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Technical Assistance Report Project Number: 54227-001 Knowledge and Support Technical Assistance (KSTA) August 2020 Strengthening Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the Pacific This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB's Access to Information Policy.
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development Bank
COVID-19 – coronavirus disease
DMC – developing member country
PAUW – ADB’s Pacific Urban Development, Water Supply and
Sanitation Division
PCU – project coordination unit
PIU – project implementation unit
PPE – personal protective equipment
TA – technical assistance
UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
WASH – water, sanitation, and hygiene
WHO – World Health Organization
NOTE
In this report, “$” refers to United States dollars.Vice-President Ahmed M. Saeed, Operations 2
Director General Leah C. Gutierrez, Pacific Department (PARD)
Deputy Director Emma Veve, Deputy Director General, PARD and Officer-in-Charge, Social
General Sectors and Public Sector Management Division (PASP), PARD
Directors David Hill, Country Director, Papua New Guinea Resident Mission, PARD
Jingmin Huang; Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation Division
(PAUW); PARDa
Anna Charlotte Schou-Zibell; Regional Director; Pacific Liaison and
Coordination Office (PLCO), Sydney, Australia; PARD
Masayuki Tachiiri; Regional Director; Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO),
Suva, Fiji; PARD
Team leaders Vivian Castro-Wooldridge, Senior Urban Development Specialist, PAUW,
PARD
Alexandra Conroy, Urban Development Specialist, PAUW, PARD
Team members Rosemary Victoria Atabug, Social Development Officer (Gender and
Development), Gender Equity Thematic Group (SDTC-GEN), Sustainable
Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)
Stephane Bessadi; Senior Procurement Specialist; Procurement Division 2
(PFP2); Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department
(PPFD)
Stephen Blaik, Principal Urban Development Specialist, PAUW, PARD
Paul Curry, Principal Operations Coordination Specialist, Office of the
Director General (PAOD), PARD
Coral Fernandez-Illescas, Principal Water Resource Specialist, Water
Sector Group (SDSC-WAT), SDCC
Catherine Franco, Integrity Officer, Office of the Head, Office of
Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI)
Eric Gagnon, Principal Procurement Specialist, PFP2, PPFD
Leigh Halliwell, Senior Financial Control Specialist, Technical Assistance
Section, Loan Administration Division, Controller’s Department
Letasi Iulai, Senior Country Officer, SPSO, PARD
Alfonsa Koshiba, Senior Country Officer, PAOD, PARD
Ki Fung Kelvin Lam, Young Professional, PASP, PARD
Robin John Lim, Associate Integrity Officer, Prevention and Compliance
Division, OAI
Mairi MacRae, Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development),
PASP, PARD
Shinjini Mehta, Infrastructure Specialist, PLCO, PARD
Maria Melei; Senior Country Coordination Officer; Pacific Country Office,
Samoa; SPSO; PARD
Rhea Mae Maningo, Operations Assistant, PAUW, PARD
Tatafu Moeaki, Senior Country Coordination Officer, Pacific Country Office
in Tonga, SPSO, PARD
Elma Morsheda, Infrastructure Specialist, PLCO, PARDTeam members Ellen Paul, Senior Country Officer, PAOD, PARD
Ryan Bert Peralta, Associate Project Officer, PAUW, PARD
Lavinia Tama, Senior Country Officer, SPSO, PARD
Elaine Thomas, Senior Social Development Specialist (Civil Society and
Participation), Nongovernment Organization and Civil Society Center,
SDCC
Teatao Tira; Senior Country Officer; Pacific Country Office, Kiribati; SPSO;
PARD
Melinda Tun, Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Mario Unterwainig, Disaster Risk Management Specialist (Resilient
Infrastructure), Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division,
SDCC
Christian Walder, Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, SDSC-WAT,
SDCC
a The sector director will take primary responsibility for supervising the TA implementation.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation
of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian
Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any
territory or area.CONTENTS
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KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT A GLANCE
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. ISSUES 1
III. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 3
A. Impact and Outcome 3
B. Outputs, Methods, and Activities 3
C. Cost and Financing 5
D. Implementation Arrangements 5
E. Governance 7
IV. THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION 7
APPENDIXES
1. Design and Monitoring Framework 8
2. Cost Estimates and Financing Plan 11
3. List of Linked Documents 12Project Classification Information Status: Complete
KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT A GLANCE
1. Basic Data Project Number: 54227-001
Project Name Strengthening WASH Practices and Department/Division PARD/PAUW
Hygiene Behavioral Change in the
Pacific
Nature of Activity Capacity Development, Policy Advice Executing Agency Asian Development Bank
Modality Regular
Country Regional
2. Sector Subsector(s) ADB Financing ($ million)
Water and other urban Urban sanitation 2.00
infrastructure and
services
Urban sewerage 0.50
Urban water supply 2.50
Total 5.00
qq
3. Operational Priorities Climate Change Information
Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities GHG Reductions (tons per annum) 0
Accelerating progress in gender equality Climate Change impact on the Project Low
Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster ADB Financing
resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
Adaptation ($ million) 0.00
Making cities more livable
Mitigation ($ million) 0.00
Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Cofinancing
Adaptation ($ million) 0.00
Mitigation ($ million) 0.00
Sustainable Development Goals Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
SDG 1.3, 1.5 Effective gender mainstreaming (EGM)
SDG 5.4
SDG 6.1, 6.2 Poverty Targeting
SDG 10.4 General Intervention on Poverty
4. Risk Categorization Complex
Qq
5. Safeguard Categorization Safeguard Policy Statement does not apply
qq
6. Financing
Modality and Sources Amount ($ million)
ADB 5.00
Knowledge and Support technical assistance: Technical Assistance 5.00
Special Fund
Cofinancing 0.00
None 0.00
Counterpart 0.00
None 0.00
Total 5.00
Currency of ADB Financing: US Dollar
q
Source: Asian Development Bank
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1. The regional knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will strengthen the capacity
of Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) to prevent disease transmission through
enhanced water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and an associated enabling
environment. The interventions will directly address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic by (i) improving WASH practices through behavioral change campaigns in households,
communities, schools, markets, health care facilities, transport hubs, and other public areas; and
(ii) strengthening the capacity of WASH service providers and other stakeholders so that WASH
improvements are sustained. 1 The improvements in WASH practices will have co-benefits,
including building the resilience of Pacific communities to other transmissible and waterborne
diseases that continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality in the region, such as diarrhea,
dysentery, and typhoid. It will also contribute to safely reopening of borders and restoring local
economies as the recovery from COVID-19 commences.
2. The TA forms part of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Comprehensive Response to
the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Pacific,2 though it is not included in ADB’s current Pacific Regional
Operations Business Plan, 2020–2022.3
II. ISSUES
3. The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major global crisis that requires country, regional,
and global intervention, as well as collaboration, to mitigate damage to economies and people’s
health. Many countries, including Pacific island countries, have imposed lockdown and border
restrictions to prevent the rapid spread of the disease. While border closures and quarantine
measures are targeted at preventing the entry of COVID-19 into the country, safe WASH practices
will play a critical role in blocking transmission pathways once borders start to reopen. United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued
guidance on the role of WASH in preventing and responding to COVID-19, highlighting the
importance of hand hygiene and disinfection procedures in preventing infection.4
4. Water, sanitation, and hygiene and health in ADB’s Pacific developing member
countries. ADB’s Pacific DMCs have a poor WASH record. In terms of hand hygiene, only 25%
of Vanuatu’s population and 36% of Solomon Islands’ population have on-site handwashing
facilities with soap and water. Only two Pacific DMCs (Niue and Samoa) have more than 50% of
their population using a safely-managed drinking water service, and no Pacific DMC has more
than 50% of the population using a safely-managed sanitation service.5 Poor access to WASH
causes diarrhea, dysentery, and intestinal worm infections, which contributes to malnutrition,
anemia, and stunting. Other WASH-related diseases prevalent in the region include skin, ear, and
eye infections, as well as vector-borne diseases such as dengue. Women, children, the elderly,
and the most disadvantaged households bear a disproportionate share of the burden of
inadequate WASH service provision. Poor access to services—combined with high levels of
noncommunicable diseases, densely populated urban environments, weak health systems, and
1 WASH services usually include water supply, sanitation, and handling solid waste, which help maintain hygiene.
WASH service providers include public water and sanitation and solid waste service utilities.
2 ADB. 2020. ADB’s Comprehensive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Manila.
3
ADB. 2019. Pacific Regional Operations Business Plan, 2020–2022. Manila. The TA first appeared in the business
opportunities section of ADB’s website on 8 July 2020.
4
WHO. 2020. Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Waste Management for the COVID-19 Virus. Interim Guidance.
23 April.
5
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (accessed 22 April 2020).2
poor waste management—magnify the high risk that COVID-19 could spread quickly and have
dire consequences if it presents in Pacific communities.
5. Water, sanitation, and hygiene services and campaigns. Although water utilities
operate in the key urban centers across all Pacific DMCs, water and sanitation coverage remains
limited and service quality is often low. Many peri-urban and rural areas rely on non-piped water
supplies and on-site sanitation to manage their WASH service needs. Funding allocations for
WASH from central governments across the region have generally been inadequate, as
evidenced by continuing gaps in the delivery of infrastructure and services. Even where water
supplies are available, handwashing with soap and water is not universally practiced,
demonstrating the need for behavioral change advocacy in addition to improving access to water
supplies. WASH awareness campaigns have been carried out to some extent in many Pacific
DMCs, often coordinated by WASH-related clusters comprised of civil society organizations,
women’s groups, religious groups, government agencies, and others. However, many WASH
programs in the region are linked to periodic and short-term development partner financing, and
activities are not always sustained.
6. Development coordination. Several development partners are active in WASH in the
Pacific. Water and sanitation infrastructure projects have been funded by agencies including the
World Bank, the European Union, the European Investment Bank, the Green Climate Fund, the
Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Development Programme, the Government of
Australia, and the Government of New Zealand. ADB and other development partner investments
have traditionally focused on centralized schemes (e.g., water and wastewater treatment plants
and networks), although they have also supported some investments in decentralized
infrastructure (e.g., rainwater harvesting and on-site sanitation). Interventions have also typically
focused on either planned urban or rural contexts, overlooking the provision of services to growing
populations in urban informal settlements. In terms of soft investments, WASH and behavioral
change campaigns are increasingly being built into ADB (and ADB-cofinanced) projects, in
recognition of the role that WASH behaviors play in meeting overall health outcomes. Several
development partners are reviewing and adapting interventions to the evolving needs of Pacific
island countries in the context of COVID-19. UNICEF is partnering with the governments of Pacific
DMCs and civil society organizations to improve WASH behaviors, while the United Nations has
activated the Pacific Humanitarian Team, a regional coordination mechanism facilitating
collaboration in emergency preparedness and response in the Pacific.6
7. ADB proposes that the TA work with governments and stakeholders in Pacific DMCs to
identify the most vulnerable groups and highest-risk schools, markets, health clinics, or other
public places. The WASH and behavior change campaign will be designed to meet the needs of
women, children, girls, and elderly people. The TA will also address the enabling environment of
WASH services, and bring water utilities and other agencies with a hygiene mandate into the
WASH clusters. Water utilities are expected to be active players in WASH campaigns in urban
centers, following their mandate to improve water supply and/or sanitation services coverage.
They will require support for WASH campaign targets in areas including willingness to pay,
workplace safety and health, water conservation, and financial sustainability, which will facilitate
the expansion of their core business, particularly as they face challenges presented by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The TA will incorporate lessons from previous and ongoing WASH service
interventions in the region. It will ensure the sustainability of the WASH interventions by (i) aligning
and collaborating with existing WASH-related infrastructure projects by ADB and other donors,
6 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2020. Pacific Humanitarian Team: COVID-19
Response Plan. Suva.3
(ii) building consensus among decision makers on the need to prioritize WASH interventions and
support WASH improvements, and (iii) supporting longer-term WASH service investment and
financial sustainability with support for infrastructure and services planning to expand WASH
activities. The project team will identify and develop further measures to overcome barriers to
improving WASH campaigns throughout TA implementation.
8. ADB’s Pacific Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation Division (PAUW) has an
active portfolio in 11 Pacific DMCs, in addition to supporting several regional initiatives.
Relationships established through these ongoing or planned operations will be a springboard to
develop and refine the TA activities in each participating DMC, and to ensure alignment with
proposed ADB-supported pipeline interventions. ADB will work through its resident missions,
regional offices, and country offices to liaise closely with DMC counterpart agencies (including
those responsible for health, infrastructure, and utilities) as well as UNICEF and WHO
representative offices in the Pacific. Development partners will be kept informed of activities
through the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility water and sanitation working group and other
coordination mechanisms to ensure that TA interventions are harmonized with the overarching
response to the pandemic in the region.
III. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
A. Impact and Outcome
9. The TA is aligned with the following impact: health outcomes in the Pacific improved.7
The TA will have the following outcome: disease transmission pathways in ADB’s Pacific DMC
populations reduced.8 The outcome is directly aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 6.2
and ADB’s Strategy 2030 operational priorities of tackling climate, building climate and disaster
resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; making cities more livable; and
strengthening governance and institutional capacity.9
B. Outputs, Methods, and Activities
10. Output 1: Water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in households and public areas
in ADB’s Pacific developing member countries improved. The proposed activities aim to
improve WASH practices in households and public areas by raising awareness of the link between
poor WASH practices and the spread of communicable diseases, and by providing targeted
facilities to help enable behavior change. The behavior change campaigns designed by each
project implementation unit (PIU), in consultation with stakeholders and with the support of the
international advisers, will aim to reach about 200,000 households (or 1 million people); including
at least 500,000 women.10 These campaigns will be culturally and socially appropriate; sensitive
to the needs of women, girls, students, and vulnerable groups; and use effective messages and
communication means. Topics that may be covered through the campaigns include but are not
limited to hand hygiene, menstrual hygiene, safe drinking water, safe storage of food, home
7 ADB. 2018. Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific.
Manila.
8 The design and monitoring framework is in Appendix 1.
9 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying
special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
10 The estimate of beneficiaries was initially based on reaching 50%–70% of the urban population in the largest one to
two urban centers in each DMC, noting the potentially higher risk of disease transmission in these areas with higher
population densities and proximity to transport hubs, and economies of scale in the program rollout. It is estimated
that 50% of the population reached will have adopted improved hygiene practices by the end of the TA. Cost-per-
beneficiary ratios for recent WASH programs in the Pacific were used to estimate the total TA budget.4 sanitation, pit latrine safety, and the need to pay for improved WASH services. The TA will also finance the installation of handwashing facilities in strategic public areas, and work with relevant stakeholders to develop a plan for sustainable operation and maintenance of these facilities.11 11. Output 2: Enabling environment for improved and sustainable hygiene in ADB’s Pacific developing member countries strengthened. Access to safe and continuous WASH services enables and sustains WASH outcomes. For this reason, the WASH campaign will include outreach activities to enhance the financial viability and operations of WASH service providers by raising the willingness to pay and educating consumers on water conservation. The TA consultants will also identify opportunities to work closely with participating utilities on aspects of their operations that support resilience to pandemics, such as operational and financial performance assessments, health and safety of sanitation workers, and water safety plans and business continuity plans, depending on the need and demand. As utilities are key players in urban areas and may be required to provide more service connections in support of the campaign, the TA will work with them to (i) help mainstream these activities and assessments into their operations, and (ii) identify new investment projects that will help to further expand and improve services and contribute to the sustainability of the TA interventions. 12. Under output 2, at least three knowledge products capturing TA lessons with consideration of gender elements will be completed. Where possible, knowledge disseminated will help to fill data gaps in Pacific DMCs by utilizing data from baseline and end line sampling surveys, which will be captured in the scope of the consultant’s terms of reference. This will allow measurement of results, highlighting the success factors and shaping the recommendations for any future support, including from ADB. The knowledge products will be disseminated through regional platforms such as the ADB Sanitation Dialogue and the Pacific Water and Wastewater Association Annual Conference to support evidence-based decision-making by Pacific DMC governments and development partners. 13. Methods. After confirming their interest in participating in the TA, ADB will request governments to recommend targeted areas for support based on the impact of the pandemic, local needs, and development priorities in each DMC. The activities will differ across the DMCs as they will be demand-driven.12 The water utility or WASH cluster will be the TA local project coordination unit (PCU) for day-to-day, in-country activities. Participating DMC governments will nominate a representative to be a member of the PCU. Two international consultants, who are likely to provide remote inputs until travel restrictions are lifted, will be recruited to lead the TA: (i) a WASH adviser and team leader with strong hygiene behavior change experience, and (ii) a utility adviser with strong management experience of WASH service providers. 14. The WASH adviser will undertake a rapid WASH needs assessment for each participating DMC, with inputs from the PCU and the utility adviser, under ADB’s guidance. These rapid assessments will (i) map key stakeholders and players, (ii) identify relevant lessons and good practices, (iii) identify any ongoing or planned WASH interventions and opportunities for collaboration and synergies, (iv) refine the opportunities and strategic direction of the WASH campaign in each DMC, (v) define the WASH campaign scope with sex-disaggregated recipient numbers and the characteristics of potential beneficiaries at the household level and in key public 11 The design of handwashing facilities will consider (i) cost-effectiveness of the investment for scalability; (ii) availability of a reliable water source; (iii) measures to limit cross-contamination (e.g., the use of pedal-operated taps and safe water disposal); and (iv) accessibility for all users, including girls, the elderly, and people with limited mobility. 12 If strong commitment is demonstrated by counterpart agencies and outputs are deemed satisfactory, activities may be expanded in selected DMCs following assessment of resource availability. Conversely, some activities may be discontinued where insufficient ownership or commitment is demonstrated.
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areas, (vi) identify the required contributions and role of utilities to support improved hygiene,
(vii) provide rough cost estimates for campaign materials, and (viii) identify bottlenecks to
sustaining hygiene improvements. Individual national consultants will be recruited by ADB in
consultation with the PCUs. The national consultants will form the WASH PIU under the PCU,
and will be expected to facilitate engagement with the WASH clusters in relation to the TA
activities. They will design and implement the country-specific WASH campaign action plans in
line with the scope and budget proposed in the rapid assessment, with consideration of practical
implementation approaches and securing in-country buy-in from the utility and the government to
support TA activities.
15. The pandemic makes access to safe and sustainable WASH services a more urgent
priority. Through the TA, PAUW staff and TA consultants will also work with policy makers to
promote WASH as a key development agenda in the DMCs to decision makers, and increase the
governments’ awareness of the links between WASH and the pandemic, as well as highlight the
importance of prioritizing WASH and waste management service interventions, which may
potentially be supported by ADB. ADB expects that this sustained dialogue throughout the TA will
promote efforts toward more transformative and longer-term WASH changes.
16. The TA will support costs related to surveys, training, communications, and materials. The
PIU will work with the PCU on details of the materials required and associated costs, including
(i) soap and hand sanitizer under output 1; (ii) hardware for the installation (or improvement) of
handwashing facilities, including taps, piping, fittings, and small water storage tanks under
output 2; (iii) materials to improve the condition of sanitation facilities (e.g., spare parts for latrines)
identified in output 1; (iv) water-saving plumbing fixtures (e.g., for cisterns and water-saving
devices installed in faucets) under output 2; (v) personal protective equipment (PPE) for sanitation
workers under outputs 1 and 2; and (vi) other materials. 13 ADB will procure these low-value
consumable materials locally through the country office and the PIU will distribute them. Where
appropriate, output 2 materials are expected to be installed by the related WASH service
providers and maintained as part of its assets. Where practical and economical, ADB will procure
selected materials in bulk.
C. Cost and Financing
17. The TA is estimated to cost $5,000,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s
Technical Assistance Special Fund ($4.58 million from the TASF 6 and $0.42 million from TASF-
Others). The key expenditure items are listed in Appendix 2.
18. The governments of participating DMCs will provide counterpart support in the form of
country data, counterpart staff (if needed), meeting rooms as required for consultants, and
potentially other in-kind contributions as agreed during TA implementation.
D. Implementation Arrangements
19. ADB will be the executing agency. ADB’s PAUW will set up a team, which will include ADB
staff with expertise in different sectors and themes, to act as the TA team to administer and
implement the TA. The ADB task manager will lead the team, while ADB staff in country offices
will be team members and support coordination and monitoring. The international WASH advisor
13 PPE for sanitation workers are specific to the nature of activities and the exposure risk, as distinct from general PPE
such as facemasks provided to households. PPE is considered the last line of defense in risk management, and
other proposed control measures to avoid or mitigate risk will be prioritized.6
will lead and support the PIUs; and monitor progress and report on TA activities. The TA will be
implemented from August 2020 to December 2023. ADB’s PAUW and relevant team members in
country offices will select, supervise, and evaluate consultants; and procure goods and non-
consulting services. The TA allows flexibility to adapt the campaign plans to address changing
priorities during implementation within an agreed framework. If the proposed approaches are
challenging, the implementation arrangements may be revisited in discussion with counterpart
agencies and relevant ADB departments. The implementation arrangements are summarized in
the table.
Implementation Arrangements
Aspects Arrangements
Indicative implementation August 2020–December 2023
period
Executing agency ADB’s Pacific Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation Division
Consultants To be engaged by ADB using competitive selection and direct contracting
Individual: individual selection National (600 $2.90 million
WASH project management units person-months)
will be formed by 2–3 national
consultants in each DMC
Individual: individual selection International (35 $0.80 million
person-months)
Individual: individual selection International or $0.10 million
and/or resource persons national (12
person-months)
Procurementa To be procured by ADB
Request for quotations Multiple contracts $0.90 million
Advance contracting The international WASH adviser and utility adviser assignments may be
advertised before TA effectiveness.
Disbursement The TA resources will be disbursed following ADB’s Technical Assistance
Disbursement Handbook (2020, as amended from time to time).
Asset turnover or Any fixed assets will be handed over to the water utilities or beneficiaries as
disposal arrangement applicable following project administration instructions.b These are expected
upon TA completion to be low-value assets such as (i) components and fittings for handwashing
facilities, (ii) water-saving plumbing fixtures, and (iii) sanitation materials.
ADB = Asian Development Bank; DMC = developing member country; TA = technical assistance; WASH = water,
sanitation, and hygiene.
a During implementation, consideration may be given to delegating procurement to selected utilities. Such
arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to ADB due diligence requirements.
b ADB. 2013. Administering Grant-Financed Technical Assistance Projects. Project Administration Instructions.
PAI 5.09. Manila (paras. 41–42).
Source: Asian Development Bank.
20. Consulting services and ADB’s procurement. ADB will engage consultants and
undertake procurement following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to
time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. The TA will
require about 647 person-months of individual consulting services inputs (about 35 person-
months international and 612 person-months national), including about 600 person-months for
PIU consultants (national).14 ADB will procure non-consulting services following the procurement
staff instructions for staff undertaking procurement of goods, works, and services under ADB-
14 Terms of Reference for Consultants (accessible from the list of linked documents in Appendix 3). The units will be
engaged country by country through WASH clusters, and will have two or three experts to achieve the objectives of
the assignment.7
administered technical assistance. Non-consulting services may include the supply and
installation of equipment, e.g., handwashing stations or improvements to latrines.
E. Governance
21. The procurement risk is minimized since ADB will lead the consultant recruitment and
oversee the procurement of goods and materials.
IV. THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION
22. The President, acting under the authority delegated by the Board, has approved the
provision of technical assistance not exceeding the equivalent of $5,000,000 on a grant basis for
Strengthening Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices and Hygiene Behavioral Change in the
Pacific, and hereby reports this action to the Board.8 Appendix 1
DESIGN AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK
Impact the TA is Aligned with
Health outcomes in the Pacific improved (ADB Strategy 2030) a
Performance Indicators Data Sources and
Results Chain with Targets and Baselines Reporting Mechanisms Risks
Outcome By 2024:
Disease a. At least a.–c. TA progress reports DMC governments do
transmission 100,000 households not have strong
pathways in ADB’s (500,000 people, of whom ownership and
Pacific DMC half are women) reported willingness to join the
populations improved WASH practices TA.
reduced (2020 baseline: not
applicable)
Hygiene behavioral
b. At least 10,000 persons change is not
per day, of whom half are sustained.
women, benefitted from the
installation of handwashing
facilities in public areas
(2020 baseline: not
applicable)
c. At least five WASH service
providers reported improved
knowledge, capacity, and
services to respond to
pandemics (2020 baseline:
not applicable)
Outputs By 2023:
1. WASH practices 1a. At least 1a.–b. Quarterly reports Capacity of
in households and 200,000 households consultants is
public areas in (1 million people, of whom insufficient for TA
ADB’s Pacific half are women) reached implementation.
DMCs improved through WASH campaigns
(2020 baseline: 0%)
1b. Gender equality and
social inclusion-sensitive
handwashing facilitiesb
installed in at least 40 public
areas (2020 baseline: 0)
By 2023: 2a.–b. Quarterly reports
2. Enabling 2a. At least four water utilities
environment for assessed operational and
improved and financial performance in the
sustainable hygiene context of COVID-19
in ADB’s Pacific (2020 baseline: 0)
DMCs strengthened
2b. At least eight utilities
implemented measures to
enhance the safety ofAppendix 1 9
Performance Indicators Data Sources and
Results Chain with Targets and Baselines Reporting Mechanisms Risks
sanitation workers
(2020 baseline: 0)
2c. At least two new effective
2c. ADB’s country
gender mainstreaming WASH
operations business
service investment projects
plansc
identified for ADB financing
(2020 baseline: 0)
2d. At least three knowledge
2d. Published documents
products capturing TA
(online) and workshop
lessons, with consideration of
proceedings
gender elements, shared
through regional platforms
(2020 baseline: 0)
Key Activities with Milestones
1. WASH practices in households and public areas in ADB’s Pacific DMCs improved
1.1 Recruit WASH adviser (international) and utility adviser (international) (Q3 2020)
1.2 Identify TA priority areas and local project coordination units (Q4 2020)
1.3 Complete and review WASH rapid needs assessments by ADB (Q4 2020)
1.4 Complete recruitment of individual national consultants for WASH PIUs (Q4 2020)
1.5 WASH advisor and ADB approve the detailed WASH action plans prepared by PIUs, including
activities for procurement, distribution and installation of materials (Q2 2021)
1.6 PIUs implement action plan and submit monthly WASH program reports (2021–2023)
2. Enabling environment for improved and sustainable hygiene in ADB’s Pacific DMCs
strengthened
2.1 In consultation with service providers, PIU and utility advisers identify the type, location, and number
of materials (e.g., fixtures, water-saving devices, and small water tanks) (by Q2 2021)
2.2 ADB procures and service providers install materials (by Q4 2022)
2.3 Identify measures to strengthen WASH service provider (including assessments of COVID-19 on
operational and financial performance) (Q1 2021)
2.4 Implement measures to strengthen WASH service providers (2021–2023)
2.5 Identify potential ADB pipeline investments (2021–2023)
2.6 Prepare and share knowledge products through multiple platforms (2021–2023)
TA Management Activities
ADB sets up the TA team, including Pacific country office colleagues.
TA team obtains no objection letters from participating DMCs before establishing PIUs and confirming
any country-specific activities.
Quarterly reports until Q4 2023 are submitted to ADB by the WASH adviser.
ADB conducts at least two review missions per year; and maintains dialogue with governments on
prioritizing WASH-related investments and potential pipeline.
Proposed WASH-related investments are discussed during ADB review missions and country
programming.
Disseminate learnings through internal and external knowledge sharing events.
Prepare TA completion report.
Inputs
ADB: $5.0 million10 Appendix 1 Note: The governments of participating DMCs will provide counterpart support in the form of country data, counterpart staffing (if needed), meeting rooms as required for consultants, and potentially other in-kind contributions as agreed during TA implementation. Assumptions for Partner Financing Not applicable ADB = Asian Development Bank; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; DMC = developing member country; PIU = project implementation unit; Q = quarter; TA = technical assistance; WASH = water, sanitation, and hygiene. a Asian Development Bank. 2018. Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific. Manila. b Women and persons with mobility challenges will be involved in the design and siting of facilities. c Fiji and Papua New Guinea each have their own country operations business plan; and a consolidated plan is prepared for 12 small Pacific island countries. Source: Asian Development Bank.
Appendix 2 11
COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCING PLAN
($’000)
Item Amount
Asian Development Banka
1. Consultantsb
a. Remuneration and per diem
i. International consultants 897.5
ii. National consultants 2,700.0
b. Out-of-pocket expenditures
i. International and local travel 174.0
ii. Reports and communications 28.5
iii. Miscellaneous administration and support costsc 50.0
iv. Othersd 450.0
2. Printed external publicationse 10.0
3. Goods (purchase)f 450.0
4. Surveys 20.0
5. Training, seminars, workshops, forums, and conferencesg
a. Facilitators and resource persons 20.0
b. Travel cost of ADB staff acting as a resource person 20.0
c. Venue rental and related facilities 5.0
d. Participants 5.0
e. Representation 20.0
6. Contingencies 150.0
Total 5,000.0
ADB = Asian Development Bank.
Note: The technical assistance (TA) is estimated to cost $5 million, of which contributions from ADB are presented in
the table. The governments of participating DMCs will provide counterpart support in the form of country data,
counterpart staffing (if needed), meeting rooms as required for consultants, and potentially other in-kind contributions
as agreed during TA implementation.
a Financed by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund ($4.58 million from the TASF 6 and $0.42 million from the
TASF-Others).
b Total for individual consultants, which encompasses all costs incurred by the consultants to deliver the TA outputs,
including travel expenses, remuneration and per diem, reports and communications, out-of-pocket expenditures, and
other costs.
c Includes videography services, editing, translation and interpreter services, and equipment rental; photocopying;
logistical and administrative costs; website development; electronic databases; and other costs related to
dissemination and public relations.
d
Includes non-consulting services such as equipment installation. ADB will procure non-consulting services following
the procurement staff instructions for staff undertaking procurement of goods, works, and services under ADB-
administered TA.
e Includes printing of knowledge products. In compliance with the administrative order on the environment, health, and
safety management system, ADB’s Pacific Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation Division will print
limited copies of knowledge products.
f Goods include (i) soap and hand sanitizer; (ii) hardware for the installation (or improvement) of handwashing facilities,
including taps, piping, fittings, and small water storage tanks; (iii) materials to improve the condition of sanitation
facilities (e.g., spare parts for latrines); (iv) water-saving plumbing fixtures (e.g., for cisterns and water-saving devices
installed in faucets); and (v) personal protective equipment for sanitation workers and other materials. The
procurement of goods will be done in accordance with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to
time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time).
g Includes the cost of facilitators, the travel cost of ADB staff acting as resource persons, rental of venues and related
facilities, and participants’ travel. ADB (Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department and Strategy,
Policy, and Partnerships Department). 2013. Use of Bank Resources: Regional Technical Assistance and Technical
Assistance vs. Internal Administrative Expenses Budget. Memorandum. 26 June (internal).
Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.12 Appendix 3
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