ADVANCING THE BLUE REVOLUTION INITIATIVE FINAL REPORT: MAY 2007 – NOVEMBER 2010 NOVEMBER 2010 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. COLLABORATING ENTITIES ON ABRI Prime Contractor Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) Subcontractors CDR Associates CH2MHill Middle East ECO Consult, Jordan Emerging Markets Group Environmental Quality International, Egypt Hydro-Yemen, Yemen KREDO, Lebanon Malcolm Farley and Associates MegaMedia, Egypt Overseas for Sustainable Development, Jordan Riverside Technology, Inc. Resource Mobilization Advisors SETS, Lebanon Social Impact Texas Universities Partnership Training Resources Group, Inc. ValuAdd Management Services Women for Water Partnership Grantees American University of Beirut Euphrates-Tigris Initiative for Cooperation COVER PHOTOS: Tigris River winding its way WASH training for USAID through Iraq. See Activity staff. See Activity 3.3: African 1.1: Transboundary River WASH Trainings Basin Management Women in Morocco Meknes Wastewater discussing how they are Treatment Plant. See Activity affected by current water use 2.2: Morocco Wastewater practices. See Activity 2.1: Reuse for Agriculture Water User Association Business Planning ADVANCING THE BLUE REVOLUTION INITIATIVE FINAL REPORT: MAY 2007 - NOVEMBER 2010 USAID – DAI Contract No. EPP-I-00-04-00023-00 DISCLAIMER The authors‘ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. I CONTENTS CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... III ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................ IX MAJOR RESULTS OF ABRI .............................................................................................. XI 1. INTRODUCTION: OBJECTIVES AND APPROACH ........................................................ 1 ABRI’S GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT .............................................................................. 1 CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST .............................................................................. 1 CHALLENGES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ...................................................................... 2 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND THEMES ........................................................................... 2 IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH ...................................................................................... 3 DEFINING “REGIONAL” FOR ABRI ............................................................................... 4 IMPLEMENTING REGIONALLY ....................................................................................... 4 BEING “BOLD” ........................................................................................................... 5 CRITERIA FOR ACTIVITY SELECTION ............................................................................. 6 2. MAJOR RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS ...................................................................... 7 OVERALL RESULTS AT THE PROJECT LEVEL ................................................................ 7 SUMMARY OF MAJOR RESULTS AT THE ACTIVITY LEVEL ............................................... 7 RESULTS BY ACTIVITY ................................................................................................. 9 Task 1: Promote Transboundary Cooperation ................................................... 9 Task 2: Improve Water Resources Efficiency and Productivity ........................ 10 Task 3: Improve Access to Water Supply and Sanitation ................................. 11 Task 4: Improve Water Sector Performance ..................................................... 14 3. LESSONS LEARNED ..................................................................................................... 17 PROMOTE TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOPERATION .................................................. 18 Transboundary Water Cooperation .................................................................. 18 IMPROVE WATER RESOURCES PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ................................... 18 Water User Association Business Planning ...................................................... 18 Morocco Wastewater Reuse ............................................................................ 19 Yemen Basin Management .............................................................................. 19 IMPROVE ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION .............................................. 19 III Egypt Water Regulatory Reform ....................................................................... 19 ACWUA Institutional Support ........................................................................... 19 Utility Twinning ................................................................................................. 20 Africa WASH Trainings ..................................................................................... 20 WASH Programming Guidelines ...................................................................... 21 Microfinance ..................................................................................................... 21 Non-Revenue Water......................................................................................... 21 IMPROVE WATER SECTOR PERFORMANCE ................................................................. 21 Partnerships and Alliance Building ................................................................... 21 Building Awareness through International Outreach ......................................... 22 Center of Excellence on Water Design ............................................................. 22 Future Water Leaders ...................................................................................... 22 Africa Bureau Support ...................................................................................... 23 4. TASK 1: PROMOTE TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOPERATION ........................... 25 1.1 TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT ................................................. 25 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 25 Justification ...................................................................................................... 26 Planning for the Activity .................................................................................... 27 Goals ............................................................................................................... 28 Objectives ........................................................................................................ 28 Time Frame ...................................................................................................... 28 Approach .......................................................................................................... 30 Achievements................................................................................................... 30 Task 1: Advancement and Outreach ................................................................ 31 Task 2: Data Inventory ..................................................................................... 32 Task 3: Data Harmonization ............................................................................ 34 Task 4: Capacity Building ................................................................................ 34 Task 5: Clearinghouse .................................................................................... 35 Results ............................................................................................................. 35 Lessons Learned .............................................................................................. 42 5. TASK 2: IMPROVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .......................................... 43 2.1 WATER USER ASSOCIATION BUSINESS PLANNING ............................................ 43 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 43 Approach .......................................................................................................... 44 Achievements and Results ............................................................................... 46 IV Lessons Learned .............................................................................................. 55 2.2 MOROCCO WASTEWATER REUSE FOR AGRICULTURE ........................................ 56 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 56 Approach .......................................................................................................... 57 Achievements and Results ............................................................................... 57 Workshop Participants ..................................................................................... 58 Potential Irrigation Perimeters for Wastewater Reuse ...................................... 58 Potential Irrigable Land According to Irrigation Systems ................................... 59 Farmers‘ Concerns and Willingness to Participate ........................................... 60 Regulations and Management Guidelines ........................................................ 60 Lessons Learned .............................................................................................