Pakistan joined SWA in 2010. The Ministry of Climate Change represents the Government of Pakistan in SWA, and it also runs the Clean Green Pakistan program, a priority of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Access to safe drinking water, total sanitation, wastewater treatment, solid waste management are four pillars out of the five key areas of the Clean Green Pakistan Program. Pakistan has a devolved government system in which implementation of activities in water, sanitation, and hygiene occur at the provincial level. Pakistan is a pioneer country for the SWA Mutual Accountability Mechanism. The Government of Pakistan tabled the Clean Green Index program to track the performance of city local government as a commitment. Under the Index a formal government-led multi-stakeholder review mechanism is in place to assess progress regularly. The mechanism applies evidence-based decision-making, including consideration of agreed indicators (e.g., access, WASH-related disease, WASH finance). Routine monitoring and reporting include disaggregation for assessing inequalities and an effective tracking mechanism for WASH.
Commitments by the government
Develop a national strategy for water quality and safety in Pakistan followed by the development and execution of a water quality monitoring and surveillance framework for drinking water and municipal effluents
Develop national guidelines for WASH climate risk assessment, drinking water and sanitation policies and plans in line with National Climate Change Policy 2021.
Develop national guidelines for WASH expenditure reporting with particular focus on climate response WASH budgeting and reporting.
Facilitate, advocate and support the provinces in operationalizing new provincial Water Acts especially around provincial water services regulatory authorities.
Introduce and implement reward mechanisms for WASH under Clean Green Pakistan (CGPI) Index for best performing cities and regions. Also roll-out CGPI in semi urban and rural areas of Pakistan.
Strengthen existing web-based platforms/ dashboard for virtual training and knowledge management along with rolling out national behavioural change strategy and hand hygiene for all roadmap.
Support at least two urban utilities to develop and implement a sectoral reform program for SDG 2030 agenda for WASH. Also support and scale up water metering experiences of Lahore and Swat along with rationalized tariff for Operationalisation & Maintenance.
Conduct a comprehensive legislative review of water and sanitation followed by necessary sectoral reforms (for government and all other stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society organisations) to strengthen the accessibility and availability of safely managed water and sanitation services.
Develop a comprehensive roadmap for Clean Green Pakistan Movement backed by a national level behavioural campaign for safely managed water and sanitation services.
Develop the benchmarks/standards for essential human resources working in the sector in Pakistan to be complied and monitored by respective provincial governments and stakeholders. Special focus shall be given on strengthening and mobilising the existing systems and structures for optimal utilisation with resource efficiency.
Make SDG 6.1 and 6.2 as important priority areas of the provincial economic growth strategies (2019-23), including the targets and required investments.
Reach additional 20 million population for safely managed water and sanitation services from the baseline of 2018.
Reduce half of Pakistan’s open defecation by constructing 700,000 toilets facilities each year making Pakistan defecation free country by 2025.
Review the existing national and provincial environmental quality standards for drinking water and sanitation services for alignment with SDGs. This will be complemented with national and provincial surveillance and monitoring framework for WASH underpinning the frequency and periodic reporting arrangements while synchronising the data collection streams and processes for drinking water and sanitation.
Commitments by partners
Support minimum 10 private sector organizations in cascading Clean Green Pakistan.
Work with the government and private sector organizations in developing the guidelines/ participation processes of private sector organizations in promoting an enabling environment for WASH.
Establish CSOs platforms for organizing civil society representation, capacity development, joint planning, advocacy, learning and knowledge management around SDGs, with special focus on leaving no one behind.
Foster formal collaborations through formal forums with relevant ministries and departments, private sector, academia, external support agencies for actualization of SDGs (with special focus on Clean Green Pakistan) and strengthening of mutual accountability mechanism including commitments by government and other constituencies by December 2020.
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