Water Sector Policy Support Programme Second and Third Tranche Compliance Assessment

Objectives: The purpose of this assignment is to advise the EU Delegation and evaluate the possibility of releasing of the 2nd and 3rd tranches of the WSRP-II on the basis of complete assessment of the performance against the specific Reform Benchmarks (performance indicators and means of verification). The specific objectives of the assignment are (with regards to the release of the second and third tranches of the WSRP-II) (1) to assess the progress in terms of performance indicators of the reform on foster the general PFM reform, strengthen and enforce the water sector policy, improve the quality and strengthen the sustainability of the operations of the service providers, and improve the use of existing water resources (2) to evaluate the degree of completion of each Reform Benchmark (3) to collect and verify the appropriateness of all the means of verification specified in the Financing Agreement, (4) to advise the EU Delegation on the release of the tranche, (5) to guide the beneficiaries and the EU Delegation in structuring their compliance assessment reports. Outputs: An inception report; Two sets of compliance assessment reports (1 assessment report per tranche) including: An assessment of all the Reform Benchmarks (Performance Indicators and Means of Verification) and their performance to date for disbursement purposes; A full set(s) of original copies (stamped and signed by the beneficiaries) of the means of verification (including as assessment of conformity of the means of verification or all targets); Inputs to the EU delegation assessment of the general eligibility criteria on water sector strategy implementation; A full set(s) of means of verification (including an assessment of conformity of the means of verification for all the targets). Assessment Report regarding the impact of WSRP-II Final report which contains a summary of the activities implemented, the problems encountered and solutions adopted, a description of the results achieved and overview of delivered outputs, the outcome/ Impact of the WSRP-II with regards achieving the main objectives (general PFM reform, strengthen and enforce the water sector policy, improve the quality and strengthen the sustainability of the operations of the service providers, and improve the use of existing water resources).