Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009
Figure 40: Budget Allocations in the Water Sector, 2004 to 2010
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Billion shillings
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2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10
Source: MoWI Budget Speeches, 2007, 2008, 2009
Water Sector Budget Allocation 2004 -10
Actual Proportion of total budget
The sector’s increased allocations have not yet been able to translate into noticeable improvement
in coverage figures. It may be too early to see improvements in access resulting from increased
development spending under the WSDP, but the following observations may be made:
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• Independent monitoring suggests
functionality rates in rural areas of only 54% (WaterAid,
forthcoming) which effectively halves the impact of new investments. To secure past gains,
the sector is, therefore, forced to spend a substantial amount of resources to rehabilitate
existing, though non-functioning, schemes.
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Limited funding has resulted in a lack of ‘pipeline’ projects ready to be implemented (i.e.,
those with project designs in place and feasibility studies completed) as soon as additional
funding is made available. The current development budget includes large allocations
for feasibility studies and project preparation. These activities will not result in improved
access to services until the projects are completed.
Actual expenditure has generally lagged behind budget allocations (Figure 41). This can
be partly explained by the interplay of issues in the budgeting, planning, procurement and
disbursement processes. Capacity constraints and the unpredictable and slow release of
funds are major factors. The timely release of funds is particularly important for the water
sector because of the inherent constraint that implementation of a large part of the actual
works can take place only outside the rainy seasons.