Water, Engineering and Development Centre

Output-to-purpose review of the DFID Water Sector Development Project, China

WEDC staff involved

• Michael Smith – Team Leader and rural water supply and sanitation engineer
• Dr Andrew Cotton – Quality Assurance

Specific location

Beijing, Liaoning and Gansu Provinces to look at Water Resources Demand Management, Sichuan and Yunnan to look at Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Description

Annual monitoring of the £6.7 million 3 year water sector development project, operating in 4 provinces in China, concerning improved access to rural water supply and sanitation services in 2 provinces – Sichuan and Yunnan. Also comprising development and dissemination of effective approaches and methodologies for sustainable access and use of water resources in 2 provinces – Liaoning and Gansu.

Services provided by WEDC included: an output to purpose review (OPR) to be conducted at the end of the first phase of the project to review the progress of the first phase – during which time case study demonstration models have been developed – to trigger approval process for phase 2. The OPR should provide recommendations as to the appropriate scope of work for phase 2.

 
Client:
Department for International Development (DFID)

Countries:
China

Start date:
May 2002

End date:
July 2002