| Sanitation Verdict | 10/20 |
| Water Verdict | 9/20 |
| WASH % of gov. budget | N/A |
| Key Facts | |
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| HDI Position (UNDP) | 145/187 |
| Population (millions, World Bank) | 174 |
| Child mortality rate (UNICEF) | 9/1000 |
| Annual child diarrhoea deaths (UNICEF) | 46,400 |
The majority of data on this country page was provided by Sandra Barrows from WaterAid Pakistan sandrabarrows@wateraid.org
(Monitoring the SACOSAN declarations)
Last edited by Traffic Lights Publication 2011 at UNICEF/WaterAid/WSP 9 months ago
See regional summary| Category | Criteria | Rating | Justification |
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| Verdict (out of 20) | 10 | ||
| Policy | Is there one national plan and policy to meet the sanitation MDG target? | 2 |
National Sanitation Action Plan has been developed. Provinces are now drafting their water and sanitation policies, strategies and provincial action plans |
| Is sanitation recognised as a human right, and are there specific initiatives are focusing on women and marginalised groups? | 1 |
Not directly mentioned in constitution but sanitation policy recognises that right to health cannot be achieved without sanitation. Provincial policies do mention sanitation as a right. Few Govt. initiatives make reference to address the needs of women and vulnerable people, |
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| Have specific actions have been taken to improve the working conditions of sanitary workers? | 0 |
City Dist. Gov has taken some initiatives to improve the working condition of sanitary workers, but no national level initiative |
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| Institutions | Is there a clear institutional home taking leadership on sanitation? | 1 |
At the national level Ministry of Environment is the institutional home for sanitation, but at the provincial level there is still not a clear home. Some progress has been made in two provinces by establishment of a directorate on WASH issues in NWFP and proposed regulatory authority in Punjab |
| Is there one coordinating body for sanitation involving all stakeholders? | 1 |
There are several core groups: WATSAN partners, donors coordination groups, and CLTS Core Group. |
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| Is there a plan for sanitation sector capacity development, especially of local governments? | 1 |
There is no capacity building plan from Govt., but some NGOs have imparted trainings to LGIs on sanitation. ERRA is doing some capacity building of local Govt. but not at max scale. According to Govt. sources some courses on capacity building have been initiated at local government training academy |
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| Finance | Is there a public sector budget line for sanitation, and an investment plan to fund it? | 1 |
PRSP-II (April 2009) sets out on-going and future initiatives in Section 9.20 including National Sanitation Policy roll out, Rural strategy for CLTS, IYS and GHWD, WASH in Schools, SLTS, and Sector coordination. |
| Is adequate priority given to sanitation within national development plans? | 1 |
Key documents do refer to undertaking efforts for promoting sanitation like MTDF, PRSP, 10th Five Year Plan and Vision 2030 |
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| Has sanitation been sufficiently integrated into policies for (i) health, and (ii) emergencies? | 1 |
(i) Draft health policy references sanitation but proposes no specific actions, and no significant initiative since SACOSAN-III. (ii) National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities have WASH components during emergencies, and national WASH policies also have provisions for emergency |
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| Monitoring | Is there a sanitation performance monitoring system? | 1 |
The National Sanitation Action Plan has monitoring mechanism. The National Water and Sanitation Implementation Committee has also met for the first time |
| Verdict (out of 20) | 10 | ||
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See regional summary| Category | Criteria | Rating | Justification |
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| Verdict (out of 20) | 9 | ||
| Policy | Is there a comprehensive policy for water supply? | 2 |
Yes, National Drinking Water Policy is in place and can be accessed on: http://www.environment.gov.pk/act-rules/DNATIONALDRINKINGWATERPOLICY.pdf |
| Is there a plan for meeting the water MDG target or equivalent? | N/A | ||
| Are there specific measures in the plan for targeting poor people, and addressing the interests of women? | N/A | ||
| Institutions | Is there a lead ministry responsible for water supply? | 2 |
yes there are more than one ministries involved, like MOE Local Government science and technology and Special Initiatves |
| Is there provision within the policy for water supply sector capacity development? | 2 |
yes Ministry of science and technology is constantly running training sessions with the supply staff |
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| Are donors harmonising their support behind national sector plans? | 1 |
yes they are mostly harmonizing like WSP, UNICEF, NRSP WaterAid etc |
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| Is there clear separation of institutional roles? | 1 |
kind of mixedup |
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| Finance | Is there a sector investment plan for water supply? | N/A | |
| Are actors responsible for delivering water supply services adequately resourced, particularly if local governments? | N/A | ||
| Monitoring | Is there an effective framework for performance monitoring? | 1 |
yes drinking water quality is being monitored by ministry of science and technology on a regular basis. Bottled water is also tested . |
| Verdict (out of 20) | 9 | ||
| Financial indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| Gov. WASH Budget as % of total budget | N/A | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.03 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH budget as % of GDP | 0.216 | 0.252 | 0.192 | 0.193 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH budget (current $US, millions) | 275 | 321 | 315 | 312 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. WASH Budget (local currency, millions) | 16,600 | 19,500 | 22,200 | 25,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gov. budget for sanitation only (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Gov. budget (local currency, millions) | N/A | 1,880,000 | 2,090,000 | 2,460,000 | 2,560,000 | 2,770,000 | N/A |
| GDP (current $US, millions, IMF) | 128,000 | 128,000 | 164,000 | 162,000 | 177,000 | 211,000 | 211,000 |
| Average $US exchange rate for that year (xe.com) | 60.3 | 60.7 | 70.4 | 81.7 | 85.2 | 86.3 | 86.3 |
| Water | Sanitation |
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| 92% | 48% |
There are a number of ways to measure the proportion of people that have access to sanitation and water in a country. Governments often use a combination of management information systems and household surveys.
The official data which the UN uses to monitor progress on the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) comes from the WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). JMP aggregates data from household surveys carried out by governments.
WASHwatch.org shows JMP data because it is comparable across countries and uses the MDG definitions of access to sanitation and water. Some Governments prefer to quote the latest data from their household surveys, the best source of this information is the national statistics bureau or equivalent.