WASH Sector Feb Coordination Meeting
Date: 10th February 2014 Venue:DWSU-Khartoum
MINUTE of the MEETING
Present: WES, UNICEF, sibro, concern , JICA , tearfund, Plan Sudan, Goal, TAKE, WVS, Almassar , FAR , MSF spain, COOPI, MCS, WHO, UNEP, SECS, IAS, FPDO, IRW,IOM, DWSU,
SWGU, UMCOR,CAFOD, RHF, SRCS, ARC & ENVI.
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Agenda:
Introduction (5 minutes)
Bacteriological water quality analyses results for Darfur & eastern States (Sector coordination) (15 minutes)
2014 world water day planning (10 minutes)
Introduction to IWRM (15 minutes)
Southern Sudanese refugees situation & WASH responses (10 minutes)
3 Ws Matrix update (10 minutes)
AOB (5 minutes)
 WASH Bulletin
Agenda Item
2-
Bacteriolo
gical water
quality
analyses
results for
Darfur &
eastern
States
Discussion/Decisions
Sector Coordination team presented a summary of water quality data analyses as below:
Summary: 5,360 Total Samples analyzed by WHO & MOH, Samples collected from Gadarif, Kassala,
North Darfur, South Darfur, East Darfur, West Darfur & Central Darfur, from different sources including
hand pumps, open dug wells, hand dug wells, storage, water stations, surface water sources, water
vendors , donkey carts , during the period of 2011 to 2013 .
Overall situation 66% of analyzed samples show contamination of E coli, contamination level
increased during rainy season (June), high percentage of contamination in the surface water &
unprotected sources, further analyses & verification needed from Implementing partners to identify the
root causes of contamination.
More analyses & linkage with SHHS & S3M results also will provide more clarity about this results.
Action
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To
Formulate
water
quality
technical
working
group.
WHO will
expand
water
quality to
other states
and report
to sector on
monthly
basis..
Responsible
Status/
Deadline
1.Sector
Coordination
2.WHO
1. April
2. April
Agenda Item
3- 2014 world
water day
planning
4- Introduction
to IWRM
5- Southern
Sudanese
refugees
situation &
WASH
responses
Discussion/Decisions
UNICEF presented brief presentation for 2014 world water day celebration under the national theme
“Saving Water Saving Energy” not to forget to mention global theme “Water & Energy”
Objectives:
- Raise awareness of the inter-linkages between water and energy
- Contribute to a policy dialogue that focuses on the broad range of issues related to the water
and energy.
- Demonstrate, through case studies, to decision makers in the energy sector and the water
domain that integrated approaches and solutions to water-energy issues can achieve greater
economic and social impacts.
- Identify policy formulation and capacity development issues in which the UN system, in
particular UN-Water and UN-Energy, can offer significant contributions
- Identify key stakeholders in the water-energy and actively engaging them in further
developing the water-energy linkages
UNEP IWRM focal point presented introduction for IWRM approach as the following highlights:
Definition: IWRM is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of
water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in
an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.
Pillars:
- Moving towards enabling environment of appropriate policies, strategies and legislation.
- Putting in place the institutional framework (through which policies can be implemented).
- Setting up the management instruments required by these institutions to do their job
Also the presentation includes principles critical elements to enable success of IWRM.
Another presentation for the role of WASH partners in IWRM will be following.
According to UNHCR figures total number of Southern Sudanese refugees increased to 40,000
individual, distributed in west Kordofan , blue Nile and the Bulk in White Nile (19,070 indi.)
In white Nile WES/UNICEF 7 Plan continue providing daily water supply through tinkering of 240 cubic
meter on daily bases in Elgia & Kilo 10 (about 12.5 LCD) , 98 communal latrines constructed , WHO
support MOH to organize clean-up campaigns, SRCS distributed 970 water Jericans (20 litter each) &
conducted 18 hygiene awareness sessions in collaboration with Eithar (NNGO).
Plan & SRCS utilizing the normal program funding for this responses.
The issue of water quality and using of rough river water were raised in the meeting & implementing
partners requested to insure safety of water supply & proper chlorination.
Action
Responsible
Status/
Deadline
- Partners to
-
encourage
sub offices to
participate in
WWD
celebration.
WES will
organize
national
event in
collaboration
with UNICEF,
UNESCO &
sponsorship
of minister f
water
resources &
energy on
24th of March.
NA
Implementing
partners to
share weekly
response
update 3Ws
- All WASH
Partners
NA
WASH
Partners
responding to
Southern
Sudanese
refugees
asap
NA
Each
Thursday
Agenda Item
6- 3 Ws Matrix
update
7- AOB
Discussion/Decisions
Action
Responsible
Status/
Deadline
Sector coordination team presented the last WWWs matrix update for WASH sector which includes
only update from ZOA, SIDO, SC,ADRA & TEARFUND, and agreed to have quarter update from
sector partners.
All partners to
submit WWWs
update
All WASH
partners
15th March
2014
WASH Bulletin:
Coordination team proposed to have regular WASH Bulletin to reflect Sector Achievements, Lesson
Learned, Success Stories/Innovations & WASH events.
Partners agreed to have quarterly WASH Bulletin & to include challenges in topics.
Emergency in South & North Darfur:
WES request partners to strengthen efforts to respond to new emergency in Elsalam locality in South
Darfur (about 50,000 indiv.) and in Northern localities of North Darfur state (about 300,000 indiv.)
WASH
partners to
send success
story &
Achievements
for Bulletin
All WASH
Partners
15th April
2014
Prepared by: Mohaned M Osman Date: 12th March 2014 2013 Sector IM Officer