the Rural Water and Sanitation Toolkit (developed with BNWP funding) in conjunction with specialized assistance. Multi-sectoral operations, including urban and rural development and environmental projects, account for approximately 50 percent of Bank lending in the WSS sector. · BNWP-funded seed activities on public-private partnerships to promote handwashing with soap (BNWP #008) have been mainstreamed in WBG operations in Ghana, Madagascar, Columbia, and Senegal and are being adopted in Bank operations in Vietnam. The projects will scale up improvements in hygiene practices in these countries and are expected to result in positive health gains, in particular for poor women and children. 4. OVERVIEW OFPRESENTPORTFOLIO As of December 31, 2004, the total value of the portfolio of projects and activities was USD 7.5 million. This budget includes projects and activities that are approved by (the chair of) the Sector Board. In addition, pre-qualified projects under development amounted to a budget of USD 215,000. The planned and actual disbursement per semester is presented in Figure 1. The approved budget of USD 7.5 million leverages co-financing of USD 3.8 million from other funding sources. 7 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 Planned $800,000 Actual $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $- 2002-I 2002-II 2003-I 2003-II 2004-I 2004-II 2005-I 2005-II Figure 1: Planned and actual disbursement per semester. BNWP Portfolio: Windows BNWP Portfolio: Regions Global Rural WSS Africa East Asia & Pacific Urban WSS Europe & Central Asia Financing Systems Latin America & Caribbean Sanitation and Hygiene Middle East & N. Africa Capacity-Building South Asia Figure 2: Breakdown of portfolio per window Figure 3: Breakdown of portfolio per region The focus of the present portfolio is summarized in figures 2 and 3 (above). The majority of the portfolio is global or located in Africa or South Asia. This is in line with the needs for the Millennium Development Goals. BNWP-WSS sponsored initiatives are predominantly located within the rural WSS, urban WSS, and sanitation and hygiene windows. 8 5. FINANCIAL ANDPROGRESS REPORT Table 1 gives a specification of accumulated progress as well as disbursement per window. Total disbursements for the period July 1 ­ December 31, 2004, reached USD1,046,330. This constitutes 76% of the planned budget for the second semester of 2004. Lower than anticipated disbursements were found primarily in the WSS in Rural Areas and Small Towns and Capacity-Building windows. The disbursement lag under the WSS in Rural Areas and Small Towns window was attributable largely to a slight implementation delay for BNWP #043 Towns WSS Initiative (see below for further details) and a temporary disbursement lag experienced by BNWP #007 Follow-Up Support to Communities after Construction of RWSS Facilities; a lag that is expected to be eliminated during the coming reporting period. The disbursement delay seen in the Capacity-Building window was mainly attributable to lower than anticipated overall disbursements under BNWP #006 WSS Reform: Building Capacity for Civil Society Involvement. The outputs achieved in the second semester of 2004 amount to 85% of the targets set for the semester. This number represents a weighted average of the individual project achievements, as specified in the annex. While four of five windows are performing as anticipated, performance for the WSS in Rural Areas and Small Towns window corresponded to 79% the semester target. The delay experienced under the WSS in Rural Areas and Small Towns window was mainly attributable a changes in project management and a transition from Phase I to Phase II of BNWP Project #043 Towns WSS Initiative. The project had resumed the anticipated implementation pace at the end of the reporting period. Window Performance* Semi-Annual Disbursements (% of target) Budget (USD) USD % of budget WSS in rural areas and small towns 79% 325,250 170,121 52% Reform of urban WSS 83% 398,874 325,459 82% Dev. of sustainable financing systems 96% 217,000 205,640 95% Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion 91% 225,000 179,440 80% Capacity-building 93% 94,125 56,139 60% Program coordination N/A 110,000 109,532 100% Grand Total 85% 1,370,249 1,046,330 76% Table 1: Progress and disbursements per window. * This number represents a weighted average of the individual project achievements, as specified in the annex. 9 6. PLANS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS A single pipeline project, "Developing Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys for the Water and Sanitation Sector," is expected to be approved in the beginning of the first semester 2005 and will move rapidly into implementation upon approval. Ongoing BNWP projects and activities will continue at cruising speed in early 2005, with many reaching finalization by end of 2005. The program focus will center on implementation and targeted actions to reduce the existing disbursement lag, to be fully eliminated by December 2005 when the current tranche comes to an end. Finally, an evaluation of the program is planned for May-June, 2005. 10 ANNEX: OVERVIEW PER PROJECT ORACTIVITY Title Short description Approved Windows Current status Project period Semi-Annual # budget1 performance2 (USD) 005 Pro-poor transaction design; Upstream Ensuring that urban water sector reforms involving 769,000 Urban WSS Operational Nov 02 ­ Feb 05 76% work for private sector participation the private sector are more effective at increasing and reform access and service quality for poor consumers 006 PPP in urban WSS: building capacity Addressing the role of civil society in public private 229,250 Urban WSS Operational Nov 02 ­ Sep 04 100% for civil society engagement partnership transactions and build capacity of key Capacity building civil society groups, and policy makers to engage positively in the reform process 007 Follow up support to communities afterIdentifying the types of follow -up support to 545,000 Rural WSS Operational Nov 02 ­ May 05 70% construction of rural WSS facilities communities after the construction of rural water and sanitation Facilities that are needed to enable sustainability 008 Public private partnership to promote Promoting partnership between the soap industry, 850,000 Hygiene & Operational Jun 02 ­ April 05 96% handwashing with soap public agencies and NGOs to provide soap and sanitation promote handwashing with soap to decrease diarrhoeal diseases 012 Trends in the Desalination Market in Improving the understanding among Bank staff and 456,000 Urban WSS Operational Jun 02 ­ Oct 04 100% the Middle East and Central Asia clients in the Middle East and Central Asia of recent developments in the desalination industry 015 Consultation workshop with African Organizing a three day high-level seminar of 40,567 Urban WSS Closed Feb 02- Jun 02 N/A water operators in Dakar African water policy decision makers to develop a roadmap on how to improve capacity of water ministries in implementing sector reform 020 State of the art hygiene and sanitation Supporting the implementation of effective 530,000 Rural WSS Operational Jun 02 ­ Jun 05 85% promotion component design of large instruments for improving hygiene and sanitation Hygiene & scale RWSS programs behaviours in rural communities in the context of Sanitation large-scale rural water supply and sanitation projects 021 Addis Ababa International Conference Organizing a conference to take stock of the 50,000 Rural WSS Closed Apr 02 ­ Jan 03 N/A "Water Supply and Sanitation Serviceslessons learned on water supply and sanitation in Urban WSS in Small Towns and Multi-Village small towns and to launch the new BWNPP small Schemes" town initiative 026 Scaling up sustainable rural water Characterizing the necessary supporting 43,962 Rural WSS Closed Feb 02 ­Jan 03 N/A supply services environment for successful scaling up of sustainable rural water supply services, such as demand response approaches 033 Modes of engagement with public Developing better performing public sector water 628,000 Urban WSS Operational Jun 02 ­ Jun 05 85% sector WSS in developing countries utilities in developing countries.- identifying, Capacity building categorizing and analyzing various international models for public sector water service provision 1Approved budget = initial approved and adjusted budget. 2Semi-annual performance = Progress achieved on key activity/project outputs expressed as a percentage of planned progress on these outputs . (Indicator as developed for project management under GWP). Title Short description Approved Windows Current status Project period Semi-Annual # budget performance (USD) 042 Toolkit for Rural Water and Sanitation Providing task teams with guidelines and tools for 46,842 Rural WSS Closed Mar 02 ­Sep 02 N/A Components in Multi-Sector Projects designing, implementing, and monitoring & evaluating RWS components in multi-sectoral projects 043 Town Water Supply and Sanitation Building appropriate models for service provision 1,030,000 Rural WSS Operational Jun 02 ­ Jun 05 79% Initiative for town water supplies, by identifying, assessing Urban WSS and market testing professional support options for town water supply, and by investigating ways to aggregate towns 050 Evaluation of Pro-Poor Subsidies for Assessing the effectiveness of the subsidy 51,040 Financing systems Closed May 02 ­ Jul 04 100% Urban Water Services in West-Africa schemes used in Senegal and Ivory Coast in providing piped water supply to the poor 051 Developing a Flowchart for Providing support to the Argentina's Renegotiations 50,000 Financing systems Operational May 02 ­ Mar 05 95% Renegotiations: Assistance to Commission in defining the renegotiation process, Urban WSS Argentina's Concession Contract and renegotiation policies and strategy, and Renegotiations Commission developing a flowchart on renegotiation that can be applied in other countries 052 Franchising in Water Supply and Investigating the potential of franchising as a 54,776 Rural WSS Closed Jun 02 ­ Aug 04 100% Sanitation means of providing water and sanitation services in Urban WSS small and medium sized towns and in marginal urban areas 053 Good Governance to Improve Water Developing a methodology to assess governance 45,000 Urban WSS Operational Mar 03 ­ Jun 05 63% Supply and Sanitation Services for the regimes in urban water supply and sanitation sector Poor 054 Development of an African Sanitation Assessing the state of sanitation and hygiene in 44,145 Hygiene & Closed Jun 02 ­ Aug 03 N/A and Hygiene Strategy (phase I) Africa, sharing experiences and lessons learned by Sanitation people and organizations working in this field, and raising the profile of sanitation and hygiene in Africa 055 Distributional Impact of Utilities Editing and publication of a book synthesizing 50,000 Financing systems Operational Apr 03 ­ Mar 05 97% Subsidies recent empirical research on the distributional impact of utilities subsidies. 057 Market Development for Private Water Assessing the possibilities of how to increase the 50,000 Urban WSS Operational Mar 30 ­ Mar 05 95% Utility Management in the ECA Region number of players in the market, risks for the private sector and consumers 059 Updating the toolkit for Public Private Updating the toolkit for PPP in the water sector to 50,000 Urban WSS Operational Mar 03 ­ May 05 95% Partnership in the water supply and include new development and increase focus on sanitation sector "pro-poor" design issues, small scale providers, and the use of output-based aid. Title Short description Approved Windows Current status Project period Semi-Annual # budget performance (USD) 060 Improving efficiency and competition Disseminating and tailoring the PSP Toolkit to the 24,785 Urban WSS Closed May 02 ­ Aug 04 100% of WSS provision in medium and small legal, regulatory and social situation of W&S at municipalities in Brazil municipal level in Brazil 061 Assessing Resource Flows for Water Developing a framework to assess the flow of 48,449 Financing systems Closed Sep 02 ­ May 04 100% Supply and Sanitation within a PRSP resources for WSS and their link to sector reforms. Framework The framework will be developed in Ethiopia and generalized for use elsewhere. 062 Methodology of Baseline Analysis of Producing a flexible framework to help project 50,000 Financing systems Operational Sep02 ­Feb 05 100% Water Distribution Performance officers and regulatory agencies to develop appropriate and cost-effective baselines for water utility performance 064 Does Community Involvement Improve Looking into the household decisions to connect to 50,000 Capacity building Operational Sep02 ­ Mar 05 95% Performance of Water Supply the piped water system and an evaluating of the Projects? Evidence from the effectiveness of community/ user involvement in Philippines the design of water supply initiatives in the Philippines 066 Sanitation Sector Study for Indonesia Developing an action plan for sanitation in 50,000 Hygiene & Operational Nov 02 ­ Jun 05 56% Indonesia, including assessment of existing Sanitation situation and evaluation of existing incentives 071 Development of a Tool for Regulatory Developing a more generic dynamic financial 32,000 Financing systems Operational Sep 02 ­ Mar 05 100% Oversight of Water Utilities: A Cash model that can be utilized more generically and can Flow Equilibrium Model (CFEM) serve as an important analytical tool for policy makers as well as professionals. 074 Improving Policy and Business Enhancing the global understanding of SSPs, their 35,000 Urban WSS Operational Dec 02 ­ Apr 05 100% Environments for Small Scale importance in the water supply and sanitation Financing systems Providers of Water Supply and sector, and the impact of the policy and business Sanitation Services environments in which they operate 077 Potential for Domestic Private Sector Exploring innovative methods for increasing private 50,000 Rural WSS Operational Jun 03 ­ Feb 05 90% Participation in Water Supply Service management of water supply and sanitation utilities Urban WSS Delivery in the Europe and Central that may open the domestic market for local Financing systems Asia Region players 078 Pro-Poor Design of Water and Assessing the social dimensions of the WSS 46,000 Urban WSS Operational Sep 03 ­ Mar 05 86% Sanitation Private Sector Participation services in Mauritius in order to address the Transaction in Mauritius specific needs of the poor in the design of a PSP option. 080 Comparative Review of Risk Mitigation Enhancing water supply and sanitation service 50,000 Financing systems Operational Jun 03 ­ Mar 05 100% Instruments and Design of a delivery by strengthening the use of risk mitigation Framework for Financing Pro-Poor instruments and facilitating lending to municipal Water Investments and Sub-Sovereign governments. Governments Title Short description Approved Windows Current status Project period Semi-Annual # budget performance (USD) 081 Consumer Cooperatives: An Identifying and assessing consumer cooperatives 34,200 Urban WSS Operational Jul 03 ­ June 05 99% Alternative Institutional Model for in various sectors, with particular emphasis on the Delivery of Urban Water Supply and Bolivian experience in the WSS sector. Sanitation Services? 083 Public Reporting by Water Supply and Reviewing existing experience in, and developing a 50,000 Urban WSS Operational Oct 03 ­ Jan 05 100% Sanitation Utilities on Consumer- framework for, consumer-oriented performance Oriented Issues reporting for the water sector. 084 Study Tour from Lima Water Utility South-south knowledge exchange to facilitate 46,000 Capacity-Building Operational Oct 03 ­Oct 04 99% (SEDAPAL) to Brazil on Peri-Urban sector reform and improve access to WSS services Condominal Water and Sewerage among the poor in Peru. Systems 085 Franchising in Water Supply and Investigating the potential of franchising as a 48,900 Urban WSS Operational Oct 03 ­ Jan 05 98% Sanitation -- Phase 2: Large Urban means of providing water and sanitation services in Capacity-Building Settlements large urban settlements, using Lagos, Nigeria as an illustration. 086 Guidelines for designing RWSS Identifying supporting resources for the rural water 50,000 Rural WSS Operational Aug 04 ­ Dec 05 133% programs in the context of PRSCs supply and sanitation component in SWAps and in Financing systems PRSCs and other budget support mechanisms