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Prospects of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Pakistan Case Study of “Clean Drinking Water for All” Programme. IAIA 2011, Puebla, Mexico. Authors: Dr Aurangzeb Khan, NPD-NIAP/Chief Environment, Nazia Zakir Ahmed, DPM/SEA Coordinator-NIAP, Environment Section, Planning Commission - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP)
Prospects of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Pakistan
Case Study of “Clean Drinking Water for All” Programme
Authors: Dr Aurangzeb Khan, NPD-NIAP/Chief Environment,
Nazia Zakir Ahmed, DPM/SEA Coordinator-NIAP,
Environment Section, Planning Commission Government of Pakistan
IAIA 2011,Puebla, Mexico
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Presentation Flow
Introduction CDWA at Glance Implementation Methodology Lessons Learned Can SEA add value Way Forward
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Introduction
Area: 796,096 Km2 Population: 174.86 million
(2011) Four provinces Four territories Seven tribal agencies 132 districts > 540 tehsils > 6600 union councils
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Introduction (Cont)Access to Drinking Water
Source: Ministry of Science and Technology Dec, 2005 5
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Introduction (Cont)
Millennium Development Goal 7:“Ensure Environmental Sustainability” Target 10:“Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water”
In order to achieve MDG Target, Government of Pakistan responded with a project aiming to provide safe drinking water to general masses.
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Clean Drinking Water for All Programme at Glance
Project Titles: Phase I: Clean Drinking Water Initiative Phase II: Clean Drinking Water for All Programme
Scope: Entire Pakistan
Funded by: Public Sector Development Programmes
Execution: Federal and provincial government through various Ministries
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Phase I – Salient Features
Phase I:Clean Drinking Water Initiative (July 2004):Total Water Filtration Plants(WFPs) installed = 406
Chlorine-based Filtration = 35 Reverse Osmosis = 56
Duration : 2004-2007(3 years)Scope : One WFP at each Tehsil of PakistanOriginal Cost (2004): Rs 115.2 Million = 121 WFPs1st Revision (2005) : Rs 495.5 Million = 544 WFPs2nd Revision (2009) : Rs 999.59 Million = 406 WFPs2004: 1 USD = PKR 57, 2005 :1 USD=PKR 59, 2009: 1 USD= PKR 80
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Phase II– Key Facts
Phase-II: Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) Project (2006):Total WFPs to be installed = 6626Ultra Filtration = 5686Reverse Osmosis = 940
Duration: 2006-2008 (3 years)Scope: One WFP at each Union Council of Pakistan Original Cost(2006): 7871.74 Million = 6035 WFPsRevised Cost(2007): 15,843 Million = 6626 WFPs 2006 :1 USD=PKR 60, 2007: 1 USD= PKR 60
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Implementation Methodology
Pre-qualification of Firms; Selection of technology ; Water quality survey of sites; Allocation of funds:
- Capital expenditure;
- Three years O&M.
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Governance Lapse
Phase Planned Installed Operational Non -operational
Phase I 544 406 283 123
Phase II 6626 1144 678 466
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Progress
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Lessons Learned
Absence of National Drinking Water Policy Unplanned Expansion of geographical scope
(hilly terrain) No clear concept, feasibility and environmental
assessment study Energy crisis and non availability of electricity
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Lessons Learned (Cont)
Site and technology selection criteria Top driven approach Lack of institutional capacity Post installation sustainability(O&M/Staff) Divided responsibility & lack of ownership No clear concept of land availability
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Lessons Learned (Cont)
Political interference/Vested interests Lack of SEA regime Alternatives not considered e.g
improvement of existing schemes vs. CDWA Lack of stakeholder engagement Lack of Environment based evidence to support
implementation.
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Costly mistakes made!
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Challenges of SEA
With less enforcement EIA system, SEA Lack of understanding of the SEA as a tool. Absence of coordination mechanism & public
awareness. Non-availability SEA professionals. Non-availability of financial support where
environment is a less priority.
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Way Forward
Effective Adherence to Environment related policies e.g National Drinking Water Policy;
Country wide need assessment for SEA; Pilot SEA (New Growth S) followed by Legislation for SEA; Capacity building and mass awareness; Improvement in existing and traditional drinking water
schemes; Preservation Plan for water reservoirs.
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