Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS
Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS
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F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Water</strong> <strong>in</strong> SSA for Susta<strong>in</strong>ability (5): A<br />
Common Responsibility<br />
• F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g water development is a vital steps towards atta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>MDGs</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> water <strong>and</strong> sanitation<br />
• Signs <strong>of</strong> positive economic growth <strong>in</strong> some countries exist but f<strong>in</strong>ances for<br />
water is urgently needed to leverage <strong>the</strong> growth to atta<strong>in</strong> poverty<br />
reduction<br />
1- National Level:<br />
- Institutionaliz<strong>in</strong>g a national water <strong>and</strong> sanitation governance <strong>and</strong> make it an<br />
<strong>in</strong>tegral part <strong>of</strong> national plan <strong>in</strong> order to create an enabl<strong>in</strong>g environment<br />
- Exploit <strong>the</strong> opportunities <strong>of</strong> a public-private partnership (PPP) to secure<br />
funds for water <strong>and</strong> sanitation projects<br />
- Set water <strong>and</strong> sanitation sectors among priorities <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> national budget<br />
- Exploit <strong>the</strong> many assets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sector-wide approach where “All significant<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> sector supports a s<strong>in</strong>gle sector policy <strong>and</strong> expenditure<br />
programme, under government leadership…” Foster (2000)<br />
- Mobiliz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial resources <strong>of</strong> African-led water <strong>in</strong>stitutions like <strong>the</strong><br />
AMCOW, <strong>the</strong> AWF<br />
Albert Djemetio <strong>Water</strong> Sem<strong>in</strong>ar, <strong>UNU</strong>-<strong>IAS</strong>, March 10, 2009<br />
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