Governance
Brisbane WASH Conference 2011 presentations on financial sustainability
Some 224 conference delegates from over 100 organisations in 40 countries came to Brisbane, Australia for the WASH Conference 2011. Below is a selection of the presentations on financial sustainability – powerpoints + audio files – given on 16-17 May. Most of the presentations were about Asia, the focus area of conference co-organiser/sponsor AusAid. There […]
Capacity development grants: EU Water Facility has €40 million for water partnership projects
In 2010 the EU earmarked €40 million of the ACP-EU Water Facility to support water partnership projects. These are not-for-profit partnerships intended to: “develop capacity in the ACP water & sanitation sector, leading to better water and sanitation governance and management, and to the sustainable development and maintenance of infrastructure”. The European Commission is awarding […]
Afghanistan: direct grants to village councils may serve as new development model
A New York Times article tells the story of how direct grants to a village council in Jurm, Badakshan province, have reduced corruption and helped the community set up and manage their own water system and introduce education for girls. This development model of providing small grants, often less than US$ 100,000, to village councils, […]
Honduras: national water utility faces deficit, donors withdraw
Honduran national water utility Sanaa is likely to close 2009 with a budget deficit of over 200mn lempiras (US$ 10.6mn), director Arévalo Fuentes said. The deficit is due to high operational costs, particularly in paying personnel, a problem partly attributable to the inadequacies of the previous administration, according to Fuentes. Sanaa’s financial situation has been […]
Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation
Created with funding from the World Bank and the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), this web site provides resources for capacity building and policy analysis in the field of infrastructure management and regulation. The Annotated Reading List contains narratives and references, including eight chapters that cover major themes in utility regulation: general concepts, market structure, […]
Making decentralisation work for development: methodology of the local government performance measurement (LGPM) framework
Ludwig-Maaroof, J. … [et al.] (2008). Making decentralisation work for development: methodology of the local government performance measurement (LGPM) framework. Jakarta, Indonesia, Decentralization Support Facility and World Bank. vi, 33 p. Download PDF file Indonesia has been transformed from a highly centralised country into one of the most decentralised countries. Since 2001, local governments (LGs) […]
WASHCost project launches new website
Read all about the WASHCost project on its new website. The WASHCost project website aims to share good quality information on the project which is being implemented with local partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana, India and Mozambique. Twelve frequently asked questions on the new site will help you understand what the project is about. Stories […]
Peru: local water utilities bankrupt, new legislation proposed
The majority of Peru’s 50 regional water utilities (EPS) are on the brink of bankruptcy – having registered negative financial results – and 41 have a total debt of US$1.62bn , according congressman Isaac Serna. Serna has presented a bill to strengthen EPS [by creating] policies to finance, modernize and reorganize the management of the […]
Nicaragua: decentralised water financing bill under discussion
The environmental and natural resources committee of the Nicaraguan congress has started debating a bill aimed at [giving] communal potable water and sewerage committees (CAPS) [...] legal authority to manage financing from national and international entities for maintenance and improvement of potable water systems. Additionally, the entities would receive technical support from national water utility […]
