UN-Water GLAAS A brief history and rationale

1. UN-Water GLAASA brief history and rationale Peregrine Swann GLAAS Consultant GLAAS Evaluation Meeting Bern, Switzerland 2/3 October 2012 GLAAS 2012 ‘The challenge of extending and sustaining services’ GLAAS 2010 ‘Targeting resources for better results’

2. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS The story begins • The UN Human Development Report 2006 • - Beyond scarcity: • Power, poverty and the global water crisis • The report suggested 4 ‘foundations of success (to meet the MDG target): • Making water and sanitation a human right – and mean it • Drawing up national strategies for WASH • Supporting national plans with international aid • Developing a global action plan for WASH

3. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • The UK response to the UN HDR • DFID set out a plan to reform the global WASH architecture ‘The 5 Ones’, while UK acknowledged the right to water • One of these 5 Ones was ‘an annual report on WASH’ • WB President, UNDP Administrator and UK Development Minister co-host meeting at the 2007 WB Spring Meetings to elicit support for giving WASH higher priority • DFID agreed to fund the report (that we now all know as GLAAS and also know is biennial rather than annual)

4. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • UN-Water Chair arranges for WHO to implement the UN-Water GLAAS ‘programme’ • Pilot report ‘a proof of concept’ prepared and launched by WHO at the UN High Level Event in September 2008 • Also at the HLE the UK and NL announce support for the ‘Global Framework for Action on WASH’ • UNICEF agree to co-host the first High Level Meeting on WASH using data from GLAAS

5. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • WHO refines questionnaire, establishes regional facilitators and GLAAS ‘Global Technical Team’ • GLAAS team works closely with the WB/WSP Country Status Overviews (in Africa) • GLAAS process in Asia used by UNESCAP (avoiding duplication of efforts) • WHO regional and country representatives collaborate with GLAAS Team • GLAAS peer review mechanism established

6. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • First full UN-Water GLAAS report launched in April 2010 feeding into the first High Level Meeting on WASH (under new banner of ‘Sanitation and Water for All’) co-hosted by the World Bank and UNICEF • 42 developing countries and all major donors participate in GLAAS 2010 • Report highlighted the poor targeting of funding by donors and developing countries to the un-served • Report also emphasized the knowledge gaps in WASH, particularly for national financing and human resource capacity

7. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • GLAAS Evaluation of 2010 report in the Hague, June 2010 • WASH Financial Flows preliminary study set in motion • GLAAS regional highlights prepared and used to highlight challenges and successes (Sanitation Conferences, water weeks, Stockholm) • GLAAS reaches out to more countries • Donor support for GLAAS broadened (includes UK, NL, Switzerland, Kuwait)

8. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • GLAAS 2012 report launched (now includes 74 developing countries and all major donors) in April 2012 ahead of the second SWA High Level Meeting at the WB Spring Meetings • Report highlighted the challenges to extending coverage while sustaining services to those already served • Report emphasized the importance of effectively managing WASH assets • While re-emphasizing the lack of robust data, particularly on financial flows to WASH

9. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS • UN-Water GLAAS now a recognized fixture within the monitoring landscape. • Also an example of what can be achieved given: • UN leadership; • targeted support from key donors; • effective advocacy from international and regional NGOs; • active participation of developing country governments; • and collaboration with key stakeholder organizations

10. A brief history and rationale for GLAAS Thank you Further information: www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/glaas glaas@who.int 10