Regional : Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific

Sovereign Project | 53266-001

The Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund (SFPF) under the Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF), established in 2013 between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through a Channel Financing Agreement , was designed to promote investments in fecal sludge management (FSM) focusing on non-networked sanitation and septage management, piloting technologies, policies and regulatory framework and project delivery mechanisms. Much traction has been gained in the last 6 years and to date, support has been provided to pilot testing of innovations in investment projects, development of policies, standards and regulations, capacity building, and knowledge sharing initiatives. Prior to the establishment of the SFPF, ADB's investment in non-networked sanitation and septage management was very low at $3.8 million. Since 2014 SFPF has helped leverage a total of $133.7 million investment in non-networked sanitation, far exceeding the target of $75 million by 2020.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Singh, Jitendra K.
    Sectors Group
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Regional
  • Sector
    • Water and other urban infrastructure and services
Project Name Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific
Project Number 53266-001
Country / Economy Regional
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 9897-REG: Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific
Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility US$ 3.00 million
Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility US$ 2.00 million
TA 9897-REG: Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific
Government of Austria US$ 1.10 million
Operational Priorities OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
OP4: Making cities more livable
OP5: Promoting rural development and food security
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
Sector / Subsector

Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural sanitation - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sanitation - Urban sewerage

Gender Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund (SFPF) under the Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF), established in 2013 between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through a Channel Financing Agreement , was designed to promote investments in fecal sludge management (FSM) focusing on non-networked sanitation and septage management, piloting technologies, policies and regulatory framework and project delivery mechanisms. Much traction has been gained in the last 6 years and to date, support has been provided to pilot testing of innovations in investment projects, development of policies, standards and regulations, capacity building, and knowledge sharing initiatives. Prior to the establishment of the SFPF, ADB's investment in non-networked sanitation and septage management was very low at $3.8 million. Since 2014 SFPF has helped leverage a total of $133.7 million investment in non-networked sanitation, far exceeding the target of $75 million by 2020.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

Asian wide, around 2 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation, posing a huge challenge to SDG 6.2. In November 2018, the ADB, as part of its continued partnership with BMGF, committed to promote Countrywide/Citywide/Countywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) in its operations to support the and support the creation of a global platform among development partners on 'Sanitation for All from NOW (SDG6.2) . Utilizing such a platform, development partners would champion CWIS and Whole Sanitation Business Chain approaches to (i) plan and deliver services for everybody to benefit from good quality and sustainable sanitation services, (ii) safely manage human waste along the whole sanitation service chain, (iii) prioritize the unserved, particularly those in low-income and vulnerable communities, (iv) consider effective resource recovery and re-use, and (v) embrace a diversity of technical solutions for adaptive, mixed, and incremental approaches and combine non-sewered sanitation (NSS) including fecal sludge management (FSM), and sewered solutions.

The proposed KSTA will accelerate CWIS by supporting upstream work covering:

Regulatory frameworks to support sewered and non-sewered sanitation options

Institutional arrangements to delineate responsibilities and ensure ownership and leadership of the government;

Regulations and standards that address current and emerging trends, and enforcement of the same, e.g. making fecal sludge desludging mandatory;

Strengthening human capital and developing capacity for holistic planning, design, and implementation of sanitation improvements as well as enforcement regulations;

Optimal technical designs utilizing technology, resource recovery, IT applications;

Promoting private sector participation in operation and maintenance as sub-contractors; and

Increasing demand for proper sanitation services through strategic communication campaigns.

Impact

Access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene achieved for all, and open defecation eliminated by 2030, with special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations (Sustainable Development Goal 6.2)

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Adoption of CWIS principles in ADB operations increased

Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Support for CWIS projects provided

Knowledge on CWIS principles improved

CWIS-related capacity and awareness in DMCs improved

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location Regional
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation
Responsible ADB Officer Singh, Jitendra K.
Responsible ADB Department Sectors Group
Responsible ADB Division Water and Urban Development Sector Office (SG-WUD)
Executing Agencies
Asian Development Bank
Timetable
Concept Clearance 21 Aug 2019
Fact Finding -
MRM -
Approval 11 Dec 2019
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 12 Dec 2019

TA 9897-REG

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
11 Dec 2019 - 11 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2025 -
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
0.00 6,100,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,100,000.00 28 Aug 2023 3,014,163.08

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
Wastewater Technical Consultant Firm - Consulting Closed
Project Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
Water Management Specialist (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Finance Management Specialist (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Baguio Resilient City Tourism Project- National Faecal Sludge Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
MON: Evidence-based public health risk assessment funding for and development of WASH Behavior Change Communication Strategy and Action Plan for Soum Centers Firm - Consulting Closed
Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific - Wastewater Operations Assessment and Training Program for Djizzak Sanitation System Development Project Firm - Consulting Closed
BCC-CSO Firm - Consulting Closed
National Sanitation Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
National GESI Expert Individual - Consulting Closed
BCC-CSO Firm - Consulting Closed
Introducing Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE) for SARS-CoV-2 in Metro Manila Firm - Consulting Closed
Social Engineer Individual - Consulting Closed
Sociologist Individual - Consulting Closed
Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
CWIS and Integrated Municipal Information System Individual - Consulting Closed
Water and Sanitation Project & Events Coordination Individual - Consulting Closed
Preparing a Sanitation Social Program for Baguio City Individual - Consulting Closed
Water and Sanitation Knowledge Product Development (Creative Content Individual - Consulting Closed
Water and Sanitation Database Individual - Consulting Closed
Water and Sanitation Information Technology Individual - Consulting Closed
Monitoring and Evaluation Individual - Consulting Closed
Sanitation Specialist and Project Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
Preparing the Feasibility Study for Scheduled Desludging for Baguio City Individual - Consulting Closed
Preparing a Sanitation Tariff and Finance Study for Baguio City Individual - Consulting Closed
Faecal Sludge Management Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
International Wastewater and Sanitation Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Fecal Sludge Management Design Engineer Individual - Consulting Closed
Sanitation Specialist (Team Leader) Individual - Consulting Closed
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN FOR KHULNA CITY Firm - Consulting Closed
Baguio Resilient City Tourism Project- International Faecal Sludge Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Baguio Resilient City Tourism Project- National Faecal Sludge Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Project Coordination Individual - Consulting Closed
India: Uttarakhand Integrated Urban Development Project (Sanitation Specialist) Individual - Consulting Closed
India: Uttarakhand Integrated Urban Development Project (Sanitation Specialist-Project Coordinator) Individual - Consulting Closed
Inclusive Sanitation Individual - Consulting Closed
Knowledge Management and Communications Individual - Consulting Closed
Sanitation Systems and Wastewater Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
National Behavior Change Communication Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific - Baguio City Sanitation Improvement Project (Philippines): Sanitation Systems and Wastewater Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Baguio City Sanitation Improvement Project (Philippines): Institutional Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Knowledge Product Development Individual - Consulting Closed
Intl Sanitation Systems and Wastewater Management Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Communications and Outreach Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Country/County/Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Monitoring and Evaluation Individual - Consulting Closed
– Country/County/Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Handbook Development – Gender and Social Safeguards Individual - Consulting Closed
Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Technical Specialist and Lead Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
Country/County/Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Handbook Development - Governance Individual - Consulting Closed
Capacity Development Specialist – Water Supply and Sanitation Utility Operations Individual - Consulting Closed
Sanitation Specialist and Project Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
Knowledge Product Development Individual - Consulting Closed
Water Sector Event Coordination Individual - Consulting Closed
2020 Sanitation Dialogue Individual - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Capacity Development Technical Assistance Technical Assistance 9897 24 May 2023 Integration Environment & Energy Gmbh (GERMANY) in association with PMCG - POLICY & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GROUP (GEORGIA) | Bahnhofstrasse 9, Graefenberg 91322 Germany Asian Development Bank 244,729.00
Capacity Development Technical Assistance Technical Assistance 9897 17 Aug 2022 Emory University (U.S.A.) | 1518 Clifton Rd, CNR Bldg. 6050 Atlanta, Georgia 30322 United States Asian Development Bank 169,234.00
Capacity Development Technical Assistance Technical Assistance 9897 03 Mar 2022 IPE GLOBAL LIMITED (INDIA) in association with BETS Consulting Services Ltd. (BANGLADESH) | B-84, Defence Colony, Bhisham Pitamah Marg, New Delhi 110 024, INDIA Asian Development Bank 361,618.00

Procurement Plan

None currently available.