ANNUAL WORK PLAN YEAR 1

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• Build capacity of the supporting MWRI institutions and WUOs to introduce costsharing principles; and • Improve water management at the local level. The approach followed by the MWRI with technical assistance from the LIFE IWRM I Project focuses on empowering water users while building a strong partnership with IWMD staff. It is through that partnership that actual issues are tackled and tangible benefits achieved, in terms of improved allocation of water resources and O&M funds and better resolution of water disputes. This approach also creates the conditions for a successful dialogue between managers and users, builds the confidence of water users and eventually paves the way for an incremental evolution towards an Egyptian-type of Irrigation Management Transfer. Expected Results • Increased farmer contributions to the costs of irrigation system O&M and rehabilitation • An equitable, locally controlled fee system to sustainably finance branch canal and drain maintenance. Expected Outputs (Deliverables) • Draft a Ministerial decree to allow BCWUAs to collect and program resources for branch canal O&M • Develop a system within BCWUAs for farmers to share in the cost of branch canal O&M and rehabilitation • Develop a plan for complete transfer of the branch canal maintenance responsibility to the BCWUAs. Partners IWRM II will work with: the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI); other government entities, and water users, including farmers and the newly formed BCWUAs. Approach IWRM II will provide assistance to MWRI to increase farmer contributions to the costs of irrigation system O&M and rehabilitation and to introduce a locally controlled fee system to sustainably finance branch canal and drain maintenance. For planning purposes, it will be assumed that revisions to Law 12/1984 will be promulgated within the life span of IWRM II. As an interim measure, it may be possible for the Minister of MWRI to issue decrees to allow BCWUA fee collection. While this would permit BCWUA financing of maintenance, revisions to Law 12 are important for promoting corporatization of the BCWUAs and for mobilizing funding for capital replacement. The cost sharing approach developed under the APRP–Water Policy Reform Project will be the starting point to engage BCWUAs actively in decision making and planning and carrying out maintenance works. In sharp contrast to the traditional cost recovery approach that focuses on extracting payments from water users, this approach would essentially share with the BCWUA an existing maintenance budget that would otherwise be spent on maintenance contracts. The BCWUA and District agree on a program and the BCWUA is allocated funds with obligations to fulfill the agreement. Implementation by the BCWUA is assumed to be more cost effective than private contracts, and the BCWUA keeps the savings that are realized above and beyond a reasonable management fee. This approach is imaginative and constructive, designed to build the capacity and legitimacy of the BCWUA and encourage trust and increased collaboration between the BCWUA and the District Offices. Annual Work Plan Year 1(January–December 2009) 14
The project will approach the cost-sharing issue in several steps. During Year 1, IWRM II will work with IWMU and other Ministry units to prepare a draft Ministerial decree to allow BCWUAs to collect and program resources for branch canal O&M. A review will be conducted on the work that has already been done under previous projects on cost sharing and local financing. The experience of BCWUAs that have established a fee or other system to generate revenue (including in-kind contributions) will be assessed. A plan and procedures for introducing a locally controlled fee system will be prepared. Information on concepts of costsharing and turnover will be incorporated into training at all levels. Assuming that the revision of Law 12/1984 will be in place, in Year 2, after establishment of the new BCWUAs, IWRM II will work with MWRI to identify BCWUAs in each of the target directorates. And in collaboration with these BCWUAs, IWRM II will develop a system whereby farmer members of the Associations share in the cost of branch canal O&M and rehabilitation. This will be reflected in BCWUA maintenance priorities and action plans. Some of the specific activities that will be undertaken as part of this task include: • Introducing procedures for involving BCWUA board members in all maintenance activities • Awareness-raising activities, both for MWRI staff and for BCWUAs • Training BCWUAs in using hand tools in waterways weed control • Authorizing the BCWUAs to supervise canal deweeding in canals with bed width less than 2 meters, using laborers they themselves nominate, replacing the local contractors • Authorizing the BCWUAs to resolve conflicts among users to protect the waterways inside residential area from dumping of liquid and solid waste • Introducing the locally controlled fee system, if agreed upon by the users. In Year 3, based on lessons learned in Years 1 and 2, IRG will facilitate and support the development and implementation of a plan for complete transfer of the branch canal maintenance responsibility to the BCWUAs. In the event that the amendment to Law 12 is passed, implementation of Year 2 work will proceed as described above, working with selected BCWUAs to develop equitable systems for members to share the costs of O&M and rehabilitation. A flow chart showing the activity schedule, draft indicators, and targets for the Life of Project (LOP) is shown in Figure 4. Annual Work Plan Year 1(January–December 2009) 15
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