output a1 inception workshop of kampong thom
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2011
EXTENSION OF WATER SUPPLY, CAPACITY BUILDING AND
MONITORING ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARD REACHING CMDGs
IN KAMPONG THOM TOWN, CAMBODIA
Output under the Cooperation Agreement between
UN-HABITAT
and
Kampong Thom Water Supply Utility
Summary Report Output A1
Stakeholder's Inception Workshop
for Kampong Thom Town
K A M P O N G T H O M
W A T E R S U P P L Y
U T I L I T Y
C A M B O D I A
Mekong Regional Water and Sanitation Program
MEK-WATSAN
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Currently the population of Mekong Basin is around 250 million in which four of six countries
have the economic growth approximately 5% since 1980s. The population growth rate is in
between 4%-5% per annum. Poor people in Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam have migrated to urban.
Currently poor households in urban consist of about 9%-26% of urban population. Most of those
poor people live in remote areas or slum areas which are not hygiene (no sewerage system) do
not have water supply system, sanitation facilities and other social services. With the highgrowth rate and lack of proper planning of relevant authorities like potable water supply,
sanitation infrastructures, and other facilities has affected their livelihood and health. In general,
those poor people have to pay more for water than medium or rich people and the results they are
getting poorer and poorer.
After a long period of civil war, Cambodia now is developing gradually. The Royal Government
of Cambodia has set out Cambodian millennium development goals which are in line with the
world MDGs; and water supply and sanitation are mentioned in the CMDGs. They are clearly
mentioned that at least 80% of urban population will have water supply and 74% will have
sanitation facilities by year 2015. To achieve these goals, the RGC has developed national
policies related water supply and a number of measures since 2004. For example, there were a
number of reforms in water supply sector like Phnom Penh and Siem Reap water supplyauthorities were transferred to autonomous authorities.
Even then water supply and sanitation in Cambodia are still big issues which need large amount
of investment from the RGC and it is clear that RGC does not have enough budgets to invest in
this sector and need support from outsiders, and most of the loans were allocated in
infrastructure development like roads, bridges, schools, hospital, etc. So it needs supports from
NGOs, IO or UN organizations.
Based on the above mentioned CMDG, UNHABITAT with the cooperation from MIME,
especially Potable Water Department have implemented water supply extension and sanitation
project in four provincial towns: Kampong Thom, Pursat, Kampong Cham and Svay Rieng.
This project under the MEK-WATSAN programme has been designed to demonstrate acommunity based approach which will increase the access by the poor to improve, affordable
and sustainable water supply. This project builds on the efforts of the government and the
investment already made, and will contribute to strengthening the capacities of MIME in
monitoring progress towards achieving the MDGs for water and sanitation as well as the
capacities of the Kampong Thom Water Supply Utility and district authorities in improving
water and sanitation services through participatory and innovative approaches by 2011, 8,250
people -out of wich 25 percent are poor-will benefit from the expansion of water supply
infrastructure. With the project completed successfully, the coverage of water will rise to 34
percent.
MIME has conducted workshops to introduce MEK-WATSAN program to those targeted four
towns. The stakeholder workshop was help to disseminate the main objectives and scope of the
project, and to coordinate main activities at the town level. In coordination with local authorities,
commune council and community representatives, Kampong Thom Water Supply Utility led a
participatory assessment of beneficiaries to identify the poor householders in expansion areas as
well as to coordinate implementation arrangements. This activity included the definition of a set
of criteria to identify poor households to inform pro-poor water cost-sharing arrangements such
as revolving funds for household connection fees. The assessment of beneficiaries also provided
preliminary data for water indicators database and support the development of a poverty map.
The engagement with the community provided an opportunity to build wide support for the
project including its objectives and implementation methodology.
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The overall objective of MEK-WATSAN program was to support the Royal Government of
Cambodia to attain its water and sanitation related MDGs agreed in 2000.
The main objective of this project is to provide sustainable water supply services and improve
environmental conditions of the residents of Kampong Thom Town particularly for the poor. The
specific objectives of the project are:
- Increase access to improved water supply on a sustainable and affordable basis for 8,250residents in Kampong Thom Town by 2011;
- Develop and establish participatory framework for implementation that includes anassessment of beneficiaries and poor householders;
- Develop and establish community based financing mechanism, such as revolving fundsto assist poor householders with the connection fees;
- Strengthen the capacities of the Kampong Thom Water Supply Utility on community-based project management, operational management and a more sustainable use of water
resources based on the principles of HVWSHE principles and Water Demand and
Conservation Management (WDCM) among other relevant concepts; and
- Develop a baseline database on water and environmental sanitation indicators andgenerating and information base for local action and monitoring of the MDGs in
secondary towns, particularly in Kampong Thom Town.
The purpose of stakeholder inception workshop was to introduce the MEK-WATSAN program,
discus about the targeted beneficiaries, seek for support and cooperation and recommendation
from all relevant stakeholders. Besides, the workshop also introduced about the MDGs and
CMDGs.
The stakeholder inception workshop had invited relevant government institutions and NGOs to
attend the workshop. There are 4 government institutions i.e. MIME, Kampong Thom Water
Supply Utility, Provincial Department of Industry, Mines and Energy, and all levels of local
authorities from province to village including communities; and a NGO (Center for
Development). There were total 27 participants.
The stakeholder inception workshop was held in Kampong Thom Town on 25 June 2010. The
workshop was for half day and started to register at 7:30 am. The workshop starts with the
introduction of workshop objectives by Mr. Sorn Savnin, project director, from 8:00-8:15,
followed by welcome speech of UNHABITAT's representative from 8:15-8:30, and opening
speech of H.E. Heng Sok Kong from 8:30-50. From 8:50-9:10 was the presentation of Mr. Din
So Me Thearith on the project background, project objectives and the expected outputs of the
project. From 9:10-9:30 coffee break. From 9:30-10:30 was presentation of Mr. Sorn Savnin and
from 10:30-11:00 was the presentation of Mr. Leang Pao Thong, Director of Kampong Thom
Water Supply Utility on Kampong Thom's present Water Supply Utility operation. From 11:00-
11:20 was the impression of Mr. Nhek Kunthea, Director of Provincial Department of Industry,
Mines and Energy.
Three presentations were made during the stakeholder inception workshop where:- First presentation was presented by Mr. Din So Me Thearith, Program Manager of
UNHABITAT in Cambodia on the background of program, program objectives and
the expected outputs of the program.
- Second presentation was presented by Mr. Sorn Savnin, MEK-WATSAN program
director, on the MIME's mandates related to potable water supply, the cooperation
with all donors or NGOs on potable water supply development, the advantages of
potable water usage, the policies and strategies of Royal Government of Cambodia in
potable water supply sector, MDG and CMDG related to potable water supply, the
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cooperation with UNHABITAT, the implementation of MEK-WATSAN in Kampong
Thom Province and suggestions.
- Third presentation illustrates about the present operation of Kampong Thom Water
Supply Utility.
In the closing remark, Mr. Nhek Kunthea, Director of Provincial Department of Industry, Mines
and Energy, had expressed his impression that MIME and UNHABITAT are going to implement
the MEK-WATSAN program in Kampong Thom Town. This program will benefit the poor in
this town and the project will share with the Royal Government of Cambodia in povertyreduction. He also expressed his commitment in cooperating with all relevant stakeholders to
implement the MEK-WATSAN program successfully in Kampong Thom Town.
After the impression of Mr. Nhek Kunthea, H.E. Heng Sok Kong has summarized the whole
workshop's presentations and all suggestions from the participants. He appreciated for the good
cooperation from all relevant stakeholders and their active discussion and recommendations. The
workshop was held smoothly and provided fruitful results.
H.E. Heng Sok Kong also proposed to have good cooperation from all relevant stakeholders in
implementing the project in Kampong Thom Town in the future and have setup next step work
plans and assigned teams for carrying out the baseline survey and poverty mapping.
All participants were aware that MEK-WATSAN program will be implemented in Kampong
Thom Town to extend water supply to those area where do not have water supply yet and this
program will benefit poor households to improve their health and also their livelihood.
All relevant institutions have committed to cooperate with this program to extend the water
supply service. The local authorities especially commune/sangkat, village chiefs and
communities were happy to join implementing the program.
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