Transcript Portuguese Cooperation Experiences in Water and Sanitation Consultation with Bilateral Development Agencies Lisbon, 20-21 May 2010

Portuguese Cooperation Experiences in
Water and Sanitation
Consultation with Bilateral Development Agencies
Lisbon, 20-21 May 2010
The Portuguese Co-operation System
 The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Portuguese
foreign policy, including Development Cooperation Policy
 The Secretariat State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation
establishes the political guidance for Portuguese
development Co-operation (bilateral and multilateral levels).
 Highly descentralized implementation system: sectoral
ministries universities, local administration and NGO’s.
 A Strategic Vision for Portuguese Development Co-operation
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IPAD
Mission
Supervise, guide and coordinate co-operation policy and public
development aid.
Main responsibilities
– Planning and programming;
– Financing;
– Monitoring;
– Evaluation;
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Strategic Framework
I. Main guiding principles
 Contribute achievement MDG;
 Reinforcement human security particularly in “Fragile States” or
post-conflict situations;
 Promote Portuguese language, as an instrument of education and
training;
 Promote economic development while ensuring social and
environmental sustainability, as well as human rights protection;
 Participate in international debate, in support of the principle of
international convergence around common objectives;
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Strategic Framework
Opportunities
Challenges
 Partner countries’ needs;
 Lack of financial resources;
 International commitments;
 Identification
values:
 Language
training
of
our
(education
added
and
 Common History (Legal and
Public Administration)
Turn added values into opportunities
Concentrate financial and technical resources
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Strategic Framework
II. Portuguese Cooperation Priorities
Geografic Priorities
Sectoral Piorities
Concentrate
and
strengthen
our
relations with countries which have
special historical, linguistic and cultural
ties with Portugal:
In line with Portuguese added values
(language, culture and administrative
and legal framework:
 Good
Governance,
Democracy
 PALOP e Timor-Leste;
 Promote CPLP;
 Promote coperation
countries ;
between
developing
 Other Countries: Marrocos, Senegal, South
Africa and Indonesia;
Participation
and
 Sustainable Development and Fight against
Poverty
[Education,
Health,
Rural
Development, Environment and Sustainable
management of natural resources];
 Development Education, including in Portugal
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Levels of Intervention
I. Bilateral
II. Multilateral
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Levels of Intervention – Bilateral Co-operation
MDG
Partner Countries’
National Strategies
The Strategic
Vision
[PT]
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Sectoral Ministries
Indicative Cooperation
Programmes [PIC]
IPAD
Sectoral
Ministries
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Levels of Intervention – Bilateral Co-operation
 Human Rights are a strategic principal embedded in the
Portuguese Co-operation Policy;
Nevertheless …
 HR are not a specific criteria that justifies IPAD’s financial
contribution;
 Most of the criteria included in the questionaire that was submited
to us have to do with the quality standards of any Programme or
Project (efficiency, relevance, impact and sustainability)
 These are taken into account whithin IPAD’s appraisal process for
financial support;
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Levels of Intervention – Bilateral Co-operation
In this regard we have chosen two projects to be presented here,
which even though they are not water and sanitation projects de
per si, integrate water and sanitation components.
Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe;
“Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in
Mozambique
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Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe

Main objective: promote quality in the health care system management and
provision.
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Duration: 4 years
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Financing entity: IPAD
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Implementing entity: NGO IMVF
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Local partner: Ministry of Health of S.Tomé and Principe
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Beneficiaries: whole population of S. Tomé islands
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Project “Health for All” in S. Tomé and Príncipe
 Within this project it is of utmost importance to reduce the
incidence of communicable deseases.
 Bearing this in mind the project has an important component
regarding drinking water supply and sanitation that includes
the following actions:
 Awareness and education;
 Local committees for management and supervision of the
system in each district
 Protection of the water-springs
 Building drinking water supply systems
 Building sanitation systems
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“Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in
Mozambique
 Main objective: Socio economic development of the rural
community of Cabo Delgado, through the improvement of health
care, basic education, food security and family income.
 Duration: 20 years
 Co-Financing entity: IPAD
 Implementing entity: Aga Khan Foundation
 Beneficiaries: whole population Cabo Delgado Province
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Rural Development Programme in the Coastal Zone” in
Mozambique
 Within this programme water and sanitation infra-structures are
directly associated to the other main components, such as
education, health, agriculture and habitat.
 It also includes promotion of good pratices on hygiene and
sanitation.
 Community management of water supply.
 Special attention is also given to gender issues and cultural
aspects.
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