Mole XXIII Conference

An Assessment of Sanitation and Water for All Compact (SWA Compact)

“The Ghana Compact”

Ben Arthur,

CONIWAS

The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Framework • Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is a partnership bringing together governments, donors,

civil society and multilateral organizations at both global and national levels. • It aims to ensure all people have access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water, with a

specific focus on those countries most off-track in achieving this. To achieve this SWA calls for: Increased political prioritisation Strong national planning, investment and accountability Improved targeting and impact of resources Evidence-based decision making Strengthened mutual accountability

Key Components of SWA SWA aims to make this happen through three key components: 1) High Level Meeting (HLM),

2) 2) Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water, and

3) National Planning for Results Initiative (NPRI).

So far, the SWA partnership counts 83 partners (as of May 2012), and the Government of Ghana is a member. The first HLM was held in 2010 and the second one in 2012. Finance and Sector Ministers, and high level government officials from 45 developing countries participated in the 2012 High Level Meeting process, and 37 developing countries made country-specific commitments to make progress towards ensuring water and sanitation for all.

The commitment was that Ghana will spend: US$200 million annually up to 2015 to facilitate the achievement of the MDG 7 target; US$150 million annually towards the hygienic treatment and disposal of septage and faecal sludge and on storm water management; US$50million annually to reinforce hygiene education and enabling elements for sanitation promotion; and; 0.5% of GDP to cover capacity building for hygiene education and country-wide outreach for Community-Led Total Sanitation programme.

Enhancing political prioritization and commitment; Linking policies to plans, programmes and projects; Achieving good governance and accountability; and, Strengthening ownership and leadership

Financial Commitments Non-Financial Commitments

Analysis of Budgetary Allocation

Sub Sector

Water 242,313,508

Sanitation 13,945,853

Total 256,259,361

Water 94.6%

Sanitation 5.4 %

Total Budgetary Allocation to Water and Sanitation Sector in 2012

Government and Donor Contribution to total Water and Sanitation Budget, 2012

Government and Donor Contribution to total Water and Sanitation Budget, 2012

Funds Required per annum (2008-25)

GWCL GHC 162 m

CWSA GHC 135 m

Total GHC 297 m

ESHD/SESIP GHC 486 m

GRAND TOTAL GHC 783 m

Adequacy of the Budget Allocation

Total Sector Budgetary Allocations for 2012 is GHC256,259,361

(32.7%)

Budgetary Allocations to Water and Sanitation 2011 and 2012

GDP Growth rate versus share of GDP allocated to the W & S sector

Comparison of Budgetary Allocations to the Other Essential Services

Year SWA Compact Government Financing Accomplishment

Domestic Loan Total

2011 600m 70,073,902 204,441,044 74,514,946

46%

2012 648m 83,191,845 382,575,282

465,767,127

72%

Status of Accomplishment: Total Financial Commitments

Key Issues • Whilst total national revenue is increasing, the share for water is declining.

• As was the case last year, the government plans to provide 4,000 boreholes during 2012, but the corresponding budget for this is not well itemized. There is a clear allocation of GHS 20 million for rural water supply but this can only provide 2,000 boreholes even if everything was to be used for infrastructure. It is not clear if there is additional allocation for investments under the MWRWH allocation.

• It is apparent that there is no provision to make up for the shortfall in the 2011 target of 4000 boreholes. If measures are not taken to address the challenges which made it impossible for CWSA to achieve their target, we could end up with a situation where an average of 1000 boreholes per year are delivered instead of 4000 resulting in a total of 5,000 boreholes instead of the planned 20,000 over the 5 year period.

• It appears the phrase “additional investments” refers to what is expected to come from DPs, but if government will still contribute something here, then we need to know how much.

• Donor funds are expected to contribute about 7.4 per cent to the estimated national total revenue and grants for 2012. But in the case of MWRWH, total donor funds are expected to contribute up to be about 73.9%.

• Once again infrastructure is the focus, rather than services. The Service Delivery Approach has still not been internalized by government.

• No budget line for Water Directorate

The second High Level Meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All partnership was held in Washington, D.C. in April 2012. The Government of Ghana was represented by Honourable Kwabena Duffuor, MoFEP Honourable Enoch Teye Mensah, MWRWH, and Honourable Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, MLGRD

GHANA’S COMMITMENTS AT THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING (The Ghana Compact – 2012)

• Between 2010 and 2015, about 10 million Ghanaians are expected to gain access to improved sanitation, thus raising the proportion of Ghanaians using improved sanitation facilities from 14% in 2010 to 54% in 2015.

• Ghana will continue the drive towards sustainable universal access with improvements in

service and water quality. • Financial commitment of about USD400 million annually over a 5 year period from 2011 to

2015

• Revising and reinforcing the Ghana Compact in line with the country’s needs and capacity as an emerging Middle Income Country and to reflect the joint responsibility of Government, DPs and Civil Society for implementing the commitments.

• Focusing resources and attention on achieving and sustaining progress on equitable delivery

of the national and MDG targets especially for sanitation and WASH in schools. • Developing and applying clear criteria for equitable targeting of resources at national and

sub-national level including indicators and mechanisms for monitoring performance.

• Commitment to fully implementing all national plans and strategies on sanitation and water. • Moving rapidly towards a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) and developing a government-led

sector-wide coordination mechanism involving all relevant stakeholders. • Commitment to Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on progress in implementing the

Compact • Establishing mechanisms to ensure accountability for progress, including an effective

monitoring and evaluation mechanism and transparency of resource management including public expenditure reviews and tracking.

• Instituting an effective Sector Management Information system to strengthen the role of

monitoring and evaluation in sustainable services delivery. • Continuing participation in the SWA Partnership, leading country level processes and

participating in all future high level meetings. • Provision of adequate budget for post construction support, capital repairs and

maintenance. • Developing a national programme for demand creation, and committing adequate resources

to support research and testing of WASH innovative tools/approaches, knowledge management, promotion and application.