1. Toolkit to support sector strengthening Evariste Kouassi-Komlan UNICEF

2. WASH BAT: Unlock country enabling environment bottlenecks in WASH Implementation: 15 Countries in 2 years Contributed to: SWA Commitments sector investment plans/strategies Revision: 2015 and 2016 to align with SWA building blocks WASH BAT 2.0 has Option to be adapted to country context

3. WASH BAT: Includes flexible modules Water Sanitation Hygiene WASH in School Urban Rural National Regional District Service Provider Users Policy/ Strategy Institutional arrangements Financing Capacity Political leadership Accountability and regulation Planning, monitoring, and review

5. Key steps Distribution of responsibility between sector stakeholders and plan Tools to support the analysis and remove the Bottlenecks Scoring of factors Identify Bottle- necks Identify ‘Removal’ Activities Costs, Finance, Roles Implem entation Partner review Joint sector review Existing Evidence, data sources, information

6. Toolkit: What is in each building block? 1. Definition/ Characteristic 2. Proxy Indicator 4. Results expected 5. Reference tool/guide 3. Illustrative example Sector Policy/ Strategy Institutional arrangements Financing Planning/ Monitoring/Review Capacity Political leadership Accountability and regulation CSO, GLAAS, TRACKFIN, VFM, JSR, ACC and Reg, ESI, WASH Cost

7. Example: Accountability and Regulation Support the development and use of access to information, i.e. initiatives of citizens and citizen groups using the formal procedures of legislation to obtain information. (……….) Regulations for sustainability systems with clear roles, responsibilities and relationships between regulators, community users, service providers and policy makers to enhance WASH programming Accountability in the WASH sector is the democratic principle whereby elected officials and those in charge of providing access to water supply and sanitation services account for their actions (……). Regulations are rules or governmental orders designed to control or govern behavior and often have the force of law.. Government and WASH sector have accountability systems and regulations in place to ensure that roles, responsibilities and relationships between regulators, community users, service providers and policy makers enhance WASH programming.  Accountability in WASH: A Reference Guide for Programming _ UNDP Water Governance Facility/UNICEF/SIWI, (2012)http://watergovernance.org/resources/accountability-in-wash-a- reference-guide-for-programming/http://watergovernance.org/resources/accountability-in-wash-a- reference-guide-for-programming/  UNDP Water Governance Facility/UNICEF (2015) “WASH and Accountability: Explaining the Concept” Accountability for Sustainability Partnership: UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI and UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/Accountability_in_WASH_Explaining_the_Concept.pdf http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/Accountability_in_WASH_Explaining_the_Concept.pdf  Accountability in WASH: A Reference Guide for Programming _ UNDP Water Governance Facility/UNICEF/SIWI, (2012)http://watergovernance.org/resources/accountability-in-wash-a- reference-guide-for-programming/http://watergovernance.org/resources/accountability-in-wash-a- reference-guide-for-programming/  UNDP Water Governance Facility/UNICEF (2015) “WASH and Accountability: Explaining the Concept” Accountability for Sustainability Partnership: UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI and UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/Accountability_in_WASH_Explaining_the_Concept.pdf http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/Accountability_in_WASH_Explaining_the_Concept.pdf 1. Definition/ Characteristic 2. Proxy Indicator 4. Expected results 5. Reference tools 3. Illustrative example