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PERUWater and Sanitation

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Presentation Outline:1. Background Water & Sanitation in Peru

2. Water and Sanitation Situation in Peru

3. WUSC Water & Sanitation Project A. Goal

B. Methodology & Approach

C. Results

4. Lessons Learned

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PERU CANADA

• Total AreaTotal Area

1,285,220 km1,285,220 km22

• Pop 26,749,000 Pop 26,749,000

• 72 % Urban72 % Urban

• 28 % Rural28 % Rural

• 54% Poor54% Poor

• 15% Living in 15% Living in extreme povertyextreme poverty

9,982,220 km9,982,220 km22

31,947,000 31,947,000

70 %70 %

30 %30 %

16 %16 %

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Availability of Water In Peru• 5 % of the water in the

world... but

• Coast - Mountains (Pacific Basin with 100 km strech of desert with less than a mm of rain per year)

–1.5 % of the water available

• Titicaca Basin 0.5 %• Jungle (Atlantic Basin) 98 %

• 20 million people living in the Coast-Mountain region

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Situation of Water & Sanitation in Peru

• Most water utilities lack financial, technical and human resources

• More than 6.6 million Peruvians lack household water and sanitation services.

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•In rural areas, 49% of the population lack domestic water services and 60% of lack sanitation services.

•68% of rural water systems are considered unsustainable


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In urban areas, more than 2 million people lack In urban areas, more than 2 million people lack domestic W&S services, including more than 1 domestic W&S services, including more than 1

million in Lima, the nation’s capital.million in Lima, the nation’s capital.

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Strengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in Peru

GOALGOAL To improve health and living conditions in peri-urban and rural

communities.

HOW?HOW? Strengthening the capacity of municipalities and/or their water

utilites to improve:

1. W&S infastructure and operation and maintenance

2. Management and administration of W&S services

3. The capacity to provide assistance to peri-urban and rural communities in the:

Planning and execution of W&S projectsAdministration of rural services Improvement of household drinking water quality and sanitary conditions

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Project Results 2000-2004

Strengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in PeruStrengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in Peru

550,000 beneficiaries with improved health and sanitary

conditionsAs a Result of:

Improved access to W&S services

Improved infrastructure

Improved operation and maintenance

Improved water quality

Training in health, basic sanitation, water purification and proper water storage

WUSC /CIDA total contribution as of June 2004: $ 5.4MWUSC /CIDA total contribution as of June 2004: $ 5.4M

Leveraged amount from counterparts & other donors: $ 4.8MLeveraged amount from counterparts & other donors: $ 4.8M

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Strengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in Peru

Focus Areas

1. Engineering: Infrastructure, Operation & Maintenance

2. Management and Administration

3. Community Awareness & Education

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Focus Area:Infrastructure, Operation & Maintenance


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6 municipal water utilitiesAND6 rural communities

With Improved W&S Infrastructure

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5 water utilitiesAND 10 rural communities

With improved operation and

maintenance systems:


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Focus Area: Management & Administration of W&S Services


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5 Service utilitiesWith improved management & administration


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10 rural communities (with formalized User’s Associations)

With improved capacity in the administration of their W&S services

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Focus Area: Community Training (Awareness and Education)


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6 Service Providers 200 peri-urban and/or rural communitiesWith improved capacity in the planning and execution of W&S projects with community participation and co-financing

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1,650 families gained access to domestic water and/or sewer services

53,250 families with improved water and/or sanitation services

24,410 families with improved water quality

200 communities with improved capacity to plan and execute W&S projects with community participation

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8 Young Canadian Professionals and 9 Canadian Student Interns with practical experience in their chosen field of study, improved written and

verbal skills in Spanish, and the opportunity to work with Peruvian professionals.

16 Young Peruvian Professionals with practical experience in their chosen field of study and the opportunity to work with Canadian

professionals and student interns.

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Methodology of Team WorkProject teams comprised Project teams comprised of counterpart and WUSC of counterpart and WUSC personnelpersonnel Experienced Peruvian professionals

Recent Canadian and Peruvian university graduates

Short term Canadian and Peruvian student interns

Local volunteers


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Learning While DoingLearning While Doing

1. Strengthening Municipalities as providers of W&S services: Diagnostics, Designs, Equipment Materials, Training, Technical Support, Construction

2. Strengthening Municipalities as providers of Orientation and Assistance to Peri-Urban and Rural Populations: Identify, organize & fund local projects, donations of materials, purification equipment, technical plans, training, education, administration of W&S services

Methodology of Learning by Doing

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Lessons Learned


1.1. Project requests from counterparts often do not have sound technical, Project requests from counterparts often do not have sound technical, economic or social justification.economic or social justification.

2.2. Counterparts must demonstrate their committement Counterparts must demonstrate their committement (political will)(political will) to the to the project by:project by:a.a. Soliciting our assistance.Soliciting our assistance.b.b. Committing to financing part of the project.Committing to financing part of the project.

c.c. In kind contribution and unskilled labour.In kind contribution and unskilled labour.

3.3. Technical solutions alone do not give sustainability to the system.Technical solutions alone do not give sustainability to the system.

4.4. Importance of Training and Education in community: Importance of Training and Education in community: Management & Execution Management & Execution capacity, household water storage and quality control techniques, basic hygienecapacity, household water storage and quality control techniques, basic hygiene

5.5. Awareness of W&S project and on-going consultation (monitoring) with the Awareness of W&S project and on-going consultation (monitoring) with the community, counterpart, prior, during and after workcommunity, counterpart, prior, during and after work

6. Promote , with counterpart, community, civil society associations, local committees, project objectives, methodologies and results

7.7. Preparation of blueprints for key infrastructure projects can lead to the Preparation of blueprints for key infrastructure projects can lead to the leverage of large scale funding leverage of large scale funding

8.8. Women’s participation not only allows us to meet our goals, but gives Women’s participation not only allows us to meet our goals, but gives sustainability to the projects.sustainability to the projects.

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Risk FactorsRisk FactorsLack of institutional and legal framework for W&SLack of institutional and legal framework for W&SPolitical interference in staffing and budgetingPolitical interference in staffing and budgetingHigh staff turn-over at all levels at counterpartHigh staff turn-over at all levels at counterpartLack of saving capacity of users Lack of saving capacity of users

Mitigating StrategiesMitigating StrategiesRegular consultation with counterpart and beneficiaries Regular consultation with counterpart and beneficiaries

Renegotiate terms of agreements wherever possible Renegotiate terms of agreements wherever possible particularly with new administartion after electionsparticularly with new administartion after elections

Terms and duration of agreements tocoincide with Terms and duration of agreements tocoincide with municipal terms of officemunicipal terms of officeCounterparts and benificiaries encouraged to provide in-Counterparts and benificiaries encouraged to provide in-kind contributions:kind contributions: personnel, office space,lodging, transportation, personnel, office space,lodging, transportation, materials, unskilled labourmaterials, unskilled labour

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Linking results and sustainabilityStrengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in PeruStrengthening Municipal Capacity in W&S in Peru

Sound & proven project management best practices Sound & proven project management best practices (Project Management, RBM, LFA & Risk Management)(Project Management, RBM, LFA & Risk Management)

Selection of counterpart : Selection of counterpart : demonstration of commitment, capacity demonstration of commitment, capacity and real needs of the counterpart/ communityand real needs of the counterpart/ community

Learning while doing & Team work ApproachesLearning while doing & Team work ApproachesOwnernship / Empowerment: Ownernship / Empowerment: Involve community,stakeholders

from start of project

Maintain on-going consultation and communication with Maintain on-going consultation and communication with beneficiaries and communitybeneficiaries and community

On-going education and training for counterpart and On-going education and training for counterpart and communitycommunity

Involve women in all aspects of projectInvolve women in all aspects of project

Post Impact AssessmentPost Impact Assessment

Leveraging with community, beneficiaries, agencies, Leveraging with community, beneficiaries, agencies, international donorsinternational donors

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COST SHARING AND LEVERAGE


Period CIDA Leverage TotalCost

TotalBeneficiaries

Total Cost/ Beneficiary

CIDA Costper Benef

1982-1983 $ 500K $ 167 K $ 667 K 8,650 $ 77 $ 58

1984-1986 $ 650 K $ 433K $ 1.083 M 20,200 $ 54 $ 32

1986-1988 $ 1.485M $ 636 K $ 2.121 M 31,700 $ 67 $ 47

1988-1994 $ 5M $ 5M $ 10 M 152,000 $ 66 $ 33

1994-2000 $ 6.15 M $ 12.5 M $ 18.65 M 282,000 $ 66 $ 22

2000-2004(June 30)

$ 5.4 M $4.8 $ 10.2 M 550,000 $ 19 $ 10

Total 19.185 23.536 $ 42.721 1,024,350 $ 41.70 $ 18.70

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