Support to BF Integrated water resources management - GIRE Studies & monitoring-evaluation Verksamhetsplan för BF Integrerade Vatten Förvaltning Projektets syfte är att tillämpa en integrerad styrning och hantering av nationella vattenresurser i fem vattenregioner i Burkina Faso. Vatten är en grundläggande resurs för människors överlevnad och för stora delar av livsnödvändig produktion i Burkina Faso där 85 procent av befolkningen bor på landsbygden, mestadels livnär sig på delvis självförsörjande jordbruk och andra verksamheter baserade på naturresurser. En förbättrad hantering av vattenresurser är tänkt att nås genom förstärkning och ytterligare kapacitetsuppbyggnad av de fem operativa vattenmyndigheterna, utvecklande och tillämpning av övergripande vattenresurs-planer, utvecklandet och tillämpningen av ett vatteninformations-system, samt insatser för att höja medvetenheten bland vattenanvändare och allmänhet. De olika vattenmyndigheterna samarbetar sedan i sin tur med kommuner, organisationer i civilsamhället, särskilt organisationer för vattenanvändare, samt privata företag. Genomgående för arbetet är att det sker med hög grad av lokalt deltagande. Vattenavgifter för användning och nedsmutsning kommer att tillämpas.
Projektet, som i sin helhet löper över 15 år, finansieras av Danmark och Sverige i samarbete under en första del av denna period. Sverige bidrar med 45 miljoner kronor under åren 2016-2018.
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The purpose of the contribution is to support the implementation of the integrated water resources management (IWRM)  in five river sub-basins in Burkina Faso. Water is a key resource for survival and economic production in Burkina Faso where 85 percent of the population live in rural areas, mainly from semi subsistence farming and other activities based on natural resource management.The improved water management will be achieved through capacity building of the newly created operative agencies for the five sub-basins, development and implementation of IWRM plans, development and implementation of a water information system and activities aiming at raising awareness of IWRM issues among water users and the public. The water authorities cooperate in their turn with municipalities, civil society organisations, especially water user associations and private companies. The work is to a high degree participative. Fees for water use as well as for pollution will be used. The project runs in its totality over 15 years, where a first phase is finance in collaboration between Denmark and Sweden. Sweden contributes 45 million SEK over the 2016-2018 period. The programme objective is to apply IWRM in all the five river basins of  Burkina Faso by 2015. This will be done through the establishment of  operational river basin agencies, the developement and implementation of water resources (master) management plans, the developement of a   water information system etc. A water fee will be also applyed to all  the water users and polluters. This national program aims to in a sustainable way contribute to fill the need of good quality water for users and water ecosystems. The project is meant to contribute to the wider objective of a sustainable development in Burkina Faso through an effective an integrated management of water resources. More precisely, three objectives should be fulfilled:a) ensure an effective protection of water resources;b) strengthen the popular awareness and knowledge of water resources, their use ans linked risks;c) improve the competence and effectiveness of managing structures, water agencies and concerned stakeholders.The results framework includes outcome objectives within all three strategic objectives. Indicators have been included in order to measure the results within each desired outcome. Means of verification, baselines and targets per 2017 and 2018 have also been defined. Still, within some of the outcome areas, the baselines are still not in place, nor the exact targets to be reached in 2017 and 2018. The annual plan for 2016, includes outputs and output targets connected to the outcomes presented in the overall results framework for 2016-2018. The intervention logic can be presented by the following example (part of the results register): The main objective is " Strengthen sustainably and equitably the integrated water resources management in the areas of management of the five agencies of the water of Burkina Faso". In order to contribute to achieving this objective, the first outcome objective for the agreement period has been set to "Improve the competence and effectiveness of managing structures, water agencies and concerned stakeholders.". In order to measure this objective the indicator of "Number of water agencies having adopted a contract plan " will be used. During 2018, one of the defined outputs in order to achieve this outcome, has been defined as "Five agencies have adopted a contract plan".