MCC & WASH: Fighting Poverty One Drop at a Time

Moderator: Sarah Dobsevage, WaterAid AmericaPanelists: MCC’s Kumar Ranganathan, Omar Hopkins, Marycel Tuazon

2000 - 2015MDGs 8 Goals, 18 targets, 48 core indicators

Halve the population without access2.3 billion gained access to water 1.9 gained access to sanitation

2015 - 2030SDGs 17 goals, 169 targets, ~159 core indicators

Human rights and equalityUniversality

Extremely ambitiousWASH Goal 6

Global context

Goal 6

2009 - 2015BEFORE Reaching the poorest

What can WaterAid do for THEM?

2015 – 2020Everyone, Everywhere 2030

NOW Partnerships and influencingHow can we achieve scale TOGETHER?

What that means for us

Our missionis to transform the lives of the poorest

and most marginalized people by improvingaccess to safe water,

sanitation and hygiene.

WaterAid’s Global Strategy

ZambiaNovember 15, 2013 -2018

Zambia Compact

• Location: Lusaka City and nearby areas• Total Investment: $355,000,000• Benefits 1 million people

oHealth BenefitsoTime SavingsoCost SavingsoFlood Losses

Source to Sink, Physical Systems & Institutions

Refurbish and UpgradeWater Supply:

• Treatment Works • Transmission and Storage• Distribution• Non-Revenue Water

Sanitation: Collection Systems and Treatment PondsDrainage: Primary Storm water

Lusaka Water & Sewerage Co• Asset Management• Non-revenue Water• Information Education • Pro-poor implementation

Lusaka City Council• Drainage Maintenance• Solid Waste• Information Education Communication

Zambia – Innovations & ChallengesInnovation Grant Program

• Testing new approachesComplex Integrated Programs

• Fixed Budget & Time

Cabo VerdeCompact II

November 30, 2012 -2017

Cabo Verde• 10 Islands• Pop. ~500k, half living in

the island of Santiago • Extreme water scarcity• Relies heavily on

desalinization of water • Cabo Verdeans have one of

the highest tariffs in Africa and worldwide

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde Compact II

• Total Investment: $66,230,000

• WASH: $39.7 million

Three Objectives:

1) National Institutional and Regulatory Reform to improve WASH services

2) Utility Reform Activity to develop a corporatized entity on Santiago island

3) Infrastructure Grant Facility funding to improve quality and reach of most island’s infrastructure

JordanCompact

Jordan Water Sector• One of the world’s most water stressed

countries • Per capita water supply decreasing, now

less that 15% of world average (1,000 m3/yr):

3600 m3/yr 140 m3/yr 128 m3/yr 1946 2010 2014

• Unsustainable extraction of groundwater• Major constraint to economic growth

Investments in Water

16

Water Network Project

Wastewater Network Project

As Samra WWTP Expansion

Save More Water

Collect More

Wastewater

Create More Clean Water

● 300 km network of wastewater

● 72% - 82% residents covered

● Reduces health risks, odor, captures more wastewater for treatment and re-use

● Reduce water losses from 50% to 35%

● 800 km of new water network

● 50k in water meters

● Additional WWTP capacity

● More treated water for agriculture: 134 MCM/ yr (over 10% of Jordan’s water)

Jordan Compact$275 Million in WASH investments│ 5 years │ 3,000,000 beneficiaries

Key Features• Program Logic• Water Conservation & Reuse• Urban Masterplan and Priority Investments• Private Sector Finance and Participation• Cost Savings and Scope Expansion

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