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A Knowledge, Research and Cap. Bldg. Network for Rural& Urban WASH

A Knowledge, Research and Cap. Bldg. Network for Rural& Urban WASH Introduction and Dialogue; Pre-launch WES-Net India State chapters Gujarat / Rajasthan/ MP/ Maharashtra--08/04/2011, 07/05/2011, 24/06/2011 Jharkhand/ Bihar/ Chattisgarh/ …………….........................16/06/2011 ,

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A Knowledge, Research and Cap. Bldg. Network for Rural& Urban WASH

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  1. A Knowledge, Research and Cap. Bldg. Network for Rural& Urban WASH Introduction and Dialogue; Pre-launch WES-Net India State chapters • Gujarat/ Rajasthan/ MP/ Maharashtra--08/04/2011, 07/05/2011, 24/06/2011 • Jharkhand/ Bihar/ Chattisgarh/ …………….........................16/06/2011, • AP/ Orissa/ Kerala/ TN/ Karnataka;……………….. …………10/05/2011 • WB / Assam/ North-East …………………………………… August 2011 • Delhi/ Haryana/ / Punjab/ UP • Himachal / Uttrakhand/ J&K

  2. WES-Net India- States Chapters Purpose: 3rd Meeting-WES-Net, India State Chapter, Gujarat. Date of meeting: June 24, 2011; Time- 10.30-1.00 P.M; Venue: VIKSAT, Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad AGENDA Items: 1. Welcome, self introduction. Recap of past meetings (Avinash Zutshi) 2. Presentations on selected aspects of WATSAN in Gujarat: - Apoorva Oza (AKRSP-I)/ Devendra Parekh (ESI-Safai Vidyalaya) - Ashoke Chatterjee/ Mayank Joshi (Jal-Disha) - Socially responsible development in rural-urban WASH (w.r.t CSR) 3. Present Status/ Issues of WASH sector in Gujarat: Group work to identify critical/ crucial Gaps and Challenges under (pick one issue out of each category);   a) State of affairs WASH sector - Rural WASH and water resources management-WRM - WASH in Schools - Hand-washing with Soap - WASH Challenges in Coastal areas, economic hubs & industrial cities . - Urban-slums sanitation and financing

  3. ……..contd….. AGENDAItems: b) Integrated and comprehensive WASH programming - Water safety planning, - Water Security planning, - WASH and Climate change,  c) Information and action research; - Hygiene and health, - Water quality/ purification and technologies - Barriers to Communication for sanitation coverage- - Rights based, focus gender and children, approach   d) Networking and Capacity Building, - Strengthening efforts for Networking, - Improve linkages- coherence between partners- their work for dissemination 4. Any Other Business 5. Follow up next meeting/ Event; Date:…………Time:…………….

  4. Recap of meetings : • State Chapter launched on 08/04, 07/05 and in place • VIKSAT Hosts, WES-Net India Gujarat Chapter, Secretariat for 6 Months. • 6 member (AC, JPS/ Sama, MJ, DS, AZ…) Working group Sp. invitees- CEE-KSarabhai, CEO-WASMO, AKRSP, PS-DWS, GWSSB, RD and Dir. TSC, WASH-UNICEF, Utthan and SEWA…….. • TOR for working group in place • Expand working group with core groups (thematic, research&… specific) • Explore funding/ support possibilities for action research, coordination… • Gujarati language justifies for a state chapter viz. regional chapter

  5. observation during 1st and 2nd meetings: • State chapter based on “Collaborative- complementing “relationships • Interaction, participation, Sharing and research for changes at policy, institutional and implementation levels- a must • WES-Net should function beyond library functions • State chapter a voluntary move by participating orgn.’, networks & professionals • WES-Net to include info. compilation, interpretation for dissemination to larger audience and specific target population • Pooling of knowledge and information by partners is voluntary, a must • Research on impact analysis –x country/ x states required

  6. observation during 1st and 2nd meetings: • Appropriate and affordable technological solutions with after servicing ? • Standardization, validation, innovation and accountability ?? • Planning based on WSS integrated with local WRM -a must • People’s institutions critical for sustainable management. Systemic changes, appropriate institutions and capacities –a must • Availability of Reliable data for validation and analysis of demand vs supply and system performance ?? • Slippage of villages into uncovered/unsafe source category be recognized • Greater involvement of CSR/ Corporate, Bankable partnership models?

  7. KEY WASH ACTIVITIES: WASH………………. (bottom line) 1, Water Supply for drinking @ say 15, 40, 70, 135,……. lpcd 2, Household Sanitation and Sanitation system (S), plus Hygiene Education and Health (HE)= SHE 3, Functional and adequate organizational capacity of all actors Program Integrated with (top line for sustainability): 4, Village level Local Water Resources Management –dual source 5, Water Policy and Good Governance 6, Equipping GO, NGOs and others with relevant capacity’s 7, Impact Climate change and Water 8, Integrated Water Resources Management & Sub- Hydraulic Basins 9, Women and Child (Water) rights based approach

  8. Enabling Policy Environment:------- DWS Sector-Water, Sanitation, Hygiene-in retrospect • Water sector reforms (1999/ 2002); • National Environment Policy 2002; • National Water policy 2002; • CRSP/A-CRSP (1997/ 2002) & TSC (2004)-NGP& NSP, CLTS • National Rural Drinking Water Programme-2010 Experiences: • Swajal (UP) • Danida (in TN), • Swajaldhara (National) • Jalanidhi (Kerala), • Jalswarajaya (Maharashtra) • Ghogha and WASMO (Gujarat) and • EC –IWRM (Rajasthan) • etc.

  9. Enabling Policy Environment:------- Mandate: • Decentralization 1991/93 (73rd and 74th CAA)- CMRWSS&H • Right to Water- Guaranteed under Article 21 (+NRWDP)- a social good • Right to information act (RTI act) 2005- share with citizen’s all such information, which is not denied to the parliament Convergence with: • NRHM (NUHM,RSBY) -Water quality for drinking& health indicators • TSC- protection of all water resources • NREGA- for construction/ rejuvenation of ponds & local WRM • JNNURM – PPP and viability Gap funding • Cohesion with socially responsible CSR/corporate

  10. Hurdles- to Scalability and sustainability • Un-matchingPerformance and pre-maturing of design horizon • Relook at policy, planning, impl., tech. solutions, monitoring & strategy • Prescriptions does not meet people’s Expectations • Lack of trust and role becoming complacent • Policy and programs- Demystify in understandable terminology • Knowledge seldom shared, synthesized for dissemination • Harmonization of efforts ?? • Database of actors-fragmented

  11. Hurdles- to Scalability and sustainability • Peer reviews, learning, innovations & research ?? • Best practices and good work adoption/ adaption for replication ?? • Convergence New with Traditional practices (tacit knowledge)? • Networking and convergence- projects to people to professionals ?? • Facilitation of knowledge flow, platform to share, link partners ?? • No one entity at national level (formal/ informal) set-up exists • Attempts to reinvent the wheel • Validation and Standardization- ?? • Launching of campaigns and also messages- to re-strategize

  12. Issues……… • CONCERNING rural and urban (esp. slums), coastal, tribal, arid, drought and natural calamity affected areas WASH- Across Water; Sanitation (also SWM); Hygiene; WRM; • Policy and convergence/s; Financing (& revolving funds) - hurdles to scalability; Technical solutions; Governance and Institution building etc. • Policy issues (CAA 73rd and 74th, RTI-2005, NREGS ,NABARD, NRHM ~ SWSM etc.) • Designing- e.g. water; RO, BSF, SSF, SODIS, SOPS, Hyd. RAM etc. • Implementation- capacity (community WSSO, CCDO..) & demand • Institutional and capacity building- e.g. Anganwadi ,ASHA &,VW/H&SC • Financing issues- P-P-P, E-governance MFI/SHGs ,CSR, NABARD • O&M of facilities - and affordability • M&E and case studies, performance, studies, impact –replication • Standardization and regulations • Distributed Technical solutions-Geo/ area, social, financial etc, • Communication for up-scaling- Swajal Gram Purashkar (+Nirmal Gram Purashkar TSC- impact and shortcomings; • Modern vs. traditional practices on WRM, Sanitation & Waste handling, WES-Net complementary to effortsGO,NGOs,CSOs,Networks/forums

  13. ISSUES-solutions: Status of networking and advocacy, dialogue, debate in Gujarat; WNI-a platform Practical solutions to the sustainability puzzle- Techno-socio-economical challenges and solutions- • Water security planning-- Equitable distribution, replacement, renewal, expansion of system - Conserve, protect , enhance water source and plan demand based source management.- Rainwater harvesting and water conservation techniques - Dual source WSS well & local WRM; • Water purification and WW treatment Technologies, - Salinity ingression, arsenic, fluoride, iron, iodine, nitrate,etc. - Technical solutions-water quality field testing kits, water purification- Water Quality, monitoring and surveillance at community level; • Geo-Hydro Morphology its env. sanitation; - ground water boring, - well hydraulics and • well construction, sanitary well and recharging • Costing and detailing technologically sustainable WASH models &protocols- Cost/ financial viability- CBA& LCCA (Cost Benefit Vs Life Cycle Costs Approach Water for drinking -a detriment of Health and livelihood-

  14. Contd……………….. Financing:- sanitation • Sanitation coverage-Models, decentralized waste-water treatment technologies. • Pro-poor agenda’s of govt.’ programs, financing resources targeting BPL; • Waste-water, SWM and sanitation Eco-san, and Sanitation systems • Scaling up of sanitation coverage; low cost Sanitation solutions etc. • Traditional sanitation practices and innovative practices; • Health and hygiene, sanitation and environmental sanitation (TSC and NGP and its impact/ shortcomings); • Menstrual hygiene, • IEC and KAP on Hygiene promotion- efficacy of communication strategy and need for revamping-scope for programmatic convergence

  15. Contd…………… Climate Change: • Impact of climate change local vs distant sources of water supply • Local solutions and Convergence/s Women and children special needs : • Access, convenience and decision making • Sanitation , Personal hygiene and Menstrual hygiene-SHE, • Child feaces and health issues • I EC, and KAP and outreach communication and strategy issues, • Position and needs VWSC and provisions 73rd and 74th CAA • Ownership transfer of the implemented facilities • Designing and implementing rights based approach • -

  16. Home Page of WES-Net India

  17. Menu Items • Home: It includes the latest news, latest press releases, new solution exchange questions and much more about the Water and Sanitation sector. • About Us: It gives brief introduction about the WES-Net India, its work, structure functioning, Objectives, Initiatives and Research and Studies. • WES Resource Bank: Provide links to various sites containing publications and other materials have been provided. • Newsletter: Every year Newsletter of WES-Net India printed and the soft copy of the newsletter posted on the WES-Net India website. • Workshops & Events: Gives information about the latest National and International Workshop and Events details related to Water and Sanitation sector. • Training Courses: Gives information about the latest National and International Training Courses details related to Water and Sanitation sector. • Vacancies: Gives information about the latest National and International Vacancies details related to Water and Sanitation sector. • Press Releases: It is the month-wise archive section of all the press release related to WASH Sector. • Join Us: Click on this link, fill the form and become member of WES-Net India • Wes Resource Center: It gives information about the work of various organisations and professionals engaged in the water and sanitation sector to facilitate effective exchange of information and experience. • List Serves: By this service you can receive or post information pertaining to the sector to a larger group of audience very efficiently.

  18. Thank you for your Cooperation……. Avinash Zutshi, National Coordinator E-mail: avinash.zutshi@gmail.com; www.wesnetindia.org; Mob: +91-0-9811758762; Tel: +91-11-28525412; Ext- 239; Fax: +91-11-28520343; Address: 25/1A, Institutional Area, Pankha Road, D- Block, JanakPuri, New Delhi-110058

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