The project is part of the Madagascar Drinking Water Access Improvement Project (PAAEP), a US$220 million World Bank programme. It aims to develop a new water supply master plan for Greater Antananarivo, covering not only the Urban Community of Antananarivo (AUC) with its 6 districts, but also 35 surrounding communes grouped into three districts (Ambohidratrimo, Antananarivo Avaradrano, and Antananarivo Atsimondrano). Project carried out in collaboration with our sister company Urbaconsulting.

The aim : is to provide JIRAMA and MEAH with a long-term investment planning tool to ensure the population has access to safe drinking water, taking into account both the city’s growth and the impacts of climate change.

In Mexico, many children suffer the consequences of limited access to drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities in their schools. In the states of Nuevo León and Chihuaha, each home to 5.3 million inhabitants, this problem affects not only health, but also the quality of the educational environment and the well-being of pupils.

In response to these challenges, UNICEF, in collaboration with CAWST, is implementing the Three Star model. This innovative approach is not limited to improving infrastructure: it aims to transform schools into sustainable environments, by integrating the teaching, practice and consolidation of healthy behaviours related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

The WASH conditions of each school were assessed using the Three Star model, enabling them to be ranked from 0 to 3 stars according to their infrastructure, access to essential services and the behavioural practices in place.

Methodology and implementation

1. Data collection and analysis

– Assessment of conditions in 15 schools in Nuevo León and 50 schools in Chihuahua, with pilot tests to refine the tools.

– Procedures were devised to facilitate on-site collection of agents, structuring and capitalisation of data.

2. Local capacity building

– Alignment of criteria with SDG standards and adaptation to the local context.

– Training of local players to ensure the sustainability of the project.

3. Capitalisation and recommendations

– Validation of data, drafting of a technical report and development of a targeted action plan for each school.

Results and expected impact

– A healthy and safe school environment: schools become exemplary in terms of water and sanitation management.

– Promote sustainable habits: education and the daily practice of healthy behaviours reinforce the long-term impact.

– Provide a methodology that can be replicated: the Three Star approach and the tools developed make it possible to replicate these initiatives in other regions.

By integrating infrastructure, behavioural change and training, this project provides a clear vision of the state and needs of each school and lays the foundations for a future where every child can learn, grow and flourish in optimal conditions.

The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme is a global science and education programme that is coordinating 15 flagship initiatives to enhance research, information sharing and cooperation on hydrological issues around the world, namely by: quantifying, describing, mapping and promoting the sharing of surface and underground water resources.

This framework agreement with purchase orders is for a 4-year assignment to provide technical assistance to the contracting authority under the decentralised cooperation framework agreement set up by SEAFF and SFL with the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province (CPPBD), a coastal province in the South of Vietnam. The cooperation framework agreement covers 6 projects over a 3-year period (2022-2025), all aimed at developing the water supply and sanitation sectors in the Province.

African cities are exposed to the impacts of climate change due to the large concentrations of people often coupled with poorly adapted infrastructure. In this context, the CICLIA Project Preparation Facility is financing studies aimed at implementing projects or urban strategies promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation with climate co-benefits. Co-funded by the European Union (EU), the Swiss Cooperation (SECO) and the French Development Agency (AFD), the CICLIA facility was created at the end of 2016 and targets sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, Urbaconsulting has been mandated to carry out an intermediate (after 4 years) and final (after 6 years) evaluative capitalisation study of the CICLIA facility.

This framework agreement with purchase orders is for a 4-year assignment to provide technical assistance to the contracting authority under the decentralised cooperation framework agreement set up by SEAFF and SFL with the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province (CPPBD), a coastal province in the South of Vietnam. The cooperation framework agreement covers 6 projects over a 3-year period (2022-2025), all aimed at developing the water supply and sanitation sectors in the Province.

The service refers to the « Learning » dimension that AFD implements to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its projects. The service goes beyond a simple classic evaluation, as it allows a transversal vision between several countries of intervention located in Central Africa and favours the expression of the points of view and expectations of two AFD divisions (Water and Sanitation; and Cities). In this context, AFD requested this thematic evaluation as part of its strategic reflection on the Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM) sector in urban areas.

Project to evaluate, assess and conduct pre-feasibility studies on water sources, treatment processes and water supply systems for the city of Manta, Ecuador for a design period of 40 years.

We are supporting the development of a sustainable water supply system for the people of southern Madagascar through three pipelines of 18 km, 120 km and 168 km, supplying around sixty sub-networks by solar pumping. The aim of the project is to secure access to drinking and agricultural water, while strengthening the governance of the water service. Our mission is to identify, analyse and select the best management options for each pipeline, taking into account local specificities and institutional issues. We are carrying out an assessment of the current system on the Ampotaka pipeline in order to establish suitable management scenarios, then comparing 15 potential management models according to six criteria (public management, regional EPIC, delegation to the private sector). In collaboration with the Ministry, we facilitate the choice of the most suitable management model, while putting in place a mechanism for technical and financial supervision of the water service. Finally, we analyse the conditions required for replication on a national scale, in order to guarantee efficient and sustainable management of these essential infrastructures.