Request For Expressions Of Interest For E Consultant Water Sanitation And Hygiene Wash Sector Diagnostic Institutional Analysis

Request For Expressions Of Interest For E Consultant Water Sanitation And Hygiene Wash Sector Diagnostic Institutional AnalysisAssignment Overview The World Bank Group Wbg Is Working With The Government Of Angola Goa To Undertake An Analysis Of The Wash Sector To Inform The Goa Wbg And Development Partners On Policies Strategies And Practices Designed To Improve The Quality Of Wash Services And Increase Overall Human Development The Objective Of This Assignment Is Two Fold I To Conduct A Rapid Institutional Assessment And Political Economy Analysis To Identify Key Service Delivery Constraints Their Enabling Environment And Likely Solutions That Will Achieve The Greatest Impact On Overall Human Development And Ii To Conduct A Comprehensive Overview And Analysis Of The Use Of Subsidies In Angolas Water Sector With A View To Formulating An Improved Design And Allocation Of Subsidies These Activities Will Provide Critical Technical And Analytical Inputs To Support The Wbg And Goa To Develop Key Policy Recommendations To Guide Policymakers Across Agencies Sectors And Regions In The Implementation Of Measures To Improve The Efficiency And Sustainability Of The Wash Sector In Support Of Broader Policy Goals Designed To Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals Sdgs And Improve Human Development The Assignment Should Include An Overview Of The Entire Wash Sector With A Detailed Focus On Urban Areas And The Sanitation Subsector Assignment Countries AngolaAssignment Description 1 BackgroundThe Millennium Development Goals Mdgs Focused On Increasing Overall Access To Water And Sanitation Despite Considerable Success The Emphasis On Expanding Access As Measured At The National Scale Failed To Address Persistent Inequalities Inherent In The Water Sanitation And Hygiene Wash Sector And Neglected The Multidimensional Nature Of Wash The Sustainable Development Goals Sdgs Adopt A Broader Approach Aimed At Tackling These Disparities By Expanding The Focus To Include Water Quality Hygiene And Water Resources Management To Actively Address Inequalities In The Wash Sector Stakeholders Need To Better Understand The Level And Quality Of Access To Services Across Scales And Geographies Links Between Inadequate Wash Services And Overall Human Development And The Binding Constraints To Improving Service Delivery In The Angola Context The Majority Of The Countrys Estimated 29 3 Million People 66 Percent Live In Urban Areas Including 7 7 Million In The Capital Region Of Luanda And Angolas Rate Of Urbanization 4 32 Percent Is Estimated To Be The Twelfth Highest In The World And Significantly Above The Global Average Of 1 9 Percent Combined With The Worlds Second Highest Population Growth Rate Of 3 52 Percent Angolas Rapid Urbanization Is A Constraint To Service Provision And Presents A Real Risk Of Increased Fragility Conflict And Violence Fcv Furthermore Despite Considerable Public Investment In Wash Services Since The Conclusion Of The Civil War In 2002Including Two Significant Wbg Operations Water Sector Institutional Development Project I Wsidp I P096360 And Wsidp Ii P151224 The Vast Majority Of Efforts Have Concentrated On Expanding Access To Water While Comparatively Less Has Been Done To Address Access To Sanitation And Hygiene

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