Achieving Water Security
Praise for the book
‘Water security matters, and it matters most to the most vulnerable individuals, households, communities and nations. Ethiopia is home to many millions of people who are anything but water-secure. This publication shines a light on such people, and it provides numerous inter-disciplinary insights into the causes of water insecurity and into some of the measures which are needed to relieve that insecurity. There are too few research programmes of this type which focus on situations of real need in the world, and which grapple with the difficult issues associated with the relief of poverty and vulnerability. I warmly welcome this contribution to the literature, and hope that this work will inform the practices and policies of government and development partners in Ethiopia.’
Richard C. Carter, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, UK
‘Consolidating these findings from the RiPPLE programme into a single volume to address water security in Ethiopia has generated an essential primer and benchmark in realizing domestic water supply and sanitation in Africa’s second most populous country. Being informed by five years of research and learning, this is a valuable insight into a critical dimension of Ethiopia’s future security.’
Melvin W o odhouse, Associate Director, LTS International, UK
Achieving Water Security
Lessons from research in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia
Edited by
Roger Calow, Eva Ludi and Josephine Tucker
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Achieving Water Security: Lessons from Research in Water Supply,
Sanitation and Hygiene in Ethiopia, Practical Action Publishing, Rugby.
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Cover photo: A girl on her way to collect water from a pond
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Contents
Photos and figures T a bles Boxes
vii viii ix
Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms Glossary
xxii xiii xvii
Introduction
Roger Calow, Zemede Abebe and Alan Nicol
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25 49
123
Ethiopia’s water resources, policies, and institutions
Eva Ludi, Bethel Terefe, Roger Calow and Gulilat Birhane
WASH sector monitoring
John Butterworth, Katharina Welle, Kristof Bostoen and Florian Schaefer
Innovative approaches for extending access to water services: the
- potential of multiple-use water services and self-supply
- 69
Marieke Adank, John Butterworth, Sally Sutton and Zemede Abebe
4567
Sanitation and hygiene promotion in rural communities: the Health Extension Programme
Peter Newborne and Anu Liisanantti
89
Sustainability of water services in Ethiopia
Nathaniel Mason, Alan MacDonald, Sobona Mtisi, Israel Deneke Haylamicheal and Habtamu Abebe
107
Water for livelihood resilience, food security, and poverty reduction
Josephine Tucker, Zelalem Lema and Samson Eshetu Lemma
127 147
Responding to climate variability and change: implications for planned adaptation
Lindsey Jones, Lorraine Coulter, Million Getnet Gebreyes, Beneberu Shimelis Feleke, Naomi Oates, Leulseged Yirgu Gebreamlak and Josephine Tucker
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- 8
- Policy and practice influence through research: critical
- reflections on RiPPLE’s approach
- 173
195
Josephine Tucker, Ewen Le Borgne and Marialivia Iotti Index
Photos and figures
Photos
- Pumps drawing irrigation water from the Awash River
- 28
Collecting water for domestic use from the irrigation system in Ifa Daba 77
- Contrasting experiences of irrigation (in Box 6.1)
- 139
Figures
1.1 Schematic map of Ethiopia’s river basins 1.2 Proportion of national populations without access to improved drinking water
2.1 Rural water supply coverage 3.1 Pathways towards multiple-use water services 3.2 Benefit/cost and incremental benefit/cost ratios
27 29 51 75 76
3.3 Comparison of water quality in different source types (wet season) 77 4.1 A typical ‘sanitation ladder’ in rural SNNPR 5.1 Conceptual framework for sustainability of water services 5.2 The sustainability of water points related to aquifer productivity for three woredas in Benishangul-Gumuz
5.3 Estimated groundwater storage in Africa 6.1 Causal pathways linking lack of water with food insecurity 6.2 Incidence and depth of poverty among households with and without improved water supply in East Hararghe
6.3 Seasonal calendars of water access
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109
118 120 128
131 134
- 150
- 7.1 Rainfall distribution in Ethiopia
7.2 Coarse-resolution GCM outputs showing projected changes in
- temperature at a sub-national scale
- 152
7.3 Water use for human consumption as a percentage of minimum human needs in the highland Wheat Barley Potato (WBP) livelihood zone
7.4 Water use by livestock in the lowland Shinile Agropastoral (SAP) livelihood zone
155 156
8.1 Linear technology transfer model versus multi-stakeholder learning process
8.2 RiPPLE’s research studies and influencing areas
178 179
Tables
1.1 Water-related targets in the Growth and Transformation Plan 1.2 Water supply and sanitation coverage and investment figures 1.3 Non-functionality of rural water schemes in 10 regions 2.1 National and globally-reported rural and urban water supply coverage figures for Ethiopia, 2010
30 35 36
51 53
2.2 Compilation of national and internationally-reported data points for rural water supply coverage
4.1 Sanitation and hygiene – elements of the Health Extension
- Programme
- 92
6.1 Experience of water-related disease among different age groups 6.2 Experience of diarrhoeal disease among individuals with differing access to improved water and handwashing practices
8.1 RiPPLE strategies for policy influence: tackling common challenges
131 132 175
- 181
- 8.2 Major RiPPLE influencing strategies beyond the LPA
Boxes
1.1 Ethiopian Water Resources Management Policy (1999) 1.2 Financing modalities for WASH
31 33
1.3 Financing WASH services in East Hararghe: findings from RiPPLE
- research
- 34
38 43 52 57
1.4 Institutional responsibilities under the WASH MoU 1.5 Key principles in WASH implementation 2.1 Coverage as defined by the Ministry of Water and Energy 2.2 Data collected in the National WASH Inventory 2.3 Rural water supply in the National WASH Inventory 2.4 Encouraging local use of data
58 60
3.1 Recent milestones and policy developments for self-supply 3.2 Self-supply and multiple uses in Mirab Abaya 5.1 What is a water service?
79 84
109 113 119 139
5.2 Unheard voices 5.3 Implications of climate change for water services sustainability 6.1 Contrasting experiences of irrigation 7.1 Summarized projections of future global climate trends related to
- freshwater resources
- 148
151 151 158 174 176 177 182 182
7.2 Farmers’ perceptions of change 7.3 Summary of GCM ensemble projections for Ethiopia 7.4 National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) 8.1 The struggle for information 8.2 Action research 8.3 Learning and Practice Alliances 8.4 Enhancing scheme sustainability in two woredas 8.5 Expanding water services for multiple uses 8.6 Improving life for farmers: equitable water supply and better prices for vegetables
8.7 Influencing the Universal Access Plan and National WASH
Inventory
183 184 184
8.8 Engaging on food security, climate change, and disaster risk management strategies
8.9 Improving scheme sustainability by building WASHCO capacity 185 8.10 Practical planning skills for woreda water officers 8.11 Embedding research approaches in national universities
187 188
Foreword
Since 2006, the DFID-funded RiPPLE programme has provided invaluable support to the water and sanitation sector in Ethiopia. Drawing on the capabilities of local staff and working closely with the Government of Ethiopia, RiPPLE has made a significant contribution to capacity building, the generation of new knowledge, and policy and practice around the delivery of water and sanitation services in rural areas. This is a major achievement, and some of the key highlights and findings are captured in this book.
The challenge in meeting the water and sanitation needs of a growing population is a huge one, and climate change will make the challenge greater. But significant progress is being made, not least with the acceleration in water supply coverage under the Government of Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan.
As RiPPLE enters its next phase as an independent organization, managed fully by Ethiopian staff, it can play a key role in supporting this effort: conducting high-quality research and providing evidence that helps extend and sustain access to water and sanitation services, and builds a water-secure future for all Ethiopians.
H.E. Alemayehu Tegenu
Minister, Ministry of Water and Energy, Government of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, September 2012
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When RiPPLE began work in 2006, it could not have been anticipated that an externally funded research programme would become an independent organization with a unique voice in Ethiopia’s water and sanitation sector. Yet this is the transformation that has occurred, and I am honoured to be leading RiPPLE as it charts new waters with a dedicated team of Ethiopian staff.
In November 2011, RiPPLE was registered as an independent NGO under the Ministry of Justice, and has since grown in size and strength. Unlike many of the authors of this book, I am a relative newcomer to RiPPLE, taking over the reins as Director in April 2012 from my esteemed predecessor, Zemede Abebe. Looking ahead, there is clearly much to do, building on what has been achieved and documented in these pages, but enhancing further our position as a national resource centre, and as a provider of research-based evidence, policy advice and capacity building. In so doing, we will be engaging with the up and coming issues around climate-compatible development, disaster risk reduction and water resources management, as well as with the ongoing challenge of extending – and sustaining – access to water and sanitation services. These are issues that can only grow in importance as Ethiopia seeks to safeguard the progress it has already made, while striving to achieve middle-income status.
This book demonstrates what we can do, and I commend the authors for their achievement in summarizing such a rich body of research over five years. As for the next five years, RiPPLE will redouble its efforts to provide robust evidence and advice for all sector stakeholders, with the ultimate aim of ensuring all Ethiopians achieve water security.
Deres Abdulkadir Director, RiPPLE
Addis Ababa, September 2012
Acknowledgements
This is a book that attempts to capture at least some of the rich insights, findings and mutual learning to emerge from the RiPPLE programme over five years. We’re delighted to see final publication after so much hard work from the authors and many contributors.
A full list of people to thank for their work on the book, and their contribution and support for the RiPPLE programme, would run to a dozen pages or more. Instead, we’d simply like to thank all of those who helped make RiPPLE a success, and such a happy programme to work on, from staff in the Ministry of Water and Energy, to the countless individuals in the regions who gave their time freely, and enthusiastically, to the research. And of course to RiPPLE partners and staff, past and present, for their commitment and professionalism throughout. RiPPLE partners deserve a special mention: the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), Delft, The Netherlands; the Hararghe Catholic Secretariat (HCS), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; WaterAid Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and the College of Development Studies (CDS) at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
RiPPLE is now entering a new and exciting phase as an independent organization, and all of those involved can be rightly proud of this achievement. RiPPLE is continuing to play an active and unique role in the sector – as a resource centre, and provider of research-based evidence for policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders. We wish it every success.
Roger Calow, Eva Ludi and Josephine Tucker
Acronyms
AfDB African Development Bank AMCOW African Ministers’ Council on Water
ASL Above sea level
BoFED Bureau of Finance and Economic Development
BoH Bureau of Health
BoWE Bureau of Water and Energy BoWR Bureau of Water Resources
CAPEX Capital expenditure
CCRDA Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association CDF Community Development Fund CDKN Climate and Development Knowledge Network CHP Community health promoter CHW Community health worker CLTS Community-led Total Sanitation CLTSH Community-led Total Sanitation and Hygiene CMP Community-managed project COWASH Community-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene CRGE Climate-Resilient Green Economy CRS Catholic Relief Services CSA Central Statistical Agency CSO Civil society organization
CWA Consolidated Wash Account
DAG Development Assistance Group DALY Disability-adjusted life year DFID Department for International Development (UK) DHS Demographic and Health Services DRA Demand-responsive approach DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRR Disaster risk reduction ECWP Ethiopia Country Water Partnership ENSO El Niño / La Niña–Southern Oscillation EPA Environmental Protection Authority ESRDF Ethiopia Social Relief, Rehabilitation and Development Fund
ET Evapo-transpiration ETB Ethiopian birr EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
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FDRE Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia FEWS-NET United States Aid Agency Famine Early Warning Systems
Network
FLoWS Forum for Learning on Water and Sanitation GCM Global Circulation Model GDP Gross domestic product
GHG Greenhouse gas
GLoWS Guided Learning on Water and Sanitation GoE Government of Ethiopia GPS Global Positioning System GTP Growth and Transformation Plan HEA Household Economy Analysis HEP Health Extension Programme HEW Health extension worker HSDP Health Sector Development Programme IDS Institute of Development Studies IEC Information, education, and communication IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IKM Information and knowledge management INGO International non-governmental organization IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone KM4Dev Knowledge Management for Development
KWT Kebele WASH Team
IMR Infant mortality rate IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JMP Joint Monitoring Programme JTR Joint technical review KAP Knowledge, attitude, and practice LPA Learning and Practice Alliance LPCD Litres per capita per day MDG Millennium Development Goal M&E Monitoring and evaluation MOARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MoFED Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
MoH Ministry of Health
MoU Memorandum of Understanding MoWE Ministry of Water and Energy MoWR Ministry of Water Resources MSF Multi-stakeholder forum MUS Multiple-use water services
MW Megawatt
NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action
ACRonymS xv
NGO Non-governmental organization NWI National WASH Inventory ODA Overseas development assistance O&M Operation and maintenance ODI Overseas Development Institute OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OMSU Operation and Maintenance Support Unit
PANE Poverty Action Network Ethiopia
PCDP Pastoral Community Development Project PSNP Productive Safety Net Programme PTA Parent–teacher association RCCSGA Resource Center for Civil Society Groups Association REDD Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation RiPPLE Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region
RWSEP Rural Water Supply and Environmental Programme RWSN Rural Water Supply Network
SAP Shinile Agropastoral S&H Sanitation and hygiene SMC Sorghum Maize Chat
SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region SNV Netherlands Development Organisation SOAS School of Oriental and African Studies
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa SWAp Sector-wide approach TB Tuberculosis
TTC Thermotolerant coliform TVETC Technical and vocational education and training college UAP Universal Access Plan U5MR Under-five mortality rate UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development VHW Village health worker VLOM Village-level operation and maintenance
WASH Water, sanitation and hygiene WASHCOs Water, sanitation and hygiene committee WBP Wheat Barley Potato
WELS Water Economy for Livelihoods WIF WASH Implementation Framework
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization WME Water, mining and energy WMS Welfare Monitoring Survey
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WSF-CCRDA Water Sanitation Forum-Consortium of Christian Relief and
Development Associations
WSP Water and Sanitation Programme WUA Water user association WWF World Wide Fund for Nature WWRDO Woreda Water Resource Development Office ZWRDO Zonal Water Resource Development Office
Glossary
Adaptation. Adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment; adaptation can be anticipatory or reactive, private or public, autonomous or planned
Adaptive capacity. The ability of a system (e.g. a community or household) to anticipate, deal with and respond to change
