WASHTech: Using a Technology Assessment Framework for

Sustainable Sanitation Technologies

Alison Parker

Cranfield University

SuSanA meeting, 31st August – 1st September 2012

Who are WASHTech?

Uganda

Where are WASHTech?

Burkina Faso

Ghana

Uganda

How are sustainable sanitation technologies introduced?

From: CRS

The Technology Assessment Framework

A tool for national governments, local governments, donors, private sector…..

Helps assess if a technology is appropriate or not

Helps to analyse, plan and monitor introduction process

Involves all relevant stakeholders in different phases of assessment process

Triggers direct exchange between sector actors

The Technology Assessment Framework

First stage: ◦Selection of of target area and of key actors,

fieldwork to collect data for screening on “need” and “applicability”

Second stageFieldwork for assessment indicators: Financial Social Environmental Legal/institutional Knowledge/skills Technology

Perspectives of:-User/Buyer-Producer/Provider-Regulator/Supervisor

The Technology Assessment Framework

Third stage: ◦ Scoring workshop produces profile based

on set of guided questions

◦ Scores and profile developed in group

workshop, assuring higher transparency

of result

◦ Profile indicates key areas of risks and

potential improvements of technology and

introduction process

◦ TAF: final TAF Result Sheet with

comprehensive interpretation and specific

recommendation

TAF testing

Several rounds of testing on a variety of WASH technologies in all three countries

Includes UDDTs in Uganda

TAF testing on UDDTs

WASHTech timeline

2011: Baseline surveys TAF developmentIntroduction to learning alliances

2012: TAF testing 2013: TAF launch

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Significant Change story Use and promote the TAF!