Agree The DFAT, 11. Significant issues will remain with recommendation Aus4Water the low functionality if many small The Aus4Water in-country design will be reflected in design team and community and cooperative managed mission confirmed that the Aus4Water GoV piped water scheme especially in PCERWASS plays an important design. remote mountainous regions. To deal role as a knowledge and technical with these, provinces needs to skills hub at the provincial level. develop financial and technical Under this program PCERWASS support mechanism centered on the will receive additional technical PCERWASS. and financial support to strengthen management of rural water schemes in remote areas. Agree The DFAT, 12. New low cost sanitation recommendation on AusForWater technologies and Information Introduction of new low cost new low cost design team and Communication and Education (IEC) technology for water treatment will technologies will be GoV approaches should be developed in be a significant component of reflected in the collaboration with NGO’s to serve Aus4Water. AusForWater people in the poorest (mountainous) design. Australia is already working with provinces, including use of OBA NGOs on sanitation IEC approaches to incentivize the poorest approaches under the Civil households. Society Organisation Water and Sanitation Fund (SCO WASH Fund)- DFAT’s $12 million investment in Vietnam (2012-13 to 2015-16). Gender equality
11. Significant issues will remain with the low functionality if many small community and cooperative managed piped water scheme especially in remote mountainous regions. To deal with these, provinces needs to develop financial and technical support mechanism centered on the PCERWASS. Agree The Aus4Water in-country design mission confirmed that PCERWASS plays an important role as a knowledge and technical skills hub at the provincial level. Under this program PCERWASS will receive additional technical and financial support to strengthen management of rural water schemes in remote areas. The recommendation will be reflected in the Aus4Water design. DFAT, Aus4Water design team and GoV 12. New low cost sanitation technologies and Information Communication and Education (IEC) approaches should be developed in collaboration with NGO’s to serve people in the poorest (mountainous) provinces, including use of OBA approaches to incentivize the poorest households. Agree Introduction of new low cost technology for water treatment will be a significant component of Aus4Water. Australia is already working with NGOs on sanitation IEC approaches under the Civil Society Organisation Water and Sanitation Fund (SCO WASH Fund)- DFAT’s $12 million investment in Vietnam (2012-13 to 2015-16). The recommendation on new low cost technologies will be reflected in the AusForWater design. DFAT, AusForWater design team and GoV Gender equality