Lessons learnt in the area of the TA Instructions: Indicate essential factors contributing to successful implementation, as well as specific challenges. Recommendations include considerations on what would need to be in place for increasing success of similar efforts (i.e. regulatory, legal, stakeholders, communication, etc.) In the area of the technologies selected under the TA following conclusions were drawn based on the different analyses: Small capacity of water pans m3) and solar systems (less than 5 kw) Poor design, management and high siltation of water pans Limited experience on small wind turbines Low capital investment limits technology type and capacity Limited skills and attention for operating and managing and peri-urban supply systems Rural water supplies are mainly run by communities, lacking knowledge on management, operation and maintenance grids are being enabled through use of solar for water distribution, creating potential revenues for operator businesses Various private players are already operating solar systems, but often in an informal manner Some innovative PPP models have been trialed Key recommendations from the different deliverables of the current TA include: Rethink community management arrangements for water systems Cluster technology to ease management and O&M services In to meet financing and of operation and maintenance costs in the water services sector, collection of user fees must be increased and water (NRW) reduced. This requires an improvement of infrastructure and a professionalization of services. Increase project planning support' Enhance post implementation support and capacity development at all levels Lessons learnt related to climate technology transfer Barriers and challenges regarding deployment of each revenue Following recommendations would
they are well planned and designed, taking into account above mentioned challenges, provide innovative solution to these problems and therefore provide an impetus for improved service delivery in rural and peri-urban areas. Compared to conventional technologies these green technologies have low recurrent costs and their deployment is therefore likely to free more resources towards maintenance and management, thus guaranteeing their sustainability Lessons learnt related the CTCN process for TA Essential for the successful implementation of the TA was a motivated and proactive project proponent (WSTF), who took ownership of all steps of the CTCN technical assistance, and invested substantial staff resources in the successful implementation. Having several implementing institutions involved and responsible for different activities, in addition to CTCN project coordination, does require full transparency in terms of communication and timely submission of deliverables, when the different deliverables are depending on one another. This has not been a major issue, but worth keeping in mind when initiating similar TA. In addition to the individual contracts, a possibility could be to share a ToR document where each institution involved in the TA's role and responsibilities is briefly outlined, to increase transparency and minimize risk of confusion in the course of TA implementation 4. Illustration of the TA and photos See 3 and attachments 5. Information for TA impact description (for public use) Instruction: The information in the table below will be used by the CTCN to produce the CTCN TA Impact Description. The TA Impact description is a 2-page summary document for communication purposes. Please copy information from sections above and technical delivery reports as required. Challenge (approx. 500 characters with spaces) In water services available for the poor are often inadequate, unsafe and unsustainable. Arid and Semi-Arid areas (ASAL) in the Northern part of