(1)   For the 2008-09 and 2009-10 financial years, how much of the international development budget was allocated to sanitation and to hygiene promotion: (a) in absolute terms; (b) as a proportion of spending on water, sanitation and hygiene; and (c) as a proportion of the total development budget.

(2) (a)   Can a breakdown be provided of the allocations to countries and to programs under the Water and Sanitation Initiative, including: (i) allocations to water, sanitation and hygiene, (ii) allocations to rural and urban areas, and (iii) by type of development partner (i.e. bi-lateral program, multi-lateral and non-government organisations); and (b) how is this initiative progressing.

(3) (a)   What level of representation will Australia be sending to the high-level meeting of Sanitation and Water for All in Washington, DC on 23 April 2010; and (b) who are the Australian representatives and what is their level of seniority.

(1)   It is not possible to separately identify Australian Government expenditure on each of the water, sanitation and hygiene sub-sectors. Overall AusAID anticipates that expenditure on sanitation and hygiene will comprise around 30 per cent of total water, sanitation and hygiene initiative expenditure by 2010-11.

(a)   Expenditure on water, sanitation and hygiene in 2008-09 is estimated to be approximately $78 million. The 2009-10 Budget forecast for water, sanitation and hygiene expenditure is $165 million.

(b)   It is not possible to separately identify Australian Government expenditure on each of the water, sanitation and hygiene sub-sectors. Overall AusAID anticipates that expenditure on sanitation and hygiene will comprise around 30 per cent of total water, sanitation and hygiene initiative expenditure by 2010-11.

(c)   The estimated outcome for total Official Development Assistance in 2008-09 is $3,789 million, of which $78 million was invested in water, sanitation and hygiene. In 2009-10 approximately $3,818 million is expected to be provided in Official Development Assistance of which an estimated $165 million will be invested in water, sanitation and hygiene activities.

(2)  

(a)   Indicative allocations under the Water and Sanitation Initiative in 2008-09 and 2009-10 are:

Country/region	2008-09	2009-10	TOTAL
	($m)	($m)	($m)
Pacific			3.9
Solomon Islands	0.0	3.9	3.9
Mekong			10.5
Burma	0.0	5.0	5.0
Cambodia	1.5	0.0	1.5
Vietnam	0.0	4.0	4.0
East Asia			34.6
East Timor	0.0	4.0	4.0
Indonesia	0.0	30.6	30.6
South Asia			5.6
Sri Lanka	0.0	0.1	0.1
South Asia regional	1.5	4.0	5.5
Africa			21.5
Malawi	0.0	3.0	3.0
Mozambique	0.0	5.0	5.0
Africa regional	0.0	13.5	13.5
Middle East			3.0
Occupied Palestinian Territories	0.0	3.0	3.0
Other			25.9
AusAID-NGO Cooperation Program	0.0	2.0	2.0
Direct Aid Program	0.0	1.5	1.5
Emergency and Humanitarian Aid Program	0.0	3.0	3.0
Global programs	0.9	8.7	9.6
Multilateral programs	3.4	4.1	7.5
Research and capacity building	0.2	2.0	2.2
TOTAL	7.5	97.4	104.9

 

   

(i)   It is not possible to separately identify Australian Government expenditure on each of the water, sanitation and hygiene sub-sectors. AusAID anticipates that expenditure on sanitation and hygiene will comprise around 30 per cent of total expenditure on water, sanitation and hygiene by 2010-11.

(ii)   It is not possible to provide separate expenditure figures on water, sanitation and hygiene by rural or urban activities. Expenditure on urban water supply, sanitation and hygiene is however likely to comprise around 40 per cent of total expenditure on water, sanitation and hygiene by 2010-11.

(iii)   Australian water, sanitation and hygiene programs are delivered through partnerships with developing country governments, private and non-government entities, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies. Key partners in implementation of the Access to Clean Water and Sanitation Initiatives are civil society organisations, partner governments, the World Bank, UNICEF, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.

(b)   Design of work under the Access to Clean Water and Sanitation Initiative is almost complete. Implementation began in 2009-10 and will continue in 2010-11

(3)   Robin Davies, a Deputy Director General of AusAID, will represent Australia at the Sanitation and Water for All meeting in Washington, DC on 23 April 2010.