Regional Workshop to disseminate Water Supply and Sanitation Standards of Service, adapted to LDCs P

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Regional Workshop to disseminate Water Supply and
Sanitation Standards of Service, adapted to
LDCsPréparation to the ISO TC 224 Drafts
Standards test in Africa. WBI/NWSC WORKSHOP
OUGANDA, KAMPALA, JULY, 24th TO 27th 2007
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• Site selection for the test of the standards in
  Africa

Ingrid PICARD URBACONSULTING
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What is a site?

• A site is a geographical area covered by an
  operator it is often a city
• A site is NOT a country or an operator

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First level criterion site size

• Three categories
• More than 500 000 inhabitants (big cities)
• 100 000 to 500 000 inhabitants (medium size
  cities)
• 50 000 to 100 000 inhabitants (small towns, or
  agglomeration of small rural settlements)

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First level criterion service to be tested

• 2 categories
• Drinking water
• Sanitation

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First level criterion operator type

• 4 categories
• Private international company
• Private national company
• Public utility (national / municipal)
• Other operators

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First level criterion responsible body

• 2 categories
• State
• Local authority
• With real responsibilty (regarding water and
  sanitation issues)

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Pre-selection of test sites

• About 30 sites have been pre-selected (15 in
  French-speaking countries and 15 in
  English-speaking countries) using the first level
  criteria
• Selection reflects the variety of circumstances
• Selection is representative of the most commonly
  observed situations in Africa

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Second level criteria

• Motivation of local stakeholders to test the
  standards
• Financing sources for the test implementation
  phase (e.g. French system of decentralised
  cooperation, other funding,)

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Pre-selected sites for English-spoken
countries
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• Thanks for your attention!

Ingrid Picard picard_at_hydroconseil.com