The document summarizes Burkina Faso's National Program for Water Supply and Sanitation 2015 (NP-WSS 2015), which aims to increase access to drinking water and sanitation in rural and urban areas between 2010-2015. The NP-WSS 2015 implements a program approach adopted by the government to achieve Millennium Development Goals in the water and sanitation sector. It outlines expected results, strategies, institutional frameworks, and budgets to support infrastructure projects and sector reforms through sector budget support from international donors like the EU, Denmark, and Sweden totaling $68.5 million over the period. Operational and structural challenges to effective implementation are also discussed.

3. SUMMARY OF NP-WSS 2015

6. In rural area , the Unified Framework for Intervention is the common reference for all actors. It defines the rules and procedures for all stakeholders, is used to support capacity building of all stakeholders, and for the transfer of powers to local authorities under legislation on decentralization . Institutional framework The preferred option is to build on existing structures and strengthen them in order first, to ensure ownership of the program by the State Services as part of their sovereign functions, and secondly, to state the respective roles of local authorities, private sector and civil society . Strategys (continuation)

11. BUDGET SUPPORT 2010-2015 FOR WSS SECTOR

18. Amounts of SBS 2010-2015 The support of all three TFP as SBS represents about 20% of the budget of the NP-WSS TFP Asdi Danida EU Total (MM FCFA) Amount (fixed and variable tranches in %) 12,6 (70% + 30%) 31 (70% + 30%) 24,9 (50% + 50%) 68,5

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