A presentation on the Technology Applicability Framework - TAF by Paul Kimera, J. Smet, A. Olschewski, A.Parker during the 36th WEDC International Conference, Nakuru, Kenya, 2013.
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This document discusses the development of a methodology to incorporate impacts of climate variability and change, specifically floods and droughts, into basin planning processes. The project aims to improve the ability of water managers in transboundary basins to address implications of increased extreme weather events in plans like Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses, Strategic Action Plans, Integrated Water Resources Management plans, and Water Safety Plans. The methodology will use decision support systems and tools to integrate flood and drought information. The project will develop a generic methodology and test it in pilot basins while also consulting other basins.
The document summarizes the Technology Assessment Framework (TAF), a decision-making tool developed by the WASHTech Project to assess the applicability and sustainability of specific WASH technologies in different contexts. The TAF gathers perspectives from users, regulators, and providers through field surveys and workshops to evaluate a technology's potential, readiness for scale-up, and impact. It has been successfully piloted in several countries to rate technologies and support monitoring and evaluation of introductions. Stakeholders see value in the participatory process and tools to help select appropriate technologies for sustainable water and sanitation services.
The national CSO forum in Uganda is organized by the national NGO network (NGO-Forum) and has representation from all sectors. Here WASHTech, represented by Simon Peter Sekuma, presented the technology assessement framework (TAF) and the results from the testing.
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Water Safety Plans (WSPs) are risk management processes for drinking water suppliers to ensure safe water quality. WSPs involve assembling a team to develop the plan, assessing the water supply system to identify hazards, determining control measures to mitigate risks, and creating an improvement plan. They can be applied to various water supply systems, including major city water as well as rural and community-managed systems. Different organizations, such as governments, donors, NGOs and academia can support WSPs.
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Community water safety planning in Nepal informed broader rollout. A pilot project developed tools for communities to assess risks to water sources, monitor water quality, and sustain plans. Workshops engaged communities to create water safety plans for their system. Plans used mapping of catchment hazards, household checklists for self-assessment, and community-led water testing. Ongoing support helped communities adapt plans to make safe drinking water management sustainable.
This document outlines the steps to develop and implement a Water Safety Plan (WSP). It begins by explaining that a WSP takes a risk assessment and management approach to ensure safe drinking water from catchment to consumer. The 11 steps are then described in detail: 1) assemble a WSP team; 2) describe the water supply system; 3) identify hazards and risks; 4) determine and validate control measures; 5) develop an improvement plan; 6) define control monitoring; 7) verify WSP effectiveness; 8) prepare management procedures; 9) develop supporting programs; 10) periodically review the WSP; and 11) revise the WSP following incidents. Typical hazards, control measures, and supporting programs are provided as examples
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The document discusses the Technology Assessment Framework (TAF) being developed by NETWAS Uganda and SKAT to evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) technologies. The TAF has two components: 1) Assessment of a technology's potential using screening and assessment tools, and 2) Guidance on the uptake process using tools like a functional analysis matrix and mapping of actors. Component 1 evaluates technologies' sustainability across six dimensions from user and institutional perspectives. Component 2 considers three approaches to technology uptake and provides guidance on phases, actor roles, and planning tasks. The TAF is being field tested and its structure and tools are still works in progress.
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WASHTech Uganda: Recommendations for sector strengtheningWASHTech
1. A two-day workshop was held in June 2013 to commence development of Uganda's Guidelines for Technology Introduction (GTI) with participation from various government agencies and organizations.
2. An initial drafting committee and wider steering committee were formed to develop the GTI, with the ATC coordinator as team leader.
3. Key issues discussed included scenarios for water and sanitation technologies, roles and costs of different parties, and a proposed process for introducing new technologies. However, concerns were raised about budget, timing, stakeholder engagement and dissemination.
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A presentation introducing the technology applicability framework (TAF) by Sean Furey from Skat during a side meeting at the water & health conference, at the University of North Carolina (UNC), USA16 October 2013.
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1) Assess past AfDB-funded AWM projects between 1990-2005 to evaluate their performance and impact.
2) Make recommendations for future AWM investments, including prospective projects, to optimize water and land use for agriculture and food security.
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a. Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) - a decision support tool for assessing and monitoring applicability and scalability of a specific WASH technology in a specific context.
b. Technology Introduction Process (TIP) - a tool defining tasks for actors involved in each phase of the technology introduction process.
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- The expert group was formed to review current monitoring programs and develop a unified protocol.
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- The goal is to standardize monitoring so data can be shared and used to better protect national water resources from pollution.
Investing in adequate technologies for sustainable WASH services (2011-2013)WASHTech
The document discusses the Technology Assessment Framework (TAF) being developed by NETWAS Uganda and SKAT to evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) technologies. The TAF has two components: 1) Assessment of a technology's potential using screening and assessment tools, and 2) Guidance on the uptake process using tools like a functional analysis matrix and mapping of actors. Component 1 evaluates technologies' sustainability across six dimensions from user and institutional perspectives. Component 2 considers three approaches to technology uptake and provides guidance on phases, actor roles, and planning tasks. The TAF is being field tested and its structure and tools are still works in progress.
Action Research on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene TechnologiesWASHTech
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WASHTech Uganda: Recommendations for sector strengtheningWASHTech
1. A two-day workshop was held in June 2013 to commence development of Uganda's Guidelines for Technology Introduction (GTI) with participation from various government agencies and organizations.
2. An initial drafting committee and wider steering committee were formed to develop the GTI, with the ATC coordinator as team leader.
3. Key issues discussed included scenarios for water and sanitation technologies, roles and costs of different parties, and a proposed process for introducing new technologies. However, concerns were raised about budget, timing, stakeholder engagement and dissemination.
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A presentation introducing the technology applicability framework (TAF) by Sean Furey from Skat during a side meeting at the water & health conference, at the University of North Carolina (UNC), USA16 October 2013.
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Assessing Impact of Investments in Agricultural Water Management in African C...FAO
The document discusses a project by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to assess investments in agricultural water management (AWM) in Africa. The project will:
1) Assess past AfDB-funded AWM projects between 1990-2005 to evaluate their performance and impact.
2) Make recommendations for future AWM investments, including prospective projects, to optimize water and land use for agriculture and food security.
3) Establish strategic partnerships in AWM to increase investment. The project will select 4-5 regional member countries using criteria like poverty levels and the importance of AfDB's past AWM portfolio. It will use an ex-post impact assessment methodology to evaluate past projects in the selected countries.
Assessing Impact of Investments in Agricultural Water Management in African C...NENAwaterscarcity
Assessing Impact of Investments in Agricultural Water Management in African Countries
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Building Partnerships to Enhance Investment in Agricultural Water Management in Africa and to
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This 3-sentence summary provides the key details about the WASHTECH PROJECT 2011-2013:
The WASHTECH PROJECT was a 3-year, EU-funded multi-country project involving European and African partners to focus on sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene technologies for peri-urban, small towns, and rural areas in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Uganda through multi-stakeholder action research and the learning alliance approach. The implementing institutions in Ghana were TREND/RCN, KNUST-DCE, and WaterAid Ghana.
Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) – a tool for assessing applicability...WASHTech
This presentation by André Olschewski of the Skat Foundation (Switzerland), introduces:
a. Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) - a decision support tool for assessing and monitoring applicability and scalability of a specific WASH technology in a specific context.
b. Technology Introduction Process (TIP) - a tool defining tasks for actors involved in each phase of the technology introduction process.
The TAF and the TIP are the main outputs of the WASHTech project (2011-2013), co-funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission’s Africa research programme.
Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) –a tool for scaling up and monitoring of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies for providing sustainable service delivery
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Using the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) tool for Urine Dry Diverti...IRC
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The document summarizes the report of an expert group on water quality monitoring systems in India. Key points include:
- Various agencies monitor water quality but lack coordination, resulting in inconsistent data that is difficult to analyze.
- The expert group was formed to review current monitoring programs and develop a unified protocol.
- The group reviewed objectives, network design, sampling procedures, quality assurance, data management, and made recommendations including the need for referral labs and a training institute.
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Technology Applicability Framework - TAF
1. Paul Kimera, J. Smet, A. Olschewski, A.Parker
36th WEDC International Conference
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2.
Water & sanitation services fail due to choice
of technology e.g. 46% of rural water supply
schemes in Tanzania are not functioning
Promising technologies frequently do not go
beyond the pilot stage.
WASHTech Project has 2 main outputs;
TAF, Technology Introduction Process (TIP)
guide
3.
4. TAF- A decision making tool on the applicability and sustainable use of
a specific WASH technology and on its readiness for introduction
within a specific context
Use
To stimulate discussion about a WASH technology
To assess the potential of a particular WASH technology in a
specific geographic and socio-economic context
Assess readiness of a sector to scale up a technology
Support M& E systems for technology introduction
Design
Participatory tool that brings together user, regulator, and
producer/provider perspective
Field data is collected by a diverse stakeholder group and verified in
workshops
Designed to assess a single WASH technology
5.
6.
7.
Collection of relevant information for
specific technology.
Orientation workshop/ Training of field
staff
Field survey using guiding questionsUser, producer, regulator perspectives
Preliminary analysis and validation &
scoring in a workshop
National level scoring workshop
8.
9. Country
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Uganda
Technology
Rope Pump
VIP Latrine
India Mark II
UDDT
Sand Dam
Water Harvesting Tank
Rope Pump
Pour Flush
Enviroloo
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Biofil Toilet
Slow Sand Filter
Rope Pump
UDDT
Solar Water Pump
U2 Pump
Ferro Cement Tank
Tippy Tap
Original rating
Promising
Successful
Successful
Successful
New
New
Promising
Promising
Failed
Successful
New
Successful
Failed
Successful
New
Successful
Promising
No conclusion
New rating
Successful
Successful
Successful
Successful
Promising
Promising
Promising
Promising
Failed
Successful
Promising
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Failed
Failed
Promising
Successful
Successful
No conclusion
10.
TAF is well received in Burkina Faso, Ghana & Uganda
Global WASH professionals contacted confirm value of
processes & tools for evaluating & monitoring
Embedding process resulted in agreed TAF hosts; Burkina FasoDirection des Etudes et de l'Informationsurl'Eau (DEIE), Ghana Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and
Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate (EHSD),
Uganda- the Appropriate Technology Centre (ATC) under the
Ministry of Water &Environment
Tools have the potential to be used for urban water & sanitation
technologies
Training Institutes to consider processes & TAF in their syllabi
TAF recommended for adaptation in other countries for
sustainable WASH services