Scope and approach

The Ending Drought Emergencies: Climate Proofed Infrastructure for Improved Water Supply and Sanitation in Arid and Semi-arid Land Areas programme (EDE-CPIRA) was formulated to build on the National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands. This policy committed the Government to supporting communities in 23 ASAL counties of Kenya (with an estimated 15 million people) to become more resilient to drought and ending drought emergencies.

Using funding from the Government of Kenya and the European Union, the EDE-CPIRA programme aims to support eight ASAL counties namely Mandera, Samburu, Baringo, West Pokot, Kitui, Kajiado, Taita Taveta and Kilifi improve on their resilience by climate proofing water systems and structure innovative public private community partnerships to sustain them. The programme is being implemented by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and Water Sector Trust Fund.

For a period of four years (January 2020 to December 2023), SNV will bring to scale the service delivery model approach Public-Private-Community Partnerships (PPCPs) in the arid and semi-arid counties of Baringo, Kajiado, Kitui, Kilifi, Mandera, Samburu, Taita Taveta and West Pokot with the aim of improving the functionality and climate resilience of their rural water systems. The approach will improve the efficiency of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) systems and the commercial viability of selected rural water systems within the eight counties.

Applying lessons from our earlier success in the Kenya Market Assistance Programme, the project aims to enhance public-private-community partnership models to improve water service delivery. It engages with private sector operators, contractors, managers, investors, and technology providers, presenting tried and tested market-based options. Lastly, it will strengthen county-level capacity to monitor the performance of the counties' water systems.

This four-year project is part of the SNV framework approach, Climate Resilient Rural WASH Services.

Objectives

1. To implement innovative and sustainable PPCPs in the eight ASAL (Arid and Semi-Arid Land Areas) counties.
2. To improve delivery of water supply services in all eight ASAL counties.