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Summary

Country Sanitation Verdict Water Verdict WASH % of gov. budget
Benin 13/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Burkina Faso 17/ 20 17/ 20 N/A
Cape Verde 1/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Cote d'Ivoire 13/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Gambia 16/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Ghana 15/ 20 13/ 20 N/A
Guinea-Bissau 15/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Guinea-Conakry 15/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Liberia 11/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Mali 14/ 20 16/ 20 N/A
Mauritania 12/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Niger 17/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Nigeria 13/ 20 12/ 20 N/A
Senegal 18/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Sierra Leone 14/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
Togo 10/ 20 0/ 20 N/A
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Sanitation Policy

(Monitoring the eThekwini declaration)

Key:

2
= Good progress
1
= Some progress
0
= No progress
n/a
= Don't know
Country Total Policy Institutions Finance Monitoring
San. policy San. plan Priority in PRSP Single lead Coordinating body Capacity dev. Budget line Investment plan 0.5% GDP Monitoring
Benin 13 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
Burkina Faso 17 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 2
Cape Verde 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cote d'Ivoire 13 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
Gambia 16 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Ghana 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1
Guinea-Bissau 15 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2
Guinea-Conakry 15 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 2
Liberia 11 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1
Mali 14 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 2
Mauritania 12 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2
Niger 17 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2
Nigeria 13 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 1
Senegal 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Sierra Leone 14 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Togo 10 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1

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Policy
San. policy
Did they sign eThekwini?
San. plan
Is there a national sanitation policy?
Priority in PRSP
Is there one national sanitation plan to meet the MDG target?
Institutions
Single lead
What profile is given to sanitation within the PRSP?
Coordinating body
Is there a principal accountable institution to take leadership?
Capacity dev.
Is there one coordinating body involving all stakeholders?
Finance
Budget line
Is there a specific public sector budget line for sanitation?
Investment plan
Is 0.5% of GDP allocated to sanitation?
0.5% GDP
Is there a sanitation monitoring and evaluation (M+E) system?
Monitoring
Monitoring
Do institutional sanitation programs include gender aspects?
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Water Policy

(Monitoring the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration)

Key:

2
= Good progress
1
= Some progress
0
= No progress
n/a
= Don't know
Country Total Policy Institutions Finance Monitoring
Water policy Water plan Targeting poor Lead ministry Clear roles Donors harmonising Capacity dev. Investment plan Adequate resource Monitoring
Benin 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Burkina Faso 17 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Cape Verde 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cote d'Ivoire 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gambia 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ghana 13 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Guinea-Conakry 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberia 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mali 16 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
Mauritania 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Niger 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nigeria 12 2 1 1 2 1 N/A 2 2 1 N/A
Senegal 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sierra Leone 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Togo 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Policy
Water policy
Is there a comprehensive policy for water supply?
Water plan
Is there a plan for meeting the water MDG target or equivalent?
Targeting poor
Are there specific measures in the plan for targeting poor people, and addressing the interests of women?
Institutions
Lead ministry
Is there a lead ministry responsible for water supply?
Clear roles
Is there clear separation of institutional roles?
Donors harmonising
Are donors harmonising their support behind national sector plans?
Capacity dev.
Is there provision within the policy for water supply sector capacity development?
Finance
Investment plan
Is there a sector investment plan for water supply?
Adequate resource
Are actors responsible for delivering water supply services adequately resourced, particularly if local governments?
Monitoring
Monitoring
Is there an effective framework for performance monitoring?

WASH Finance for 2011

Gov. WASH budget as % of GDP

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Gov. WASH Budget as % of total budget

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Country WASH Budget as % Gov. total WASH Budget as % GDP WASH Budget $US WASH Budget (local currency) Sanitation budget (local currency) Total gov. budget (local currency) GDP $US exchange rate $US
Benin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,290 472
Burkina Faso 6.81 1.44 146 69,000 11,500 1,010,000 10,200 472
Cape Verde 7.86 1,290 24,600 1,950,000 N/A 24,800,000 1,900 79.3
Cote d'Ivoire N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24,100 472
Gambia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,110 29.5
Ghana N/A 0.468 184 277 N/A N/A 39,200 1.51
Guinea-Bissau N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 973 472
Guinea-Conakry N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,130 6,660
Liberia N/A 0.167 1.94 139 N/A N/A 1,160 72.2
Mali N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10,600 472
Mauritania N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,080 281
Niger N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,020 472
Nigeria N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 236,000 154
Senegal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14,300 472
Sierra Leone 3.16 N/A N/A 70,800 N/A 2,240,000 2,240 N/A
Togo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,590 472

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Financial Indicators
WASH Budget as % Gov. total
Gov. WASH Budget as % of total budget
WASH Budget as % GDP
Gov. WASH budget as % of GDP
WASH Budget $US
Gov. WASH budget (current $US, millions)
WASH Budget (local currency)
Gov. WASH Budget (local currency, millions)
Sanitation budget (local currency)
Gov. budget for sanitation only (local currency, millions)
Total gov. budget (local currency)
Total Gov. budget (local currency, millions)
GDP $US
GDP (current $US, millions, IMF)
exchange rate $US
Average $US exchange rate for that year (xe.com)
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Access To WASH in 2010 (JMP 2012)

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Country Water Sanitation
Benin 75% 13%
Burkina Faso 79% 17%
Cape Verde 88% 61%
Cote d'Ivoire 80% 24%
Gambia 89% 68%
Ghana 86% 14%
Guinea-Bissau 64% 20%
Guinea-Conakry 74% 18%
Liberia 73% 18%
Mali 64% 22%
Mauritania 50% 26%
Niger 49% 9%
Nigeria 58% 31%
Senegal 72% 52%
Sierra Leone 55% 13%
Togo 61% 13%

There are a number of ways to measure the proportion of people that have access to sanitation and water in a country. Governments often use a combination of management information systems and household surveys.

The official data which the UN uses to monitor progress on the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) comes from the WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). JMP aggregates data from household surveys carried out by governments.

WASHwatch.org shows JMP data because it is comparable across countries and uses the MDG definitions of access to sanitation and water. Some Governments prefer to quote the latest data from their household surveys‚ the best source of this information is the national statistics bureau or equivalent.

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