EAP Task Force FEASIBLE tool: prospects for further developments Alexander Martoussevitch Paris, 23 February, 2007
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EAP Task Force
FEASIBLE tool:
prospects for further developments
Alexander Martoussevitch
Paris, 23 February, 2007
Outline of the presentation
Objective of the presentation
FEASIBLE in progress
Ways forward
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Objective of the presentation
Update you about the latest
developments of FEASIBLE tool
Present the remaining difficulties with the
tool with regards to:
– Data requirements
– Functionalities
– Dissemination
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Discuss ways forward
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FEASIBLE in progress:
Why a decision-support tool
Provide robust calculations to support
policy dialogue
Organise data collection and treatment
Simulate alternative scenarios for
sectoral policies
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Targets
Time frames
Tariffs and subsidies, loans and grants
«what-if» simulations quick and easy
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FEASIBLE in progress:
Key aspects of the tool
A tool: the FEASIBLE model, to
– Assess the costs of alternative scenarios on the level
of service
– Measure available financial resources
– Calculate a financial gap
– Simulate the impact of various policy packages to
close the financial gap
The model
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– uses generic cost functions, adjusted for local
conditions and prices
– uses aggregated figures for territory under
consideration, i.e. regional or national, but not local
– calculates cash flow gap as key output
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FEASIBLE in progress:
Recent developments
2000: FEASIBLE-1
– EXCEL-based
– Urban WSS
– Financing
2002: Stand alone Module on MW
– ACCESS-based
2004: FEASIBLE-2
– Delphi-based
– Integrate Modules on MW and WSS
2006: new Module on Rural WSS
– is being pilot tested in Armenia and Moldova,
in co-operation with the EUWI
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FEASIBLE in progress:
Current structure of the tool
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Ways forward:
Adaptation of the tool
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– better ensure integrity of data
– Refine the finance module (the module
presents aggregated data, assuming crosssubsidisation between service providers)
– generate additional output charts
– improve scenario management (e.g. capacity
to model non-regular water supply)
– consider integrating marginal cost functions
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Documentation
– the User manual (three years old)
– the Guidelines on methodology
– alternative methods to collect data
in rural areas
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Ways forward:
Further dissemination
Working with consultancies:
– COWI AS (Denmark, developer), JACOBS
(UK), TME (Netherlands), the Institute for
Urban Economics (Russia), other candidates
(PWC, etc.)
Requests for the tool from 66 individuals
Working in other regions may require
adaptation of the tool to the local context
Comparison with similar tools
– e.g. SWIFT for WSS
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Lower the “entry barrier”
– Still remains relatively high: require 1-2 day
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training + a hotline