44030 BANK-NETHERLANDS WATER PARTNERSHIP-II WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION WINDOW PROGRESS REPORT JULY 1 ­ DECEMBER 31, 2007 Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership - Water Supply and Sanitation Window www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp 1818 H street NW, Washington DC 20433, USA · bnwp@worldbank.org · Tel. 1-202-458-7184 BANK NETHERLANDS WATER PARTNERSHIP Water Supply and Sanitation Window PROGRESS REPORT JULY 1 ­ DECEMBER 31, 2007 1. THE BANK-NETHERLANDS WATER PARTNERSHIP II ­ WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION WINDOWS The main objective of the Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership (BNWP) is to improve the delivery of water supply and sanitation services to the poor. The first phase of the program closed its four-year cycle in June 2006. After an evaluation of the program was performed, the Government of Netherlands funded the second phase of BNWP-WSS with 8 million USD. The program officially started implementation on July 1, 2006. The development goal of BNWP-2 is to contribute to reaching the MDGs on WSS by enhancing the impact of World Bank operations through mobilization of practical expertise and by implementing innovative approaches at critical stages of the World Bank's project preparation and implementation cycle. The program complements World Bank operations by providing support to both existing and new projects, and strengthens three dimensions of World Bank sectoral assistance: · scaling up work on thematic areas which are important, but not yet sufficiently addressed in regional operations; · customizing and implementing improved methods and approaches; and · streamlining the delivery of aid to respond to country needs. BNWP-2 is managed by the Water Anchor of the Energy, Transport, and Water Department. The program is structured in a decentralized manner, by financing regional blocks (7) (operational departments) as well as thematic blocks (2). BNWP-2 funds are complementary to other sources of funding. All block workplan proposals are quality-assured through peer-review carried out by water professionals selected from within the World Bank and based on their expertise. More details on the work done by BNWP-WSS are available at www.worldbank.org/watsan/bnwp, or by writing to bnwp@worldbank.org. 1 2. REPORT STRUCTURE This report outlines the activity and progress made by BNWP-2 from July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 - the third semester in the program's 2nd phase of implementation and last one of its first workplan cycle. It is structured as follows: · Section 3: Overview of Portfolio. This section summarizes the number and geographic distribution of active projects. · Section 4: Key Developments. This section highlights key developments in program management. · Section 5: Financial Summary. This section describes the costs incurred during this period for all Blocks, staff and program administration. · Section 6: Lessons Learned. This section describes some of the lessons learned stemming from the first workplan cycle of the program. · Section 7: Next Steps. This section outlines upcoming actions planned for program development in the next reporting period. · Annex 1. The annex lists each block's components and their progress 3. OVERVIEW OF PORTFOLIO At its third semester of operation, BNWP's approved allocations amounted to $3,860,000. Of this allocation, $3,255,0001 or 48% of the entire program's operational2 budget of $6,800,000 was allocated to the nine operational Blocks. Figure 1 below shows the breakdown of the portfolio per window for the 9 approved blocks and figure 2 depicts the distribution of block allocations ­ both figures are relevant to the 18-month workplan cycle (July 1, 2006- December 31, 2007). Figure 1: Breakdown of portfolio per window Figure 2: Block allocations Program Capacity Management Building 6% East Africa 10% Learning 10% 9% West Africa Urban 10% Sanitation 39% 24% SWAT EAP 20% 9% ECA 9% Tow ns SAR Rural LCR 7% 9% MNA 17% 9% 9% The major focus of the Blocks is on urban issues and basic sanitation. This distribution is consistent with the Bank's portfolio in the sector. Demand for basic sanitation has been steadily increasing, so does urban water. In addition, certain regions have several other 1Figures do not include program management costs nor staff cost 2Operational Budget= Total Program funds ($8,000,0000) ­ Program management allocation ($400,000) ­ Staff Cost ($800,000) 2 trust funds for WSS projects in rural areas, i.e. South Asia, and have provided evidence that BNWP-2 funds can leverage more lending if they are to be used for urban activities, which are not adequately funded. Still, more efforts will be devoted to generate more activities in this area for the second workplan period (January - December 2008). Overall, earmarked and actual allocations are evenly spread among regional and thematic blocks. Sixty-five percent, or $2,520,000, of the approved $3,860,000 for the first 18-month workplan cycle is dedicated to the regional water units, enhancing the design and implementation of Bank operations. 4. KEY DEVELOPMENTS At the early stages of the semester, all Blocks were at their busiest implementation phase given the fact that the workplan cycle would end on December 31, 2007. Overall, implementation ­ especially towards the second half of the semester ­ improved considerably during this period. Since most Blocks began to implement their workplans towards the end of the second semester for reasons explained in the previous report, several Blocks requested a three-month extension until March 31, 2008 in order to disburse their funds fully. Eventually, all blocks were given a three-month extension to ensure that activities would not be completed hastily. Disbursements up to December 31, 2007 including program management costs totaled $1.6 million ­ increasing disbursement levels in the last six months by approximately $ 1 million. Operational commitments totaled $689,488, similar to the previous reporting period. Out of the $365,000 allocated to regional staff time/ travel, $263,271 was disbursed. On December 31, 2007, staff time spent for program management amounted to $218,332 - well below the maximum allocated of $240,000. This level is well within the allowable 15% ceiling of the trust fund. Due to lack of expressed demand and shifting priorities from the Regions, the implementation of the Multi-Sector Projects Support Team Block was cancelled. Some of the functions of the Multi-Sector Projects Support Team Block will be implemented through the new multi-donor trust fund in the Water Sector (approved by the Government of the Netherlands in January 2008) is established. 4.1 Modified Workplans No new workplans were approved during this semester but some adjustments were made to the current ones. These modifications mainly entailed reallocation of already approved funds from one country to another as well as cancellation and introduction of new components as depicted below: East Africa (adjusted). The proposed activity in Zambia (Identification of effective management arrangements for improving peri-urban water supply services in Lusaka - $50,000) was cancelled as the Task Manager was unable to guarantee the disbursement of funds by the extended deadline of March 31, 2008 of the first work plan cycle. As per the block leader's request, $18,000 of the $50,000 was reallocated to an 3 activity currently in implementation in Angola (Training of utility operators to quickly improve water supply services in urban areas ­ original allocation: $110,000). Approximately $32,000 remains unallocated in the East Africa block and will therefore be returned to the Water Anchor for reallocation in the second work plan cycle. Europe and Central Asia Block (adjusted). The second component of the ECA Block (Metering and the poor in multi-unit buildings: an analysis to systematically evaluate the costs and consequences of different individual and collective metering strategies for apartment buildings - $40,000) was cancelled as the trust fund guidelines did not allow the purchase of equipment. The local consultant did not have the necessary equipment to carry out the metering study and as a result, the component was cancelled. At the request of the Block Leader, the funds were reallocated to the first component (Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyz Republic: Assessing WSS services from the household perspective ­ original allocation: $285,000). East Asia & Pacific Regional Block (adjusted). Due to changing circumstances in the country, the activity in Indonesia (Improving WSS service delivery to slum areas in East Asia - $90,000) was cancelled and the funds were reallocated to a new component (Philippines: Supporting water sector reform). This increase in funds in the Philippines will provide additional support and leverage in the ongoing reform process in the sector. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Block (adjusted). A small portion of LCR's funds was allocated to a new component (Support the design of the Colombian government's "Transparent Water" - $18,132). This project is expected to scale up its activities and seek further funding from the second workplan cycle of BNWP-2. Learning Block (adjusted). A new Block Manager took over the Learning Block. A modification in the Block's components was approved in October 2007 and due to this change, the Learning Block was given an extension until March 31, 2008. By the end of December, the Learning Block requested a reduction of funds from $665,000 to $350,000 in order to respect the March 31 deadline. The Learning Block is expected to reapply for funds needed to continue carrying out some of its activities that were initiated in the first workplan cycle but are going to be completed in the next cycle. The initial allocation, which was overestimated, was made under the assumption that the integration process of the water functions in the Water Anchor would be accompanied by a number of specialists. In reality, transfers occurred and the hiring process for the Sector Manager took longer than anticipated. 5. FINANCIAL SUMMARY Figure 3 and Table 1 below detail the accumulated progress as well as disbursements per Block. Total disbursements as of December 31, 2007 reached $1,607,434 - including program management costs. Operational commitments totaled $689,488. Taking into account disbursement and commitment levels, the program's performance is 60% (see Figure 4). This percentage will increase considerably in the period January ­ March 2008, as extensions were discussed and granted for all Blocks. 4 Table 1: Disbursements and Commitments for the period July 1, 2006 ­ December 31, 2007 18-month Disb. + Window cycle Disbursements Commitments Commit. budget as % of (USD) % of % of USD budget USD budget budget East Africa (AFTU1) 360,000 155,257 43% 43,085 12% 55% West Africa (AFTU2) 360,000 224,045 62% 45,352 13% 75% East Asia & Pacific 360,000 126,339 35% 96,994 27% 62% Europe & Central Asia 360,000 174,575 48% 43,093 12% 60% Latin America & the Caribbean 360,000 180,332 50% 168,340 47% 97% Middle East & N. Africa 360,000 133,069 37% 26,755 7% 44% South Asia 360,000 465 0% 36,450 10% 10% Sanitation & Hygiene (SWAT) 750,000 263,945 35% 151,725 20% 55% Learning 350,000 131,076 37% 77,695 22% 60% Program Management 240,000 218,332 91% 0 0% 91% Grand Total $3,860,000 $1,607,434 42% $689,488 18% 60% Figure 3: Planned Vs. Actual Disbursements ­ July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 Planned $700,000 Actual $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 R SA AT SW East Africast Africa P A A EA EC LCR MN Learning We ramMgmt Blocks Prog Figure 4: Planned Vs. Disbursements & Commitments ­ July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 Planned Disbursements and Commitments $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 5 MNA SAR ning AT ast Africa Africa EAP EC A R LC SW est Lear ramMgmt 5.1Program Management The program management team continues to monitor disbursements and commitment levels of the nine blocks on a monthly basis and reports its findings to the Water Anchor's Sector Manager. Follow up discussions with task managers and block leaders are taking place to monitor and expedite disbursement and commitment levels. With the upcoming creation of new multi-donor trust fund in the Water Sector, funds are cautiously allocated in order to maximize the amount of money that will eventually be pooled into the new MDTF. Since funds that are currently with the Water Anchor or the Regional Blocks are not allowed to be transferred to a new MDTF, the program management team will allocate exactly as much funds as needed to carry out the second workplan cycle in the coming twelve months but not more that what is necessary. 6. LESSONS LEARNED With the completion of the first work plan cycle, each region provided a preliminary completion reports. In this section, some salient lessons learned for each block are presented: East Africa Regional Block ­ Improving Sector Performance and Access to WSS Services in Africa The focus of this Block's components were on improving implementation strategies and building capacity to scale up water supply services in Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique. Lessons learned for these countries are as follows: · Patience with governments as they attempt to develop institutional restructuring plans is vital in the success of the reform process. · The task manager of the Angola component emphasized that bringing qualified experts to interact with the client is an integral part of a project's success. Such experts need to have relevant experience and the capacity to listen to client needs. In this way, the World Bank can help clients produce outputs of which clients feel they have ownership and thus increase chances of sustainability. · In Ethiopia, the BNWP consultants identified weaknesses in the initial training materials for town water supply in Ethiopia. A Practitioner's Network Workshop was organized, which underlined the importance of sustaining the practitioner's network beyond the BNWP consultant contract in updating and making use of the training materials. · In Mozambique, building on strong client commitment to sector reform means supporting polices that include private sector participation. West Africa Regional Block ­ Public Expenditure Review (PER) in the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria (Kaduna State) The West Africa Region Block undertook three PERs in Rural WSS. Although the PERs will be finalized by March 31, 2008, several lessons can be anticipated: · The PER process offers the best opportunity to engage in a real dialogue on public expenditures with the government and other donors. · Such type of analytical work is greatly appreciated from the clients and the other donors. PERs provide a holistic view of the sector. 6 · Lack of data on the level of spending by national and local governments, the governments' volatility and unpredictability over time and the inefficiencies in public spending in Rural WSS have been real obstacles to having an informed policy discussion with the Ministries of Finance. · In the countries under review, financing is not the main issue in Rural WSS for sector development. National capacity and procedures are the main bottlenecks to sector development. Key difficulties are encountered in planning, execution, and procurement and monitoring. · The participatory process used to carry out the PER is excellent and necessary, but it is time consuming and expensive. · PERs are an excellent support to sharpen the content of the policy dialogue and in particular PRSCs regarding Rural WSS sub-sector reforms. (AFTU2 Workplan Completion Report, December 2007.) East Asia & Pacific Regional Block ­ Improving sector performance and access to WSS services in East Asia In East Asia and Pacific, three interventions were undertaken covering different stages of Bank support (policy advice, lending development and project implementation) and different parts of the service delivery cycle (improving utility performance, targeting of subsidies, and improving financing of investments). Key lessons from these interventions are: · In China, obtaining a broad and comprehensive view of the urban water sector to understand key linkages and external factors is necessary prior to addressing specific policy issues. Another key lesson is using the Bank's analytical work as a mechanism for engaging key policy makers and stakeholders in dialogue is as important as the report itself. · In Vietnam, while the provision of concessional finance through ODA is critical in financing (at more affordable levels) water sector investments, a number of secondary distortions could be introduced, including: the bundling of subsidies with lending makes the amount of subsidy less transparent and the targeting of subsidies, therefore, more difficult. Also, through the availability of ODA, commercial lending to that sector may be less forthcoming as water companies tend to prefer concessional ODA resources compared to (more expensive) commercial financing. However, the results of the BNWP-funded activities help demonstrate that water sector projects can be designed so that some of the distortions mentioned above are addressed without reducing the concessionality of ODA funds. Mechanisms include, inter alia, the splitting of concessional ODA loans into a grant component and a loan at market rates (but lend as one package) and the introduction of incentives for commercial banks to finance ODA funded projects (i.e. through guarantee mechanisms). · In the Philippines, there are still incompatible incentives that can derail the implementation of the reform program. The study of selected financial issues related to LWUA as a consequence of EO 279 (Policy Support) proposes the building blocks of a regulatory body that would help remove the incompatibilities and provide positive signals, mandates and incentives that would help improve system performance. Fulfilling the critical need of a regulatory body would benefit all projects in the sector. In addition, there is borrowing capacity in the Water Districts (WDs) and if other barriers to project preparation and implementation can be taken care of, WDs would be able to borrow to improve their performance and eventually graduate to the private 7 capital market. This improvement would enable LWUA (the leading sector institution) to direct its attention to the weaker WDs. Such a development would have sector-wide benefits. Europe and Central Asia Regional Block - Improving Interventions in ECA WSS Services The Europe and Central Asia Block undertook household surveys of water and sanitation service provision in Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Serbia and Tajikistan. The study spans rural and urban environments, capturing service provision by utilities and by self-supply through community groups or individual households. The survey instrument and subsequent analysis focus particularly on the gender dimension of service. These surveys provide an up-to-date look at the reality of water and sanitation provision, testing the adequacy of the national reporting systems. The preliminary analysis of the data is underway. The completion of the analysis, the review of the findings and in-country workshops will be completed by March 31, 2008. Therefore, the ECA Block could not provide specific lessons learned at the time when this report was compiled. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Block ­ Increasing access to WSS in the Latin America and Caribbean Region by enhancing utility performance & innovation This Block has attempted to build client capacity and support the preparation of new, innovative projects in some of the poorest countries in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (Bolivia, Peru and Honduras) to help them reach their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) water and sanitation target. It has provided policy support and technical advice to implement pro-poor water sector reform; helped strengthen decentralization by building the capacity of municipalities to improve service operation; enhanced the scope for investments (including PPP opportunities); provide seed money for new cutting-edge municipal development initiatives ­ with a strong sanitation focus. It is important to note that this Block has reported approximately 1,250 million USD in leveraged lending through BNWP funds ­ thanks in part to a broader based, more opportunistic, just-in-time approach. Lessons learned include the following: · Although the World Bank has already garnered a high level of credibility in the Colombian water sector, its show of support to the "Water for Life" initiative from its inception further strengthened the Bank's relationship with the National Government. The Bank was also able to use its convening power, and wide network of professionals, to bring just-in time policy advice and to leverage a large lending operation. · In Argentina, the due diligence exercise examined the regulatory framework and corporate governance of newly formed water supply and sanitation utility (AySA), and proposed mechanisms to enhance the financial efficiency and sustainability of investments. This exercise was critical in identifying the most appropriate institutional structure for a very important and strategic project to ensure that the large-scale expansion of the sewerage network is carried out in an efficient and sustainable manner. · In Paraguay, government leadership has once again proven essential for sector reform to move forward and materialize. Overly optimistic and complicated reforms are much more difficult to materialize than modest concrete steps. In terms of works, for a water utility to execute a substantial investment program, adequate consideration needs to be given to financial sustainability and to the capacity for operating and maintaining such investments. 8 Middle East and North Africa Regional Block ­ No lessons learned could be extracted when this report was completed as the MNA block is not expected to complete any of its activities before March 31, 2008. South Asia Block ­ No lessons learned could be extracted when this report was compiled as most of the activities in South Asia are going to be completed in March, 2008. Sanitation & Hygiene Block (SWAT) ­ As the SWAT Block's operations are ongoing, lessons learned will be reported at the end of the second of phase of BNWP. Learning Block The Learning Block's aim was to support and reinforce country specific activities, some supported by BNWP, by making knowledge sharing on successful approaches to scaling up improved WSS service readily accessible to regional task teams and more broadly, to sector practitioners in the developing world. Lessons learned from the Block's activities are as follows: · Accountability of utilities to users is not a new concept and tools for accountability will not solve all the performance challenges of water supply and sanitation service providers. Unless accountability is addressed as a core element of the organizational development of water utilities, the broader objectives will not be achieved as effectively as they could be. · A systematic approach of guiding principles, through the development of a roadmap, covering the whole cycle of the reform process - from decision making to implementation and consolidation stages - is a useful tool for governments, donors and other partners. Similarly, a template to assess water utility governance can help provide governments with tools to define their own reform packages. · Effective measurement of development is the basis for understanding and applying lessons learned from experience. Over the past year, demand for information on various aspects of sector performance has grown rapidly, driven by the new global agenda for development results. Bank task teams can benefit from template information and good practice from other project, in order to better focus on managing for results and using information to improve decision making and steer country-led development processes toward clearly defined goals, including the MDGs. · There is a strong interest in BNWP knowledge products. Structured dissemination and capacity building efforts can help spread the word and implement the useful lessons learned from the first phase of BNWP-1. The return on investment of these kinds of activities is high as with a small budget the impact of knowledge work is multiplied. 7. NEXT STEPS As mentioned earlier, BNWP-2 has just completed its first 18-month workplan cycle. In early 2008, a new call for proposals will be issued. Efforts in the next six months will concentrate on: a. Ensuring that all completion reports for the 1st workplan cycle are received. 9 b. Closely monitoring disbursements of all Blocks to ensure disbursement of first workplan cycle allocations by March 31, 2008. c. Reclaiming funds from all Blocks that are not committed by January 31, 2008. d. Approving all new proposals within 1-2 weeks and making funds available to Blocks in a timely manner so as to avoid any gaps in funding or delays in implementation. e. Reviewing outputs from the 1st workplan cycle and assessing their quality. f. Posting relevant completion summary reports and outputs on the BNWP website. g. Promoting better program synergies by combining the management structures of BNWPP and BNWP in a new multi-donor trust-fund. h. Centralizing knowledge management functions to improve internal and external dissemination strategies of BNWP activities. 10 ANNEX A: OVERVIEW OF BLOCKS & THEIR COMPONENTS Blocks Components Approved budget3 (USD) Windows4 Current status Completion date East Africa (AFTU1) Angola: Training of utility operators to quickly improve 1 water supply services in urban areas. 128,000 U Active March 2008 Ethiopia: Dissemination of WSS Program information to help build district-based rural and town water supply 2 programs. 30,000 R, T Active March 2008 Malawi: Training local consultants to assist towns to establish water associations, train operators and 3 introduce business planning processes. 54,000 T Active March 2008 Mozambique: Assessment of local private sector capacity and identification of an effective delegated 4 management model for town water supply utilities. 81,000 U Active March 2008 Zambia: Identify effective management arrangements for improving peri-urban water supply services in Lusaka. - T Cancelled N/A 5 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active March 2008 West Africa Public expenditures Review in the RWSS in Burkina Faso, (AFTU2) 1 Ghana, Mali and Nigeria 325,000 R Active December 2007 2 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active December 2007 East Asia & Pacific Improving the Performance of Urban Water Utilities in 1 China 140,000 U Active March 2008 Improved transparency and targeting of subsidies in 2 Vietnam 95,000 U Active March 2008 Improving WSS service delivery to slum areas in Indonesia (90,000) U Cancelled N/A 3 Supporting water sector reform in the Philippines 90,000 U Active March 2008 4 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active March 2008 3Approved budget = initial approved and adjusted budget. 4Windows: R = WSS in rural areas; T = Town WSS; U = Reform of urban utilities; S = Sanitation & Hygiene; CB = Capacity Building 11 Blocks Components Approved budget (USD) Windows Current status Completion date Europe and Central Assessing water supply and sanitation services from the Asia 1 household perspective 325,000 U, R Active March 2008 2 Metering and the poor in multi-unit buildings - U Active Cancelled 3 Staff Costs 35000 N/A Active March 2008 Latin America & the Peru: Support design of new water sector policy to Caribbean promote efficiency and sustainability in the provision of Partially WSS services and the extension of those services to all. (130,000) U, CB Cancelled June 2007 50,000 (reduced from 1 Honduras: Decentralization of WSS to municipalities $95,000) U, CB Completed December 2007 Bolivia & Peru: Prioritization of sanitation investments as 2 part of integrated municipal development lending 100,000 S, R, T Completed December 2007 Colombia: "Supporting the Implementation of the 3 Government's "Water for Life" Initiative" 37,000 U,T Completed December 2007 4 Argentina: New Regulatory System in Buenos Aires 30,000 U Active March 2008 5 Financing of Wastewater Treatment in Mexico 70,000 U Active March 2008 6 Financial-Economic Equilibrium of ESSAP 30,000 U, CB Active March 2008 7 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active March 2008 Middle East & N. Africa Yemen - Preparation of the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation II - T, CB Cancelled N/A 1 West bank and Gaza- Investment Plan 35,000 CB Active March 2008 2 Lebanon - Policy advice for sector reforms 70,000 S Active March 2008 Iraq - Promotion of MDG targets for water sector professionals - CB Cancelled N/A Tunisia - Water Supply and Wastewater Sector - 3 Institutional restructuring for efficient service delivery 30,000 U Active December 2007 Regional: Facilitating Sanitation Investments in MNA 4 Countries - NEW 35,000 Active December 2007 Egypt - technical assistance for the development of 5 national investment plan 70,000 U Active December 2007 Regional - Preparation of a Data Book on the Region's 6 WSS Utilities 40,000 U Active December 2007 Djibouti - Technical Assistance for Sector Restructuring - U Cancelled N/A 12 Blocks Components Approved budget (USD) Windows Current status Completion date 7 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active December 2007 South Asia New approaches to improve reliability, sustainability 1 and affordability of Urban WSS services in India 175,000 U On hold N/A Punjab, Pakistan Urban Water Supply and Sanitation 2 Lending Revival 85,000 U Active March 2008 Bangladesh Low Income Communities service delivery 3 improvement 65,000 U On hold N/A 4 Staff Cost 35,000 N/A Active March 2008 Learning Strengthening Sector Governance & Management CB, U, R Cancelled N/A 1 Public expenditure tracking surveys 20,000 CB Active March 2008 Typology of consumer participation mechanisms for 2 WSS 65,000 CB, U Active March 2008 3 Guiding principles for successful urban water reforms 25,000 CB, U Active March 2008 4 Water utility governance assessment template 10,000 CB Active March 2008 5 Scaling up Rural WSS 20,000 R Active March 2008 7 Building out M&E systems 40,000 U, R, S, CB Active March 2008 Publishing and dissemination of products from BNWP-1 8 projects 60,000 CB Active March 2008 9 Series of short (7-page) papers on key topics 15,000 CB Active March 2008 10 Disseminating Knowledge Products 50,000 CB Active March 2008 11 Staff Cost 45,000 N/A Active March 2008 Sanitation Hygiene & 1 Support to Urban Sanitation Investment 320,000 S Active ongoing Wastewater Support Service (SWAT) 2 Support to Rural Sanitation Investment 320,000 S Active ongoing Knowledge management and dissemination of lessons 3 learned 20,000 S Active ongoing 4 Staff Cost 90,000 N/A Active ongoing 13