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1 LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MDG+ INITIATIVE INDICATOR FRAMEWORK 12/04/2016 الدروس المستفادة من خالل تنفيذ اطار مبادرة MDG+ Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia Ali Karnib, PhD Senior Water Expert Sustainable Development Policies Division

2 i Outline Introduction Concept and data Findings and Lessons Learned Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region

3 1 Introduction

4 1 Introduction Water Supply Basic Indicator Improved sources Unimproved sources Average water consumption (l/cap/day) Continuity of supply Water quality Distance to source Tariff Structure Affordability Additional indicators Continuous daily water supply 3-4 days weekly Once weekly Disinfected water Not disinfected water Flat tariff $/m 3 Increasing tariff $/cap/month Biweekly Less than biweekly

5 1 Basic Indicator Introduction Sanitation Improved sanitation facilities Unimproved sanitation facilities Collected wastewater Additional indicators Treated Wastewater Primary treatment Secondary treatment Tertiary treatment Agricultural Recharge purposes Domestic use Release into water course Untreated Wastewater Treatment type Reuse Type Reuse Type Agricultural Recharge purposes Domestic use Release into water course Tariff structure Flat tariff Increasing tariff Average Cost $/m 3 $/cap/month Other reuse types Other reuse types

6 1 Introduction Regional Reports Under Preparation Under Preparation First report 2015 Second report 2016

7 1 Introduction Technical Guides ails.asp?division=sdpd Guide to MDG+ Indicators Guide to MDG+ Excel Tool

8 1 Introduction Excel Tool

9 2 Concept and data

10 2 Concept and data Arab countries Water and sanitation utilities Data variables Indicators

11 2 Concept and data Volume of metered (billed) water quantity Volume of produced water per year Number of subscribers Average no. of people served by each subscription Volume of water consumed from Standpipes Increasing tariff Water Supply Data Variables Flat tariff disinfected water volume Continuity of water supply

12 2 Concept and data Wastewater Reuse/Type of reuse Annual Volume of treated Wastewater/Type of treatment Number of subscribers to wastewater drainage network Average no. of people served by each subscription Sanitation Data Variables Annual Volume of collected and untreated WW Reuse of Untreated WW Increasing tariff Flat tariff

13 2 Concept and data Second MDG+ report 2016

14 2 Concept and data Second MDG+ report 2016

15 2 Concept and data Second MDG+ report 2016

16 2 Concept and data Second MDG+ report 2016

17 3 Findings and Lessons Learned Source: MDG+ Initiative First Report 2015

18 3 Water Consumption Average water consumption for population connected to piped network (l/cap/day) Libya Egypt Oman Tunisia Jordan Palestine UAE Qatar Kuwait Iraq Bahrain

19 3 Population connected to piped water network % % of population connected to water piped network 100 % 95.5 % 89.1 % 93.1 % 98.5 % 64.5 % 71.8 % 82.1 % 100 % 97.8 % Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Libya Oman Palestine Qatar Tunisia

20 3 Continuity of water supply Egypt - Urban % 0 % 0.3 % 0.8 % 98.9 % % of population connected to water piped network Biweekly Once weekly 3-4 days weekly Daily

21 3 Continuity of water supply Jordan % 97.6 % 0 % 0 % 2.4 % % of population connected to water piped network Biweekly Once weekly 3-4 days weekly Daily

22 3 Continuity of water supply Palestine % 0 % 7.3 % 72.5 % 15.6 % % of population connected to water piped network Biweekly Once weekly 3-4 days weekly Daily

23 3 Water Quality % % % 0.7 Untreated Water 99.3 % Treated Water % of population connected to water piped network Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

24 3 Tariff Structure % % 11.4 % Flat tariff 88.6 % Volumetric tariff % of population connected to water piped network Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

25 3 Treated Wastewater Quantity and Treatment Type Treated Wastewater Primary Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Tertiary

26 3 Treated Wastewater Quantity 24.4 % 75.6 % % % of the annually collected wastewater volume by sewer piped networks Untreated WW Quantity Treated WW Quantity Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

27 3 Treated Wastewater Quantity and Treatment Type % 13.3 % 52.1 % 10.2 % % of the annually collected wastewater volume by sewer piped networks Primary Treatment Secondary Treatment Tertiary Treatment Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

28 3 Treated Wastewater Quantity and Treatment Type % 100 % % of the annually collected wastewater volume by sewer piped networks Primary Treatment Secondary Treatment Oman Tertiary Treatment

29 3 Treated Wastewater Quantity and Treatment Type 12.4 % 60.6 % % % of the annually collected wastewater volume by sewer piped networks Primary Treatment Secondary Treatment Kuwait Tertiary Treatment

30 3 Reuse of treated wastewater % 49.4 % 6.8 % 2.2 % 0.8 % 16.4 % % of the annually treated wastewater volume Disposal Groundwater recharge Other uses Domestic uses Irrigation Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

31 3 Reuse of treated wastewater % 72 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 28 % % of the annually treated wastewater volume Disposal Groundwater recharge Other uses Domestic uses Irrigation Bahrain

32 3 Reuse of treated wastewater % 12 % Disposal 21 % 0 % Groundwater recharge 38 % Other uses* Qatar 0 % Domestic uses 50 % Irrigation * Deep injection, construction sector, cooling plants and landscape irrigation % of the annually treated wastewater volume

33 3 Reuse of treated wastewater % 0 % 21 % 0 % 17 0 % 0 % 100 % % of the annually treated wastewater volume Disposal Groundwater recharge Other uses Domestic uses Irrigation Jordan

34 3 Tariff Structure % % 11 % Flat tariff 89 % Volumetric tariff % of population connected to sewer piped network Total for 11 Arab countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates).

35 3 Select Country Select Utility Select Area Typology Get the corresponding Data records 1- Regional level Levels of Analysis 2- Sub regional level 3- National level 4- National urban level 5- National rural level 6- Utility total level 7- Utility urban areas level 8- Utility rural areas level Calculate Indicators

36 Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Tunisia UAE Yemen Area typology (urban/rural) Data variables are not classified by urban and rural areas in number of water supply and sanitation utilities in the Arab region Urban Rural National Rural Areas Urban Areas

37 Average no. of people served by each subscription People served by each subscription x1000 x1000 Number of subscribers Network Coverage (registered) Average household size

38 عدد السكان الموصولين على شبكات امداد المياه والصرف الصحي غير المسجلين x1000 People served by each subscription x1000 Number of subscribers Network Coverage (registered) Network Coverage (unregistered) Network Coverage (registered and unregistered)

39 4 Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region

40 4 Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region

41 4 Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region

42 4 Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region

43 4 Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region ESCWA Working Paper: Drawing on the MDG+ Initiative for Informing the Water-related SDGs in the Arab Region Other References: Karnib A, 2016, Assessing population coverage of safely managed wastewater systems: Case study of Lebanon Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (in press). Karnib A, 2014, A methodological approach for quantitative assessment of the effective wastewater management Environmental Processes Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp

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45 Beyond MDG+ Indicators Population connected to PWN % Population connected to SN Produced water volume Industrial water supply volume % water losses Domestic water supply volume Domestic water supply volume Collected WW volume by SN Treated WW Reused Treated WW % %

46 How can the MDG+ Initiative support the collection and vetting of data from Arab States on the water-related SDG indicators? كيف يمكن لمبادرة )MDG+( دعم جمع وتدقيق البيانات من الدول العربية الحتساب مؤشرات أهداف التنمية المستدامة المتعلقة بالمياه

47 THANK YOU Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia Ali Karnib, PhD Senior Water Expert Sustainable Development Policies Division

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