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Request for proposals for Unpacking/Analysis of Rwanda Sustainable Wash Financing Gap OBJECTIVES The general objective of this assignment is to generate an evidence-based fact sheet of the potential for each of the WASH revenues and financing sources by modeling their trajectory of growth in response to the targets set in the following national strategic documents: Rwanda National Strategy for Transformation II (NST2). Water and Sanitation Sector Strategic Plan (SSP) 2024-2029. Integrated National Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan and SDG 6 targets. This will be achieved by analyzing the Rwanda WASH Sector Financing Gap based on each revenue source/income stream and suggesting how these sources could grow to fill the gaps that need to be bridged in different expenditure streams to achieve the SDGs by 2030. The intention is to use these results to support the development of a strategic program/project for the WASH Sector aimed at achieving SDG6 by 2030. The assignment has 5 specific objectives as follows: Review and analyze each WASH revenue source separately against their micro and macro-economic assumptions/drivers Review each WASH Sector revenue source against their micro and macro-economic assumptions/drivers and propose other funding windows that the WASH sector can exploit. Evaluate the WASH financing gap from each WASH revenue and financing source: Based on the Sustainable WASH Financing Strategy, analyze existing funding gaps for each WASH revenue and financing source separately. Review the non-revenue water reduction strategies in place and their current level of implementation, and measure their projected benefits in terms of revenue savings as both a supplementary and complemental mechanism to bridge the existing WASH finance gap in Rwanda. Review the expenditure assumptions underlying the Sustainable WASH Finance Strategy to suggest whether the numbers still provide an appropriate ballpark. Analyze the contribution of WASH sector interventions to Rwandas economic development, health, education, social protection, the environment, and natural resources. Produce a linkage between each WASH segment with its investment opportunities trajectory, e.g., urban and rural water supply infrastructures, drinking water quality control and monitoring, water treatment plants and systems, water distribution networks, and storage, while the investment opportunities may be water tariffs upgrading, public-private partnership models, water taxes reforms, non-revenue water reductions efforts as well as WASH climate finance. Produce a forecast for each WASH revenue and financing sources growth potential for the 5 remaining fiscal years. Produce a revenue growth trajectory for each WASH sector revenue source and each WASH financing source up to 2030(5 fiscal years) and the corresponding WASH targets to be achieved by these revenues. The WATSAN sector strategic plan and the NST2-approved and published documents reflect the targets. The consultant will need to produce a summary of projection for each WASH revenue source`s potential to generate more revenue/income annually after eliminating the existing barriers in a series of scenarios with max/min, and how this would meet different expenditure gaps and WASH targets. Produce a fact sheet on the WASH financing gap and a road map to securing additional resources and implementing other key actions to implement the Rwanda Sustainable WASH Finance Strategy. Explore and package any untaped WASH funding opportunities Identify, document, and package existing opportunities and any hanging fruits for WASH resource mobilization by exploring the entry points for increasing domestic revenues and tapping into external WASH funds. The analysis may, and not be limited to: Private sector involvement status/landscape in Rwanda`s WASH investments Opportunities to mobilize WASH external grants and loans and the requirements. Existing WASH climate financing sources and their accessibility windows. Mechanisms are in place to collaborate with financial institutions to accelerate WASH private investments. Explore opportunities to attract private sector investments in WASH and elaborate a strategy to engage financial institutions based on the Rwanda WASH Financing Landscape Study recommendations. Propose a revenue-leveraging strategy that creates room for savings and devise a mechanism to reallocate the savings to the WASH sector to fill the existing financial gap. Conduct a comprehensive review of existing WASH policies, strategies, and plans and assess implementation challenges and lessons learned. Consult Rwandas existing WASH policies, laws, strategies, regulations, legislations, and guidelines and assess the progress of their implementation, challenges experienced, and lessons learned so far. Propose actionable remedies to overcome identified bottlenecks, optimize existing revenue and financing sources, and leverage opportunities to increase investments in WASH. Review the strategies proposed in the Sustainable WASH Finance Strategy to increase domestic funding and attract more external funding and private sector investments, assess their effectiveness, and propose new/additional strategies to decouple the WASH sector financing (in line with objective 2 above). Map current and future donor commitments to understand the extent to which they may contribute to bridging Rwandas existing WASH financial gap. Produce a benchmark on WASH resource mobilization strategies from other countries and key sectors in Rwanda to learn from their successes and/or challenges Document at least 3 countries with successful stories on WASH resource mobilization strategies and target achievements, and highlight the key success factors that may be contextually relevant for Rwanda to learn from. Review Rwanda Energy Group (REG) resource mobilization strategy and Institutional structure and propose how MININFRA and MINECOFIN can enable WASAC Group to replicate the best practices and lessons to mobilize required resources and accelerate the achievement of SDG 6. Review resource mobilization strategies/techniques of other key sectors in Rwanda, including transport, health, environment, natural resources, and social protection, and their structures and propose how the WASH sector can replicate them to mobilize required resources and accelerate the achievement of SDG 6. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES An inception report: An inception report that presents the approach and detailed methodology to be used by the Consultant, including a preliminary literature review that highlights issues, gaps, and bottlenecks, a preliminary review of existing revenue sources, the content of the report for the WASH financing gap in Rwanda, etc. WASH sector assessment reportand evidence-based fact sheet indicating funding gaps per each section of the objectives above. A revised and brief WASH finance resources mobilization strategy and implementation planindicating clearly recommended actions to address the financing gap. Assessment of existing WASH sector coordination and proposed enhanced collaboration mechanism among WASH partners and stakeholdersto ensure collaborative effort in resource mobilization for Rwandas WASH sector. Location: Kigali Deadline: Sunday, 26/01/2025 23:59 Tender Link : https://www.jobinrwanda.com/job/terms-reference-and-invitation-submit-full-proposal-unpackinganalysis-rwanda-sustainable-wash
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