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Enhancing Water Sector Sustainability for Equitable Development in Malawi

This collaborative research project between WaterAid Malawi and ODI focuses on strengthening the design and delivery of water supply and sanitation programs under Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). The project highlights challenges such as lack of prioritization of the water sector in PRSPs, weak sectoral ownership, and the need for capacity building at various levels. Issues of coordination, sustainability, and equity are also addressed, emphasizing the importance of community involvement, leadership, and addressing systemic barriers.

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Enhancing Water Sector Sustainability for Equitable Development in Malawi

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  1. WSS - PRSP Strengthening Design and Delivery of WSS Programmes under PRSPs A collaborative research project WaterAid Malawi and ODI WSSPRSP workshop Kampala February 2004

  2. Water sector status in PRSP • Consultative process identified water as a key issue but was not prioritised in PRSP • Failure of stakeholders to champion sector • Sectoral priorities not sufficiently represented • Little sense of sectoral ownership over resulting PRSP

  3. Design - Capacity of decentralised government to plan • Despite major sector reviews – progress in institutionalising reforms has been slow • Capacity for planning and co-ordination between line ministries remains weak • MoWD remains highly centralised • Sector stakeholders currently ill-equipped to take on new roles and responsibilities • Extensive capacity building and training required at different administrative levels

  4. Co-ordination around District level plans • NGOs & Donors fail to inform district water authorities of their: • -project plans • -operational policies & guidelines • -Target areas • Practice is chaotic re gov. policy of demand responsive approach • Different providers have different expectations from communities, which can be confusing

  5. SUSTAINABILITY

  6. Why poor sustainability? • The surface reasons - • Financial management within the community • Lack of access to technical skills • Spare parts availability • The deeper reasons – • Lack of demand • Lack of ownership • Lack of ‘leadership’ • Dependency

  7. EQUITY

  8. Why the inequity? • No co-ordination between actors • Weak lower levels of government • Passive attitude within District Assembly • NGO’s feel accountable to donors - rush • Politics : favouritisms and dependency • Cultural blockages and poor leadership • Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting • Uncontrolled drillers + bad advice • Alleged corruption

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