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Brief Information on Ongoing and Pipeline GOF supported Water Cluster Programs
Programme Target region(s) Key outcome(s) Duration of support Funds allocated (EURO) Implementation Status
Rural Water Supply and Amhara 1. Sustainable community schemes financed by the Community Development Fund (CDF) mechanism; 2. 07/2007 - 06/2011 (4 years) 9 MEUR grant from Finland, on-going
Environment Programme
Enabling environment for community based management in all (programme) woredas; 3. Competent, efficient and
1.12 MEUR from GOE and
(RWSEP) Phase IV
responsive TA provided to strengthening Government capacity. 4. 1.2 million people served with clean potable
1.15 MEUR in-cash and in-
water and improved sanitaion services 5. Institutionalized capacity at region, zone and woreda level to sustain
kind from the participating
CDF
communities.
Rural Water Supply,
Sanitation and Hygiene
Programme (Beni WASH),
Planning Phase (EFY 2001)
Benishangul-
Gumuz
Rural Water Supply, Benishangul-
Sanitation and Hygiene Gumuz
Programme (FinnWash
BG), Implementation Phase
Support to Capacity
Building Pooled Fund for
WASH (WASH Pool)
Support to WASH sectoral
appoach via Water and
Sanitation Programme
(WSP) of The World Bank
Support to Eastern Nile
Technical Regional Office
(ENTRO)
ENTRO-IDEN Watershed
Management Project,
T&BIWRDP,
Implementation Phase
Sustainable Land
Mangement
Supporting Poverty
Reduction through
Economic Growth and
Rural development
ENTRO-IDEN Watershed
Management Project,
Implementation Phase
Planning Phase expected results are: (i) assess the potential for hand dug wells and spring development using 03/2008 - 06/2009 (15
CDF funding mechanism; define programme area and scope; (ii) Socio-cultural studies, (iii) Human Resources months)
Development needs assessment, iv) Hydrological study completed to support technology choices and CDF
applicability; (v) capacity building in pilot woredas, (vi) physical implementation piloted and 75 WPs constructed by
06/2009, and (vii) Programme Document for implementation phase prepared, appraised and approved.
2.15 MEUR grant from
Finland, 0.07 MEUR from
GOE and 0.037 MEUR incash
and in-kind from the
participating communities.
Implementation Phase expected results are: (i) all communities in target areas provided with water supply via 07/2009 - 06/2013 (4 years) 11,37 MEUR grant
CDF, target figure 1000 WPs; (ii) all rural dwellers sencouraged and technically supported to reach sanitation
UAP; (iii) communities able to implement and manage water and sanitation facilities, including re-investment; (iv)
woredas able to support communities; (v) regional bureaux able to coordinate support to woredas; (vi) donors and
NGOs able to implement CDF approach in their programmes.
(investment + TA)
The planning phase of the program started in
April 2008.The final draft of the program
document is finalized, based on an extensive
appraisal.
The procurement of TA consultancy finished,
bilateral agreement with Ethiopia signed,
commencement of work in July 2009.
Ethiopia Coordinated and enhanced capacity building support to the WASH sector 01/2009 - 12/2011 (3 years) Open The intended Capacity-Building Pooled
Fund idea has not materialized, GoF is
realigning its plans in order to define a
feasible alternative for a sector capacity
building intervention. Proposals being
drafted.
Ethiopia Support the Regional states in the move to a sector-wide approach and the introduction of Country Level Sector
Information and Monitoring Systems for the sector.
Ethiopia, Egypt and Capacity Building support to Entro Office, contributing to the efforts of the Eastern Nile countries in better
Sudan
management of the River Nile as expressed in “2020 Operational Vision of the eastern Nile”
Ethiopia, Amhara &
Benishangul
Gumuz
Amhara and
Benishangul
Gumuz
106 Status May/June 2009.
TB Growth
Corridor: Amhara
and Benishangul
Gumuz
GoF intends to provide financial and technical support the Tana Beles Integrated Water Resources Development
Project of GoE and the World Bank. The project facilitates sustainable growth within the Tana-Beles growth
corridor, as identified in PASDEP, focusing on capacity-building, and monitoring and evaluation in the watershed
management component of the project.
Identification mission was conducted in March 2008, which recommended that GoF support SLM in Ethiopia,
particularly in the topic of land administration. The sector landscape has changesd somewhat since then, and GoF
is currently assessing the situation based on the previous recommendations.
GoF preparing a Concept Note concerning possible support directly to the economic growth agenda ofthe Tana
Beles Growth Corridor
Sudan Prepared together regionally with, and a sister project to TBIWRMP; GoF is preparing a similar support to the
EASTERN NILE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT, supporting the Community Watershed Management
component
01/2008 - 12/2010 (3 years) 1.15 MEUR grant The implementation is on going, trust fund
agreement is signed with WB . The WASH
M&E Frame Work is finalized and is
approved by all stakeholders
10/2006 - 09/2009 (3 years) 1.0 MEUR in general budget
support. Contribution
channelled via Nile Basin
Trust Fund (NBTF)
administered by WB
2009 - 2012 5 MEUR: Financial
contribution 3,5MEUR,
Technical Assistance: 1,5
MEUR
on-going
Trust Fund establishment with the World
Bank in final stages. Selection of TA
consultancy (watershed M&E) complete.
Estimated time of commencement June
2009
2009 -2012 open Preparation mission for GOF engagement
complete, mission recommendations under
review
2009- Open
2009 - 2012 Maximum 9.25 MEUR;
Financial Contribution 7Meur,
Technical Assistance: 2,25
Meur
Initial plan to prepare for eventual
engagement in 2010
Expected date of effectiveness in 2009. TF
agreement and TA TOR being drafted.
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