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structuring of relevant ministries,

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Mission and Approach

Reducing poverty and safeguarding

the health of people in developing

countries are key aims of German

Development Cooperation. The water

sector plays a fundamental role here.

The proportion of the population with-

out sufficient water supply and sani-

tation is to be halved by 2015 as part

of the MDGs and the German Gov-

ernments Programme of Action 2015

on poverty reduction. Our water

projects do target poverty reduction

by securing access to clean drinking

water and adequate sanitation sys-

tems, especially for the poor, at so-

cially acceptable prices. This also

helps to stem waterborne diseases.

Participation is a fundamental ele-

ment of our work. Especially women

have to be involved. Usually they are

responsible for water supply and sani-

tation and therefore important inter-

mediaries. The availability of water is

indispensable for economic growth

(industry, agriculture etc.). To assure

the environment for an economic and

social development, prevention and

avoidance of conflicts over water re-sources are essential.

A sustainable management of water

resources contributes to the protec-

tion of environment and conservation

of ecosystems. This also improves the

quality of life. We develop and imple-

ment our water-sector projects in line

with the principles of Integrated Water

Resources Management (IWRM ). The

coordinated management of water,

land and other relevant resources is

designed to improve both economic

and social wealth, while taking into ac-

count the vulnerability of vital ecosys-

tems. This requires concerted cross-

sectoral activities at all levels in order

to bring about structural changes.

Our Services

Over many years we have gained a

wealth of experience in the water and

sanitation sector and have at our

disposal a range ofproven concepts.

Our projects tackle the key bottle-

necks in the water sector. GTZ sup-

ports complex reform and change

processes by advising partners on

shaping and implementing modern

water-policy principles.

In cooperation with our partners

we create appropriate institutional

and legal frameworks, efficient or-

ganisations, companies and effective

administrative structures at macro,

meso and micro level. For us, it is

essential to incorporate social, cul-

tural and environmental aspects intothese activities.

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Phone: +496196 79-1327

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Achieving the water related Millen-

nium Development Goals (MDG) is

a big challenge. Worldwide, 1.1 bil-

lion people do not have access to

safe drinking water, 2.6 billion peo-

ple are lacking adequate sanitation

facilities.

Waterless rural villages commonly

rely on water peddlers

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Impacts

Since beginning work, GTZs ecosan

program has gained an international

reputation. Thanks to the efforts of GTZ

and its partners, ecological sanitation is

now emerging as a valid and promising

sustainable solution in the international

sanitation discourse.

GTZ was instrumental in organising a

number of major conferences that have

catalysed the networking of international

ecosan experts and initiated the strate-

gic dialogue on mainstreaming ecologi-

cal sanitation.

The information service of the GTZ

ecosan program has proved to be very

popular. A quarterly newsletter in five

languages and the GTZ ecosan website

provide extensive and up-to-date infor-

mation. Publications such as the data

sheets on ecosan projects and ecosan

technologies make available experience

from projects around the world.

GTZ has also contributed to the for-

mulation of international guidelines rel-

evant to ecological sanitation, including

upcoming guidelines for the safe use ofexcreta and greywater from the WHO,

and guidelines for ecosan capacity

building with the UNESCO.

GTZ is implementing pilot projects in

Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe

and Latin America. The aim of these

pilot projects is to develop, test and

adapt ecological sanitation technolo-

gies, organisational schemes and reuse

concepts, and to eventually obtain

showcases for demonstration, training

and duplication.

In India, for example, a public toilet

block has been installed in a slum area

of Bangalore, providing clean sanitation

services at low cost to poor inhabitants.

Faeces and urine are collected sepa-

rately and reused in the city outskirts for

fertilising a banana plantation and for

energy production in a biogas plant.

In Botswana, a community based

project established ecosan urine divert-

ing dry toilets for individual households.

While urine is stored separately, faeces,

organic waste and animal manure are

treated together in a composting unit for

sanitisation. The safe recycling of excreta

as fertilisers has improved agricultural

productivity and ensures the protection

of health and the environment.

GTZ is also implementing a urine-

diverting sanitation system within its

main office building in Germany to

underline GTZs commitment to innova-

tive ecological sanitation concepts and

to demonstrate their potential in a mod-

ern urban context.

Modular urine storage tanks

and urine-diverting flush toilet

(Germany)

ecosan workshop (Botswana)

and biogas reactor (India)

For further information:

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Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbHGTZ ecosan program

PO Box 5180

65726 Eschborn, Germany

Phone: +496196 79-4221

Fax: +496196 79-7458

[email protected]

www.gtz.de/ecosan

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dialogue and public awareness until

they function at a high standard. In

addition, advisory committees to the

water utilities representing local inter-

ests such as those of the poor and of

women have been established andgiven support. The advisory commit-

tees play a pivotal role, especially in

setting pro-poor water tariffs and im-

proving services to the customers. In

addition, public information centres

have been set up to promote hygiene

education, conduct water-saving

campaigns and train field workers for

customer dialogue.

On the cross-cutting level, GTZ

supports the National Water and Sani-

tation Authority in extending and im-

plementing the National Training Pro-

gramme for the water supply and

sanitation sector. Parts of a coherent

qualification programme have been

established, which attracts personnel

from water utilities in particular. The

National Training Programme offers a

tants need to have access to safe

drinking water and basic sanitation if

the MDG is to be reached in 2015.

Project

The Programme represents a multi-

level approach. On the national level,

the Ministry of Water and Environ-

ment is being supported in the imple-

mentation of the National Water Sec-

tor Strategy and Investment Plan,

which was developed with the assis-

tance of GTZ to the Technical Secre-

tariat (TS) for Water Supply and Sani-

tation Sector Reform. The TS also fa-

cilitates the decentralisation process

in the urban water supply and sanita-

tion. It prepares the legal documents

for establishing decentralised and

commercialised urban water utilities.

On the local level, GTZ supports the

decentralised utilities in the fields of

management, operations, customer

Context

Yemen is a country of grave water

shortages that relies on groundwater

for supply. Only 125m3 is available

annually per capita, and groundwater

is being heavily overexploited and

polluted. In some regions, abstractionexceeds recharge by 400%. This en-

dangers not only the drinking water

supply for rural and urban areas, but

also the livelihoods of small-scale

agricultural farmers. It is estimated

that more than 90% of water resour-

ces are spent on irrigation. About 53%

of the urban population has no access

to centralised water supply systems,

and about 75% has no access to cen-

tralised sanitation services.

Although sector development has

made significant progress in the past

ten years, water sector organisations

still need intensive capacity develop-

ment to improve effectiveness and

performance. Many towns and rural

areas still lack a safe water supply.

More than three million urban inhabi-

Institutional Development of the Water Sector

Country: Republic of Yemen

Project:

Institutional Development of the Water Sector

Term: 1997 2015

Total funding: 23,000,000 (1994 2009)

Environment and Infrastructure Division

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wide range of qualification opportuni-

ties, from top management to techni-

cians and craftsmen.

On the regional level, integrated

water resources management is be-

ing introduced. GTZ has recently

started to support the National Water

Resources Authority in establishing

water basin committees and water

resources management plans for re-

gions facing a water crisis. Sound

water management has become a

prerequisite for increasing the number

of people with access to a safe water

supply. Thus a holistic approach com-

bining water supply and water re-

sources management is being fol-

lowed.

Within the framework of a develop-

ing sector-wide approach, the Pro-

gramme is closely coordinated with

other donors, such as the World Bank,

the EU, UNDP and the Netherlands.

Through its institutional capacity

building GTZ enables Yemeni water

sector institutions to absorb budget

aid support and financial aid tied to

infrastructure investment. The Pro-

gramme is being implemented in

close collaboration with other Ger-

man development organisations such

as the KfW development bank (pro-

viding financing for the infrastructure),

the Federal Institution for Geoscien-

ces and Natural Resources (BGR),

German Development Service (DED)

and the Centrum fr Internationale

Migration und Entwicklung (CIM). The

Programme is an integral part of

German support to Yemen in the focal

area of water.

Impact

Technical Cooperation has so far re-

sulted in a significant improvement in

the institutional framework conditions

for the water sector. Now Yemen has

not only a water policy and a strategy

for water management, but also a

detailed investment plan for 2005-

2009 setting out priorities and areas

of activity. This provides a sound ba-

sis for improving development in the

water sector and encouraging invest-

ment by other donors. In addition, the

decentralisation process has passed

several milestones and is continuing.

With the assistance of German Devel-

opment Cooperation, 12 autonomous

and semi-autonomous water utilities

offer water supply and sanitation

services to the urban population in

medium-sized towns. An urban popu-

lation of about one million has now

access to safe drinking water and

sanitation services. Of these, about

60% are poor people living below the

poverty line. The successful concept

for developing independent water

utilities is being implemented in other

towns in Yemen by the Yemeni au-

thorities and other donors.

National Training Programme

for technicians

Maintenance of a waste water

treatment plant


GTZ Water ProgrammeP.O. Box 692

Sanaa / Republic of Yemen

Phone: +967 7321 2807

[email protected]

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through enabling partnerships and

active local participation. Its core ac-

tivities include advisory services on

long term strategic sector planning,

capacity development, knowledge

management, pilot demonstration ac-tivities on low cost sanitation options

(ecosan) and support to local associa-

tions.

The Programme adopts the guiding

principles of Integrated Water Re-

sources Management (IWRM), which

promotes efficiency and sustainability

on all levels of intervention. On a

macro scale, together with the De-

partment of the Interior and Local

Government Water and Sanitation

Programme Management Office, ca-

pacity-building activities for local gov-

ernment units are carried out directly

and efficiently. The National Water

Resources Board is supported in its

decentralisation plan and the devel-

opment of a raw water pricing model

in pilot provinces in the Visayas.

more than 20 different government

institutions, as well as lack of funds

and qualified staff hinder the imple-

mentation of laws, recommendations,

and strategies.

Project

The Programme plays a key role with-

in the Philippine-German Cooperation

in supporting the economic, social

and political development of the Phil-

ippines. It is composed of three com-

ponents: water and sanitation, raw

water pricing and solid waste man-

agement. The Programme is designed

to improve the living conditions of the

rural and poor population in selected

areas through the strengthening of

governmental organisations on na-

tional, provincial and municipal levels

of administration. With 10 years of

experience in the sector, the Pro-

gramme continues to establish a ba-

sis for success and sustainability

Context

The Philippines, although known to

have abundant water resources, is

presently confronted with a crisis in

the water sector. Ensuring the long-

term availability of adequate supplies

of clean water at a reasonable price isone of the greatest challenges. Rapid

population growth, economic devel-

opment, urbanisation and industriali-

sation have taken its toll on the water

resources resulting in an increased

competition for water supply, irriga-

tion and hydropower. Furthermore,

increased water pollution, degrada-

tion of the watersheds and the inad-

equate government support to the

sector programmes have aggravated

the situation. Hence, there is a need

for the implementation of an integra-

ted, coherent and sustainable water

resources management programme.

The causes of the sector problems

are mainly due to institutional frag-

mentation. Unclear responsibilities

and missing coordination among

Water, Sanitation andSolid Waste Management Programme

Country: The Philippines

Project:Water, Sanitation and

Solid Waste Management Programme

Term: 1998 2009

Total funding: 5,150,000 (per 3-year-phases)


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The principle of integrated policy and

institutional frameworks is well advo-

cated through the Programmes sup-

port to the newly-created Water and

Sanitation Coordinating Office under

the National Anti-Poverty Commis-

sion, which aims to define the levels

of integration of various government

agencies, aid in policy formulation,

and improve the coordination of sec-

tor programmes and activities.

The collaboration with the Environ-

mental Management Bureau of the

Department of Environment and Natu-

ral Resources strengthens their capa-

bility to establish and operate inte-

grated solid waste management sys-

tems in an economically and environ-

mentally sustainable manner. Advisory

services are extended to selected

Provincial Planning and Development

Offices to promote integrated plan-

ning with all sector stakeholders. On a

micro scale, the Bantayan Island Wa-

ter Association is a classic model

demonstrating both island-wide eco-

system approach and inter-sectoral

and participatory-based managementof water resources.

Impact

Promotion of policy and institutional

reforms has led to the drawing up of

a sector roadmap, which defines the

strategic roles of key water agencies

and enhances the coordination of

water-related programmes and devel-

opments.

Management and planning tools

such as Geographic Information Sys-

tems, Knowledge Management and

Benchmarking are applied to strength-

en and upgrade the sector database

and ensure the efficient exchange of

information among the agencies.

The first implemented ecosan facili-

ties in the Visayas region are closing

the loop between sanitation and agri-

culture. The technology is easily

adoptable, beneficial for the local

economy, encourages networking

and knowledge sharing and provides

local people with a healthy sanitation

facility.

A high level of synergy and optimal

use of resources have been achieved

through the collaboration with otherGerman institutions, foreign donor

agencies, non-governmental organi-

sations and academic institutions.

The cooperation with agencies like

the World Bank Water and Sanita-

tion Programme and the Asian Devel-

opment Bank has ensured the con-

tinuous development of strategies and

promotion of potential alternatives

and viable solutions on sustainable

sanitation and waste water manage-

ment.

The advisory services on all levels

of intervention have extensively con-

tributed to the building up of sector

institutions geared towards the

achievement of the Medium-Term

Philippine Development Plan and the

Millennium Development Goals.

Local presents his new ecological sanitation

(ecosan) toilet to the participants of the

1st Ecosan Training on Low-Cost Sanitation

for Rural Areas in the Philippines

The over-exploitation of groundwater increas-

ingly threatens Philippine raw water resources.

The Programme supports the improvement of

the control and management of raw water

resources in pilot provinces of the Visayas

The Philippines face severe problems of

environmental pollution caused by waste

dumps and the wasteful loss of resources due

to steadily increasing waste volumes


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Solid Waste Programme,5th Floor, Francisco Gold Condominium II,

EDSA corner Mapagmahal Street, Diliman,

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Phone: +63 2 927-1875

Fax: +63 2 927-1884

[email protected]

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Project

The project assists the Mexico state

office of the National Water Commis-

sion (Comisin Nacional Del Agua

CONAGUA) in involving the different

water users already at the planning

and decision-making stage and strik-ing a balance of interests for sustain-

able water management.

The GTZ-CONAGUA project has

promoted both the foundation of the

autonomous organization of ground-

water users, the Technical Groundwa-

ter Committee (Comit Tcnico de

Aguas Subterrneas COTAS), and

the Interinstitutional Technical Con-

sultative Group (Grupo Tcnico Con-

sultivo Interinstitucional GTCI). GTCI

consists of representatives from rele-

vant federal state institutions. Another

important group are the 23 munici-

palities and towns in the watershed

with whom participatory local activi-

ties are initiated for the management

mountain slopes and the shift in land

use has raised surface runoff, which

causes pronounced erosion, impairs

natural groundwater replenishment

and continuously worsens the water

shortage at the same time.

With the lack of alternative water

resources, this situation also jeopard-

ises water supply in the whole water-

shed and the region around Mexico

City in the medium term. As a result of

the rapid drop in groundwater level,

most of the previously numerous high-

flow sources have dried up and sur-

face water is unusable for water sup-

ply due to a high level of pollution.

Frequently ill-defined competencies

and lack of readiness on the part of

stakeholders to cooperate hamper

integrated water and watershed man-

agement and a rapid solution to the

problem.

Context

Due to excessive water consumption

in Toluca Valley in the federal state of

Mexico, especially for potable water

(about 80% of the extraction, 60% of

this for Mexico City), the groundwater

level has dropped sharply and contin-ues to decline by more than 1m a

year on average. Additionally, un-

treated sewage and inadequate solid

waste disposal pollutes surface water

and groundwater.

The watershed of the aquifer in

Toluca Valley is located in the upper

reaches of the Lerma River and

covers 23 municipalities with about

2 million inhabitants and 10 industrial

zones on an area of 2,738 km2.

Water shortage is the result of high

and increasing water extraction and

the rapid decline in natural groundwa-

ter replenishment. The deforestation

of the main seepage areas on the

Integrated Watershed Management:Lerma River in the Valley of Toluca

Country: Mexico

Project:Integrated Watershed Management:

Lerma River in the Valley of Toluca

Term: 2002 2010

Total funding:

2,000,000 for phase 2 (2005 2008)


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plan. These three groups facilitate the

participation of the federal state gov-

ernment, the urban authorities and

the organized population in solving

the problem to ensure an orderly

planning of water management on a

broad basis.

Parallel to the management plan-

ning for the aquifer and its watershed,

pilot demonstration projects are car-

ried out in selected, highly-motivated

municipalities: rainwater storage and

use for sanitation in a school, aware-

ness raising campaigns on metering

household water consumption, the

need to pay water and sewage char-

ges and the rational use of water.

The project implementation ap-

proach emphasizes the importance of

permanent communication with and

amongst all stakeholders and the se-

lection of demonstration pilot com-

munities.

Impact

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infrastructure. This leads to an efficient

organisation with high quality stan-

dards in water supply and sanitation.

On the national level, the project

supports the Vice Ministry of BasicSanitation in developing and imple-

menting a sustainable sector policy.

There, the multi-level approach of the

GTZ project is of major advantage.

All the local and regional experience

gained can be fed back into the

process.

The main focus in national terms is

to utilise the budget for investment in

a just and effective manner and to

support the institutional development

of the water utilities. This support,

extended through cooperation with

the water utilities association, enables

management consultancy and further

education programmes, which help to

modernise the utilities. A foundation is

being established through close co-

operation with the EU and Canada to

main reasons are the lack of finances

and staff fluctuation. The distribution

of international support through the

Vice Ministry for Basic Sanitation is

not based solely on objective criteria,

but also reflects political interests.

Project

GTZ works on all levels, from the local

water user to the national institutions.

At local level, associations of water

utilities are formed; about one third of

their Directors are democratically

elected and help to support the social

control mechanisms. There are also

information campaigns and hygiene

education programmes, which help to

raise awareness of sanitation. The

people also realise the importance of

punctual payments and sustainable

use of water resources. To support

the local water utilities, GTZ cooper-

ates closely with KfW, which provides

financial means for improving the

Context

In Bolivia, there is a direct link be-

tween extreme poverty and lack of

sanitation. About one third of house-

holds do not have house connec-

tions, neither for water supply nor for

waste water. As a consequence thereis a high prevalence of water-borne

diseases, which lead to further pov-

erty. Within the poor communities

there is a very low awareness of the

interrelations between sanitation, hy-

giene and health. Therefore the main

interest of the population is not in

water quality, but in low water tariffs.

Unreliable payment behaviour causes

serious financial problems for the wa-

ter utilities. Together with a lack of

qualified staff and insufficient frame-

work conditions, this results in ineffi-

cient and ineffective organisations.

All the necessary national institu-

tions such as ministries, a regulatory

body and the federation of water utili-

ties are in place. However, their insti-

tutional capabilities are low. The two

Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (PROAPAC)

Country: Bolivia

Project:Water Supply and Sanitation Programme

Term: 2001 2013

Total funding:

17,300,000 for phase 1 (2001 2007)


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support development programmes

within the basic sanitation sector.

The regulatory body has been

strengthened through a two-year con-

sultancy project. This now provides

an annual benchmarking report, which

presents an overview of the water

utilities business indicators. With this

information, both the population and

the water utility can compare the lat-

ters achievements with those of other

utilities or with previous results.

Impact

Changes are already apparent, and

the process is ongoing. People have

realised the importance of sanitation

for their health and quality of life. The

year 2005 was proclaimed the year

of water and sanitation in education,

schools organise project weeks, and

plays are produced for fairs. The mes-

sage that safe water supply has its

price has reached the people and

their payment behaviour has im-

proved. The income of water utilities

has doubled in some cases. Thehigher tariffs are implemented not

against but with the agreement of the

local people. The water utilities have

modernised their processes and are

now more and more oriented towards

the needs of their customers. On the

local level, the GTZ/KfW programme

reaches about 600,000 people.

The water utilities have also shown

an increasing interest in advisory

services and further education meas-

ures. This can be considered as a re-

sult of the improved control through

the regulatory body. Currently the

federation of water utilities offers

high-quality services to satisfy the

demands of their members. This is

also supported by the option of co-

financing through the foundation

mentioned above.

Cooperation on national level has

revealed important changes in the

awareness of decision makers. Prob-

lems are no longer solved merely by

investing in infrastructure, but also by

considering so-called soft factors

such as management, knowledge,

and corporate culture. This has con-

sequences for the distribution of sec-

tor finance funds. Water utilities only

receive money after their institutional

capability has been improved. The

distribution of funds no longer reflectspolitical interests, but depends on the

poverty of the region or community

concerned. The decisions taken are

considerably more transparent and

more equitable.


GTZ PROAPACAv. Ecuador No. 2044,

Esq. Snchez Lima (Sopocachi)

Edif. Seor de la Misin

La Paz Bolivia

Phone: +591 (2) 242 1354

[email protected]

www.proapac.org

Awareness raising for the

advantages of safe water supply

About one third of households do not

have house connections for water supply

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water supply and waste water dis-

posal in 13 small and medium-sized

towns. Important indicators for the

advisory and infrastructure measures

are: drinking water quality and conti-

nuity of service, coverage rate of sup-ply and sanitation facilities and the

reduction of adverse effects on the

environment.

The lines of action of the pro-

grammes advisory and upgrading

activity at corporate level include

enhancing management skills, raising

operating cost effectiveness, reduc-

ing physical and commercial water

losses, rationalising operating and

maintenance procedures and intro-

ducing ISO 9000 quality standards.

To complement this, KfW is financing

rehabilitation and enlargement of

water supply and sanitation infra-

structure, and measures to broaden

the scope of individual metering.

towns. This in turn is detrimental to

user payment discipline, which com-

pounds the serious financial problems

of the companies. Politically motiva-

ted influence by the owners curtails

the managerial autonomy of the en-terprises and hampers growth.

Project

The advisory services of the Pro-

gramme are based on an integral ap-

proach. The institutional and infra-

structure improvements in the water

utilities are linked with political, social

and standardisation aspects.

One focus of the work with the wa-

ter utilities is to develop an organisa-

tional and management culture, which

meets the standards of modern social

service providers. The overall objec-

tive of the Programme is to improve

Context

Many Peruvian towns lack of ade-

quate supply of hygienic drinking wa-

ter and sufficient sanitary facilities.

The poor population in periurban ar-

eas are the ones that suffer most from

this deficit. Many households in theseareas are not connected to the public

water and sewage grid. Having to

fetch water every day as a result is

costly and labour-intensive and the

consequent hygienic conditions in the

households pose a serious health

hazard to the population.

The municipal water supply and

sanitation utilities, public limited com-

panies, that are owned by several

municipalities, are frequently unable

to provide basic sanitation services.

The main problems are poor corpo-

rate management, inadequately quali-

fied personnel, a run down water in-

frastructure and a serious shortage of

finances in the municipalities and

Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme

Country: Peru

Project:Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme

Term: 2002 2012

Total funding:

7,127,487 for phase 2 (2004 2008)


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The Programme will mainstream these

measures in the operational and man-

agement processes.

Besides the institutional, economic

aspect, GTZ also addresses the so-

cial policy dimension of sustainable

water supply and sanitation. This cre-

ats a higher awareness for sanitation

and supports the transparency of

economic and financial issues in

modern water and sanitation man-

agement. Therefore the reliability and

strategic planning abilities in local

authorities are strengthened to assure

the sustainable supply of basic social

services to the people. Promoting

thematic groups and inter-institutional

committees with representatives from

civil society and public administra-

tion, public hearings, the introduction

of environmental and sanitation

standards in curricula, information,

and educational campaigns by the

utilities are only some of the strategies

applied to achieve this objective.

The work of GTZ fits in with the

national sectoral strategies and makes

a major contribution to attaining the

aims of the national development plan

for 2005 - 2015. Advice to the sectoral

ministry, the regulatory authority and

the association of the water utilities

in issues to do with standards and

regulatory provisions and enlarging

upgrading facilities are also lines of

action pursued by the Programme.

Impact

Between 1996 and 2003, about

1 million people in the catchment area

were provided with sustainable water

supply and sanitation services by four

medium-sized urban utilities. For the

current project term, the number of

people with access to sustainable

water supply and sanitation through

the joint efforts of the Peruvian part-

ners, KfW and GTZ is to increase from

966,000 to 1,280,000. In all towns

served by the Programme, Target 10

of MDG 7, reducing by half the pro-

portion of people without sustainable

access to safe drinking water and

basic sanitation, is expected to be

achieved pro rata or even exceeded

by a large margin. At the same time,

raising the number of connections to

the water grid in 13 towns to 56,700

largely poor families will reduce the

financial burden for water supply by

an average of 40%.

The increasing participation of the

local population in decision-making

processes helps to reduce conflicts of

interest. Additionally, more informa-

tion and transparency rises the level

of understanding and supports the

acceptance of cost-recovering tariffs.

Awareness raising for the

importance of clean water


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PROAGUA - GTZAv. Los Incas 172, piso 5

San Isidro Lima, Peru

Phone: +51 1 222 0779

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Fax: +51 1 222 0707

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Status: 12/2005

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