Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Part 1: Good Practices in Water and Sanitation Investments
Summary
TLDRThe global community is striving to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030, focusing on clean water and sanitation. Despite progress, challenges remain, especially in developing Asian countries where 1.5 billion lack modern sanitation. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgency of investing in water and sanitation infrastructure. The script discusses the need for a comprehensive approach to urban water and sanitation, emphasizing the importance of city-wide inclusive sanitation. It showcases the Gaubadian wastewater treatment plant in China as a model for success, emphasizing the role of international aid, institutional reforms, and capacity building in achieving sustainable sanitation systems.
Takeaways
- đ The global community is off track in meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030, with over 1.5 billion people in developing Asian countries lacking access to modern sanitation.
- đ± Approximately 80% of wastewater in developing countries is discharged untreated, endangering human health and the environment.
- đ The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
- đč The World Bank estimates that $130 billion USD in capital investment is required to achieve water and sanitation targets.
- đïž The traditional approach of investing in centralized sewer networks has limitations, prompting a call for a transformation in how water and sanitation are delivered to developing nations.
- đ± The concept of 'City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation' (C-WISE) is introduced as a comprehensive and holistic approach to urban water and sanitation.
- đ The Gaubadian wastewater treatment plant in China serves as a case study for successful sanitation projects, with a treatment rate that has increased to over 95%.
- đŒ Institutional reforms, financing schemes, and capacity building are key to implementing sustainable water and sanitation services.
- đ The Global Sanitation Graduate School aims to develop professionals in the field of C-WISE through a multidisciplinary curriculum and knowledge sharing.
- đ° Setting appropriate tariff rates for sanitation services is crucial for ensuring their sustainability, with examples of gradual increases and integration with water tariffs.
- đïž Strong central and local government support and foresight are essential for the success of long-term urban sanitation projects.
Q & A
What is the current global status regarding access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in developing nations?
-Despite progress, the global community is still off track in meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030, with over 1.5 billion people in developing Asian countries lacking access to modern sanitation and around 80% of wastewater being discharged untreated.
How has the global pandemic impacted the need for investments in water and sanitation?
-The pandemic has highlighted the urgency for investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene services, emphasizing that these investments must be a key priority in the coming years.
What is the estimated capital investment required to achieve sustainable water and sanitation targets according to the World Bank?
-The World Bank estimates that $130 billion USD in capital investment will be needed to achieve the sustainable water and sanitation targets.
What is the concept of 'city-wide inclusive sanitation' and why is it important?
-City-wide inclusive sanitation is a comprehensive and holistic approach to urban water and sanitation that considers both basic human needs and environmental protection, cultural and social-political differences, and provides the full sanitation service chain. It is important for achieving sustainable water, sanitation, and sewage systems for all.
What are some of the challenges faced in implementing city-wide sanitation projects?
-Challenges include building urban infrastructure, finding financial resources, and addressing the political and social aspects of infrastructure projects. Additionally, there is a need for a more enabling environment, good practices in utilizing international aid, policy reforms, financing schemes, cost recovery, capacity building, and maintaining operations.
How has the Gaubadian wastewater treatment plant in China contributed to the advancement of city-wide sanitation?
-The Gaubadian wastewater treatment plant, one of the largest in China, has increased the wastewater treatment rate to over 95% and has provided important lessons that can help accelerate city-wide inclusive sanitation in Asia.
What role do long-term foreign loans play in supporting city-wide inclusive sanitation projects?
-Long-term foreign loans provide financial support for projects, enable institutional reforms in corporate governance structures, and fund the acquisition of advanced equipment and technologies, along with training of technical experts.
Why is capacity building crucial for the success of city-wide inclusive sanitation projects?
-Capacity building is crucial as it involves the transfer of knowledge, improvement of skills, and project management, which are essential for the successful implementation and sustainability of sanitation projects.
How does setting appropriate tariff rates contribute to the sustainability of sanitation services?
-Appropriate tariff rates, based on the principles of cost recovery and reasonable profits, ensure the sustainability of sanitation services. Gradual increases in rates, as seen in the Gaubadian case, contribute to the recovery of operation and maintenance costs and investment in the sanitation sector.
What is the significance of the central government's role in the success of long-term urban sanitation projects?
-The central government plays a key role by providing foresight, vision, and political will to embody national policies that support local governments in implementing and achieving long-term sanitation goals.
How does the unique approach of implementing drainage pipes before the treatment plant construction impact the effectiveness of city-wide sanitation?
-Implementing drainage pipes before the treatment plant construction, as seen in the Gaubadian case, facilitates door-to-door sewage connections and contributes to the quick and efficient operation of the sanitation system.
Outlines
đ° Global Water and Sanitation Challenges
The script addresses the global community's struggle to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030, focusing on clean water, safe sanitation, and hygiene in developing nations. Despite progress, over 1.5 billion people in developing Asian countries still lack modern sanitation, and untreated wastewater poses a significant threat to human life and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for investments in water and sanitation infrastructure. The World Bank estimates that $130 billion in capital investment is necessary to achieve these goals. The script calls for a transformation in the delivery of water and sanitation services, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive approach that considers cultural, social, and political differences, and the full sanitation service chain.
đ Gaubanjian Water Treatment Plant Success Story
The script details the success of the Gaubanjian wastewater treatment plant in China, which has significantly increased its treatment capacity to over 95 percent, processing over 200 million cubic meters per day. The plant's experience offers valuable lessons for accelerating city-wide inclusive sanitation (C-WISE) in Asia. It underscores the importance of long-term foreign loans in providing financial support, facilitating institutional reforms, and enabling the acquisition of advanced equipment and technology. The script also emphasizes the role of well-designed training programs in developing competent leaders and experts, which is crucial for the success of C-WISE projects. The Global Sanitation Graduate School's multidisciplinary curriculum on certified inclusive sanitation aims to share knowledge and skills, fostering a movement for inclusive and sustainable water, sanitation, and sewage systems.
đïž Implementing City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation
The script discusses the importance of central and local government's foresight, vision, and political will in implementing long-term urban sanitation projects. It highlights the need for institutional reforms to ensure that central government policies are effectively executed at the local level. The script also points out the significance of setting appropriate tariff rates for sanitation services to ensure their sustainability. It mentions the gradual increase in wastewater treatment tariffs in China as an example of cost recovery and investment in the sanitation sector. The script concludes by emphasizing the step-by-step process of building a solid foundation for C-WISE, which involves cultivating good practices, ensuring equitable service distribution, and considering the unique conditions of each urban community.
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Keywords
đĄSustainable Development Goal 6
đĄSanitation
đĄWastewater Treatment
đĄSeawise City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation
đĄClimate Change
đĄUrbanization
đĄInternational Aid
đĄCapacity Building
đĄTariff Rates
đĄInstitutional Reforms
đĄEquitable Service Distribution
Highlights
Global progress in clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is insufficient to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030.
In developing Asian countries, over 1.5 billion people lack modern sanitation and 80% of wastewater is discharged untreated.
The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the urgency of investing in water and sanitation infrastructure.
Climate change and rising poverty levels threaten the progress made in water sanitation and hygiene services.
The World Bank estimates $130 billion in capital investment is needed to achieve water and sanitation targets.
The convergence of global pandemic, climate change, urbanization, and technological advances necessitates a new approach to sanitation.
Seawise city-wide inclusive sanitation is introduced as a comprehensive approach to urban water and sanitation.
City-wide sanitation is often on the agenda but not fully implemented due to various challenges.
Investments in CWISE require an enabling environment, good practices, and financing schemes.
Gaubadian wastewater treatment plant in China is a case study for effective sanitation infrastructure.
Foreign loans and international aid can be instrumental in funding and reforming sanitation projects.
Long-term foreign loans facilitate institutional reforms and the acquisition of advanced technologies.
Capacity building is crucial for the success of city-wide inclusive sanitation projects.
The Global Sanitation Graduate School aims to develop professionals with expertise in inclusive sanitation.
Setting tariff rates that ensure the sustainability of sanitation services is a challenge.
Integrating tariffs for water, sanitation, and sewage services can contribute to cost recovery and sustainability.
The foresight and vision of central and local governments are key to the success of long-term urban sanitation projects.
Institutional reforms are necessary to ensure central government policies are implemented at the local level.
The Gaubadian experience shows the importance of considering unique urban conditions when implementing sanitation programs.
Building a solid foundation for city-wide inclusive sanitation is a step-by-step process based on good practices.
Transcripts
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despite the progress that the global
community has made in bringing clean
water safe sanitation and basic hygiene
to developing nations we're still off
track in meeting sustainable development
goal 6 by 2030
in developing asian countries more than
1.5 billion people lack access to modern
sanitation and around 80 percent of
wastewater is discharged untreated
posing a threat to both human life and
the environment's well-being
and in the face of the current global
pandemic
the need for investments in water and
sanitation has become even more urgent
the pandemic has made it clear that
investments in the provision of basic
water sanitation and hygiene services
must be a key priority in the coming
years especially since the progress that
has been made so far is further
threatened by climate change and rising
poverty levels the world bank estimates
that 130 billion us dollars in capital
investment will be needed to achieve
these targets
the confluence of events the global
pandemic climate change rapid
urbanization enhanced by unrelenting
advances in technology has made it
imperative for global institutions to
prioritize efforts to provide access to
adequate and equitable sanitation and
hygiene for all
people are becoming more conscious about
and more willing to pay for
good environment and inclusive society
as well as governance
conventionally most international
investments are made in pipe sewer
networks connected to centralized water
treatment facilities
these are costly provide minimal
coverage and are vulnerable to political
priorities
meanwhile the operation of on-site
sanitation inceptage facilities are
oftentimes inadequate
the difficulties begin obviously with
the technical problems of building urban
infrastructure and finding the financial
resources to proceed however all
infrastructure projects have a political
and social side as well
because of the heightened urgency to
meet global development targets there's
a call for a transformation in the way
water and sanitation is delivered to the
developing world
this is where seawise city-wide
inclusive sanitation enters the picture
a new paradigm seawise is a more
comprehensive and holistic approach to
urban water and sanitation
one that encompasses both basic human
needs and the protection of the
environment
that takes into account differences in
culture and social political conditions
and that provides the full sanitation
service chain from containment to
disposal the goal sustainable water
sanitation and sewage systems for all
sewage and inclusive sanitation is
really a process
that thinks about how the people live
and also how the society functions
city-wide sanitation is always on the
privacy list but
it is not
really really implemented fully because
of the surrounding difficulties
generating investments for c-wise
requires a more enabling environment
establishing good practices in utilizing
international aid
reforming policies
implementing financing schemes
recovering costs
building capacity and maintaining
operations are key to bringing
sustainable water and sanitation
services to those who need them most
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gaubadian a county level city south of
beijing in the people's republic of
china is the site of the gaubadian
wastewater treatment plant one of the
country's largest sewage treatment
plants
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there are very few wastewater treatment
plants in china
so even early 1990s the wastewater
treatment rate
was
about 15 very low and while the
pollution water pollution problems have
become more and more serious
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in 2019 the wastewater treatment rate
have increased to be
over 95 percent
the kelsey now has
the world largest waste water treatment
capacity
with 200 over 200 million cubic meters
per day
the gaubadian wastewater treatment plant
experience presents important lessons
that can help accelerate sea wise in
asia
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the page many therapy lacks sufficient
to budget and external financing and do
foreign currency so the foreign loan
really helped be filling the gap
aside from providing the financial legs
for c-wise projects to stand on
long-term foreign loans make way for
institutional reforms in corporate
governance structures
moreover they fund the acquisition of
advanced equipment and technologies
along with the training of technical
experts
so in the case of cop apn so through the
international competitive building
the equipment procured from seven
countries including japan
and
equipment to improve the stable and
efficient operation of the treatment
plant
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the gaubadian experience demonstrated
how project implementation and
well-designed training programs could
give rise to competent leaders and
experts
many capable engineers were trained the
participants with the training session
were in fact the core members that the
project had cultivated and many of them
led the construction of wastewater
treatment plant in patient and also they
played leading roles in the plc's
wastewater sector as experts
in the nascent field of city-wide
inclusive sanitation capacity building
is crucial to the success of such
projects
the sharing of experiences
cross-fertilization of ideas and
education will unlock the potential of
this new approach to urban water and
sanitation development
the global sanitation graduate school
hopes to do just that
in collaboration with the more than 150
sanitation experts
we developed a new multidisciplinary
curriculum on certified inclusive
sanitation we have developed a huge
portfolio of knowledge
which we are really
ready to share with everybody who is
interested in capacity development
transfer of knowledge improvement of
skills
also transferable skills project
management capacity building on gender
the behavioral change and so many other
aspects which are essential for
investments every new professional
developed with the interest and
expertise in c-wise becomes part of a
stronger movement to bring inclusive
universal and sustainable water
sanitation and sewage systems to
underserved communities
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although it has been widely established
that increasing investments in urban
sanitation makes economic sense uptake
has been slow in many countries
one of the reasons is the difficulty in
setting tariff rates that ensure the
sustainability of sanitation services
the price should be based on the
principles of post recovery and
reasonable profits
so in the case of paycheck our painting
to introduce
the wastewater types
in 1996
and
at the 1997 the price is only 0.1 uh
chinese um per cubic meters so starting
from very low level and gradually
increased uh to the point of 1.36
chinese um per cubic meter in 2014
to the introduction waste to the tariff
and also increasing the type contribute
to recovery
or m cost
and also the increasing investment in
westwood sector success has also been
observed in integrating tariffs for
water with sanitation and sewage
services through a variety of financial
schemes such as socialized and
subsidized rates
included the cost of sanitation into the
tariff rates already or the water bill
if uh the poor will be requesting to
have their septic tanks dislodged they
do not have to pay extra it's already
included and this is heavily subsidized
by the
the other users the more you consume
it's more going to be more expensive the
less you consume you will be heavily
subsidized
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a key player in the success of any
long-term urban sanitation project is
the foresight and vision of the central
government along with the political will
of local governments to embody national
policies grounded on that vision
so the patient you know
relations with the central government
is very strong and the central central
government also uh put the very high
priority
on patients economic and social
development and dealing with
environmental issues what we can learn
is
the the how the local government
could follow the central government
policies and instructions
and to
try to
persuade the central government
to get more resources
and for the sake of
development of
sanitation
to achieve success in such long-term
goals
institutional reforms are key in
ensuring that policies from the central
government are embodied at the local
level
how we really work together how we can
really implement the project need to be
understood from the beginning there are
also some good cases like the where the
mayor and the local elected leaders are
very very much active they are
successfully generating multiple
revenues from the from the locally that
is i can see that in bangladesh in india
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in the case of the gaubadian wastewater
treatment plant drainage pipes were put
in place even before the treatment plant
was constructed
this made a big difference in achieving
door-to-door sewage connections with
ease
even before the completion of the phase
one
the range pipes extended
to the certain extent
and it
contributes to the quick
door to door connections and this video
shows annual treated uh waste water at
the kobe 10 and as you can see starting
from 1995
the
this plant has reached almost the full
capacity in operation reached over 90
percent of operation rate
because not all neighborhoods could be
connected however the experience shed
light on the importance of considering
the unique conditions of each urban
community when implementing cy's
programs
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building a solid foundation for c-wise
is a step-by-step process fortified by
good practices cultivated through every
project's experience
we need to have a right initial
framework and right mechanical
accounting mechanism and resource
planning
as well as we need to ensure that the
service will be equitable uh service
will be distributed so whether four will
get
frustrated bad services here's what we
talked about about stuart's framework
which device principles approaches
ultimately delivering much needed water
and sanitation services and seeing
progress flow from there on will take
more than the nuts and bolts of
infrastructure
it will take a comprehensive approach
while remaining attuned to the unique
environments of the cities we work with
this is how city-wide inclusive
sanitation will really take root and
flourish
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