1. Sri Lanka - Vision Long term vision
“ provision of safe water and adequate sanitation to achieve universal access to water & sanitation by 2020”
Focus for
Water:
87% access for water supply on Track for MDGs
Sanitation:
Over 89% with improved Sanitation
Year
2005
2009
2015
2020
Safe water coverage (%) 80 85 94
100
Pipe Born Availability 29 37 44 60
Pipe water connections (000)
907
1,267
1,600
3000
Pipe borne Sewerage
2.0
2.5 3 70
Inequalities: Plantation sector WASH coverage to be in par with other areas by 2016

2. Challenges Bottlenecks
- Water resources- depletion of water quantity and degradation of quality leading to high cost of development and service delivery
- Institutional Gaps in the local government and rural sectors and lack of dedicated operators and ownership
-Lack of resources for environmental sanitation in the rural and plantation sectors
SDA
Analysis

3. Progress on 2012 commitments
Key achievement areas
Increased budget allocation
Expansion of Urban Water Supply and Sewerage
Programs to bridge water and sanitation gaps in plantation and resettled areas
Areas of slow achievement
Focus on sustainable service delivery of the rural and plantation sector
Enhance the efficiency of provincial and local authorities in delivering water supply and sewerage service in terms of managerial, technical and financial capacities
Carry-over to 2014
Many of the commitments are targeted for 2016 and beyond

4. 2014 Commitments
Stakeholder consultation to meet beneficiary aspirations towards affordable service delivery
Finance
Finance
Transparency
Financing water and sanitation to achieve universal coverage by 2020
Ensure progressive annual increase in national budget allocation up to 4% for water supply and 2.0% for sanitation by 2016
Sustainability
Equality
Equality
Policy and plans
Policy and Strategies
Coordination
Expand pipe borne sewerage in densely populated cities to protect environment and quality of life
Consolidate Policies and formulate two Policies for Drinking Water and Sanitation
Provide leadership for National Coordination and follow inclusive approach to maximize synergies to achieve goals