USAID IUWASH PLUS facilitated the Pre-departure debriefing workshop in Jakarta from November 20 to 21, 2017. The workshop was attended by participants from USAID, Bappenas, Ministry of Health, Public Works and Housing, Home Affairs, WHO, Institute Technology of Bandung and PDAM Malang city as a representative of Perpmasi (Association of Indonesian Water Supply Companies).
The workshop was part of the preparation for the first study visit on Water Safety Plan (WSP) to the Philippines. During the workshop, the participants learned about the WSP principles and how other countries have taken the WSP initiatives, including policy development and the lessons learned.
Ashoka Jayaratne, a WHO consultant and member of Yarra Valley Water in Victoria State, Australia presented interesting topics that included the need and overview of WSP, WSP frameworks and policy developments in Australia, South East Asia, Western Pacific and also success and challenge in WSP. From this presentation, participants can obtain and learn a comprehensive picture of WSP cases, including lesson learned from other countries.
The presentation on the overview of the WSP concept in Indonesia was delivered by Arief Sudrajat from ITB on the second day of the workshop, followed by a series of discussions on WSP. The discussion topics included issues relevant to WSP in Indonesia, WSP areas of learning from the Philippines and the development of the timeline and plan to update the WSP concept and framework in Indonesia after the study visit.
During the discussion session, the participants also prepared a list of learning areas related to WSP that will be discussed with the relevant Philippine representatives during the visit. The participants also developed an action plan from December 2017 to May 2018 that will be implemented after the study visit.
“I hope from this debriefing we can identify what needs to be prepared for water safety plan (WSP) and then we can follow it up. After this, I hope more cooperation and communication between stakeholders will be established,” stated Trigeany Linggoatmodjo from USAID. Tirta Sutedjo from Bappenas also stated that the upcoming study visit is expected to provide input related to water safety plan issues for the RPJMN 2019 – 2024.
