·  A demand responsive approach:

A demand responsive approach will replace the former supply-driven approach, which means that users, after being provided with necessary advice will:

1. Decide on what type of RWSS facilities they want, how they will organize this and how they will pay for them.

2. Either construct  facilities themselves or arrange and pay for a contractor to build the facilities.

3. Manage the operation and maintenance of all the facilities

·  Socialization of RWSS:

Socialization of RWSS is to promote and organize people, to create legal basis for mobilization of active participation and contribution of all economic sectors and all communities in financing, construction of facilities, production of equipment and spare parts, in providing repair services and management and operation of facilities. Government encourages private sector to invest in and construct RWSS facilities, in particular the full piped water supply schemes. The government management agencies just play a role of advice and give state –owned or private contractors through competitive tendering. The market for RWSS services will be developed under the government’s orientation.

·  Cost recovery

Users shall pay all construction costs and management and operation costs, Government only supports:

1. The poor, the very poor and the social policy target households.

2. Full piped water supply schemes, which are prompted by government.

3. A number of special cases.

Five implementation guidelines

1. Users will decide on the selection of technology, site of full piped water supply schemes, level of service and operational arrangements they want.

2. Users shall pay all construction costs and management and operation costs.

3. IEC programmes providing guidance to people for the understanding of technologies, techniques, operation and maintenance, financial mechanism, credit etc.

4. Effective operation and management arrangement of RWSS shall be clearly put in place prior to construction of facilities

5. Applying advanced and appropriate technologies.

Main solutions

1. IEC activities are vital for the success of all development strategies. They will aim to encourage an increasing demand, promote people to contribute finance, provide information to help them make choice and understand the link between sanitation, hygiene practice, water supply and health.

2. Organizational strengthening, strengthening of state management and human resource development.

3. Renovation of financial mechanism, mobilization of various funding resources to develop RWSS.

4. Research and development and application of appropriate technologies.

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