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tripartite partnership between the IEA, Cadi Ayad University
of Marrakech, Morocco and Chimane University, Japan, aimed
to develop a sustainable and low cost sanitation system for
small communities. It received the best research prize in the
MENA region awarded by the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
(SUSANA) at the 2017 Stockholm World Water Week.
The IEA acts as a resource and expertise centre for project
support and technical assistance in the region, sharing
Morocco’s know-how and experience with other develop-
ing countries such as Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Sudan and
Guinea. One of the flagship initiatives concerned the IEA’s
involvement in a project known as
Aftout Essahli
concerning
supply of drinking water to the coastal part of Mauritania
from the Senegal River to the capital, Nouakchott, with a
total cost of US$500 million.
Within the framework of its collaboration and knowl-
edge sharing with WHO, the IEA has been involved in the
monitoring of SDG 6 through evaluation projects conducted
nationwide. The IEA was designated the focal point of the
Global Assessment and Analysis of the Water and Sanitation
Sector (GLAAS) project, a UN-Water initiative implemented
by WHO. Its objective is to monitor, at global level, the deliv-
ery of sanitation and drinking water services, addressing the
nature and impact of government policies and institutions,
the investments in terms of financial and human resources,
the volume and contribution of foreign assistance, and the
relative influence of all these factors on sector performance.
The GLAAS report presents data received from 74 devel-
oping countries, and from 24 external support agencies,
representing approximately 90 per cent of official develop-
ment assistance for sanitation and drinking water. The report
shows that, in many countries, policies and programmes
have far too little emphasis on ensuring adequate financial
and qualified human resources to both sustain the existing
infrastructure and expand access to sanitation, drinking
water and hygiene services. Only 7 per cent of aid is directed
at maintaining services. The report also shows that inad-
equate monitoring and limited availability of financial
data impede the ability of countries to assess progress and
improve performance.
To address this particular challenge, WHO launched the
TrackFin initiative. Morocco’s significant involvement in
GLAAS was an important factor in its selection as one of the
pilot countries of the initiative, and the organization of the
pilot exercise was entrusted to the IEA in collaboration with
the Moroccan Ministry of Health.
The aim of the study is to track WASH expenditure of all
stakeholders including government bodies, local authorities,
public- and private-sector institutions, NGOs, national and
international donors, investors and households, and thereby
to provide answers to the following key questions:
• What is the total amount of expenditure in the sector?
• How are funds distributed between the various services
and different types of expenditure including investment,
maintenance and operating costs?
• Who pays for drinking water and sanitation, and how
is the financial burden distributed among the various
sources of funding?
• Which entities are the principal channels for financing the
sector and in what proportion do they contribute to total
expenditure?
The answers to these questions is analysed and presented
in the form of tables and standard indicators to facilitate
comparison between countries over time.
The IEA plays an important role in building the capacity
of the drinking water and sanitation sector at national and
regional levels. Its strategy and action plans align with those
of stakeholders to sustainably support access to quality
water and sanitation services. Its global action is part of a
perspective of active listening and openness to its external
environment to better meet the needs in terms of the capacity
development of its partners, following a sustainable collabo-
ration approach.
The International Institute for Water and Sanitation waste water facilities
International Institute for Water and Sanitation expertise in Mauritania
Supply water management workshop in Cameroon