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Project ID: | 00067206 | Description: | MDGF-1921-A-BIH Economic Gove |
Fund: | Start Date *: | 31 Dec 2008 | |
Theme: | MDGF Economic Governance |
End Date*: | 31 May 2013 |
Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Project Status: | Financially Closed |
Participating Organization: | Multiple |
About
Overview:The set of interventions carried by this joint programme addressed the lack of strategic financial plans in participating water utilities/municipalities and enabled them to apply for financing. It also addressed the dearth of analysis of fee collection structures, technical/infrastructure needs, and financial performance. To support this it aimed to develop sustainable mechanisms to ensure citizens’ participation in decision-making processes and to improve higher-level government’s ability to support municipal authorities through an improved policy framework. Ten Municipal Management Boards and one Town Management Board were established to act as the coordinating working bodies for the implementation of project activities. These have been transformed into permanent structures. The focus was to strengthen the social welfare system and provide for the inclusion of marginalized groups into decision-making processes particularly on social welfare issues. It developed Action Plans (2011-2012) with a focus on children and vulnerable populations, which were approved and implemented by the Municipal Councils. Experiences and lessons learned were used to develop Action Plans for the next two year period (2013-2014) which were not initially planned by the project, which demonstrates the level of sustainability and ownership achieved. A special focus project valued at BAM 13,500 was implemented in each municipality to set up services and strengthen local community institutions in order to improve the social welfare system. The local communities supported project implementation by contributing a total of BAM 17,500.00. The communities also contributed by providing material support and providing space to implement activities. Each municipality was trained to collect and enter relevant data to develop a database which provides a cross-section of the social situation, with a focus on children. This database is intended as a tool for municipal budget planning and for developing relevant strategies and legislation to address the needs of socially vulnerable groups within the society. The programme undertook several studies to assess the situation of the municipalities which aided prioritizing infrastructure projects. The value of investments during the implementation of these projects exceeded US$1,300,000. Partner municipalities recognized the importance of the JP and allocated almost half a million US dollars for co-financing of the selected projects. These projects included a wide variety of activities such as the protection of water springs, detection of failures, installation of filter plants, installation of telemetric systems for remote surveillance, replacement of unused water supply pipes and connection of returnee settlements to water supply systems. It was estimated that around 13,000 households (more than 200 of them being returnee households) and around 55,000 users directly benefited from these projects. Furthermore, thanks to the JP, water losses were decreased in the networks by 30-50% in partner municipalities, coverage of population with access to safe water connections was increased for 2% in the country and economic governance was improved with investment ratio of 0.5 (invested US$1.3 million, savings US$0.6 million per year).
Outcome 1:Strengthened Inclusion of Citizens in the Participative Municipal Governance of Water Access.
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Outcome 2:Improved Economic Governance in Water Utility Companies for Better Services to Citizens in Targeted Municipalities.
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Outcome 3:Strengthened Capacity of Governments for Evidence-Based Policy Making and Resource Planning for Equitable Water Related Service Provision.
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More details can be found in the documents below. Recent Documents
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