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Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Environment
South Asian Conference on
Sanitation (SACOSAN)-IV
Pakistan Progress Update
April 4th, 2011
Jawed Ali Khan
DG (Environment), MOE, Pakistan
Country at a Glance
Population
173 million (36% Urban , 64% Rural) Growth Rate 2.05%
GDP
5.8% during 2000-2008, Per Capital Income > US$ 1000 in
2o09
Poverty line 36% population lives below US$ 1.25 per day
Health
Indicators
Infant mortality rate (65 per 1000 deaths) and mortality rate
for children under 5 (95 per 1000 children’s deaths)
USAID reports that 60% of child mortality cases are due to
poor water and sanitation
Diarrhea alone causes 16% of these deaths ( Word Health
Report 2010)
Roughly one-third of under five children face malnutrition
(World Development Report 2010)
Statistical Assessment
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Access to improved sanitation: 45 %
(JMP 2010)
Pakistan Standard of Living
Measurement Survey (2007-8): 73%
population has access to a latrine
(Flush & Non-Flush)
Pakistan has been able to increase
coverage from 32.5 million people in
1990 to 75 million in 2009.
OD declined from 51% to 27% during
this period
Diarrhoea leading cause of mortality for
children under 5 (PDHS 2006-7)
117,000 children under 5 die each year
of diarrhoea (PDHS 2008) i.e. 13
children/ hour
Pakistan is off-track to reach the MDG
on sanitation
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Pakistan Progress: Country Commitment
 Sanitation recognized as a basic human right by provincial policies
and strategies;
 In 2009, Pakistan Conference on Sanitation (PACOSAN) was
conceived to translate the objectives of Delhi Declaration 2008;
 Development of Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS);
 Formulation of National Sanitation Action Plan (2010-15);
 Activation of WASH Cluster/WATSAN Working Group in response to
Floods 2010;
 Prime Minister’s Program on Sanitation being developed to actualize
Pakistan’s commitment to achieving MDGs;
 Passing of 18th constitutional amendment to accelerate service
delivery and improve fiscal flows at provincial/ local levels;
Pakistan Progress: Enabling Policies
 Sanitation is included in National & Provincial Development
Frameworks: PRSP-II (2011-13), 10th Five Year Plan (2010-15)
and Vision 2030;
 Formulation of National Behaviour Change Communication
(BCC) Strategy;
 Formulation of Provincial Sanitation Policies, Strategies and
Action Plans;
 Formulation of Provincial BCC Strategies and Action Plans;
 Enforcement of Hospital Waste Management Rules;
 Formulation of National Drinking Water Policy 2009 enhancing
the role of National Sanitation and Drinking Water
Implementation Committee;
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Effective and Accountable Institutions
 Provincial policies clarifying role of different stakeholders
especially Local Government and Public Health Engineering
Departments to cover urban and rural dimensions;
 Formulation of Core Group on WATSAN for sector coordination;
 Establishment of WATSAN cells at provincial level;
 Restructuring of urban and rural service providers with
performance benchmarking
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
Pakistan Progress: Public Sector Financing
 Expenditure on WATSAN
increased 118% from Rs. 10.3
billion to Rs. 22.5 billion in six
years (sanitation 8% approx.)
 Expenditure on WATSAN as
percentage of GDP is 0.17%
 Allocation of additional
resources through 10th Five
Year Plan and Federal and
Provincial Annual Development
Plans
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External Financing
 Major finances for sanitation infrastructure mobilized through
ADB;
 USD 253 million raised through flash appeal for flood
emergency response 2010-2011;
 USD 7.5 billion committed under USAID for 2011-15;
 USD 5 million committed under Global Sanitation Fund in 2011;
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Challenges
 Disaggregated data for sanitation and water
 Inadequate funding and inter-governmental coordination
 Capacity Constraints at local level i.e. TMA etc
 Effective Monitoring Framework
 Harmonization of Indicators (Joint Monitoring Program/ PSLM)
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The Way Forward
 Roll out of Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS) at
national and provincial levels;
 Launch of Prime Minister’s Programme on Sanitation
 Strengthening of Sector Coordination amongst Stakeholders;
 Up scaling of best practices;
 Resource mobilization
 Effective monitoring mechanism and data management
 Separate budget lines for sanitation
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THANK YOU
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT