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Water and sanitation in urban areas in Madagascar

Water and sanitation in urban areas in Madagascar . Lovy Rasolofomanana Country Representative WaterAid in Madagascar . Key points . Overview of urban contexts Opportunities and threats WaterAid WASH Programme Lessons learnt . Factual data .

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Water and sanitation in urban areas in Madagascar

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  1. Water and sanitation in urban areas in Madagascar Lovy Rasolofomanana Country Representative WaterAid in Madagascar

  2. Key points • Overview of urban contexts • Opportunities and threats • WaterAid WASH Programme • Lessons learnt

  3. Factual data • 1/3 of households live in urban areas, the half after decades • Urban areas provide ¾ of GDP • Vulnerability factors • Politic instability

  4. Opportunities and threats • Big consumer markets • Precarious habitat and infrastructures • No clear responsibility sharing between local and central levels • Visible inequalities • Decreasing capacity of Water Utility to deliver

  5. WaterAid Madagascar works in urban areas • Support water utility and private sector to set up and operate water services • Develop basic sanitation services for families and communities • Hygiene promotion • Policy reforms and institutional arrangements

  6. Policy reforms and institutional arrangements • Urban spatial planning to tackle WASH challenges : • WASH issues are addressed in considering the whole urbanisation challenge • An agreement around a long-term vision for WASH service sustainability • A cost-effective and viable alternative solutions • Strategic planning and actionable solution based on participatory diagnosis

  7. Water services : kiosks • Water utility subcontracts the operation and maintenance of public tap to a user association or private sector operator.Price -per-bucket: 1 cents to 2.5 cents $ among different taps • Operation, maintenance and Using local taxes for extension of the networks

  8. Sanitation marketing • Consistent formative research was conducted, including baseline, population classification, sources and amounts of household monthly income, willingness to pay for a latrine, and local needs in technology, etc. • Development of Sanmark strategy : 5 Ps. • Raise awareness on hygienic latrine, “triggering” sessions aimed at arousing disgust, puppet shows, etc. • Supply chain of slabs and toilets elements • Emptying and faecal treatment

  9. Hygiene promotion • Photo, sketches, drawing and scout song contests • Puppet show followed by quiz on WASH • Making noises in the streets • Good practices exhibition, shows, spectacles, debates • Films, spots, flyers, roll up • Intensive media campaign

  10. Lesson learnt • Early consultation and participatory approaches are critical • Include the vulnerability dimension • Setting up a long term vision with the Water Utilities and local governments • Costing including fecal sludge site • Specific WASH master plan • How to respond to demands raised from campaign • Tools to rally stakeholders and to raise funds including domestic financing

  11. www.wateraid.org WaterAid47-49 Durham StreetLondon, SE11 5JDwww.wateraid.org Registered charity numbers 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland)

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