This paper examines how the international NGO WaterAid supports decentralised local governments in Mali to fulfil their role of service authorities within a service delivery approach for rural water services.
JONES, S. (2013): How Can INGOs Help Promote Sustainable Rural Water Services?. An Analysis of WaterAid’s Approach to Supporting Local Governments in Mali. Entradas: Water Alternatives: Volume 6 , 350-366. URL [Visita: 15.04.2019]
This guide is very helpful to plan of privatisation. It first gives some background information on privatisation, then discusses whether privatisation is a good solution and last leads through the actual planning and implementation.
GREEN (2003): Advocacy Guide to Private Sector Involvement in Water Services. London: WaterAid and Tearfund URL [Visita: 15.04.2019]This part of the website of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) provides you with an overview of education material on sustainable sanitation.
The Sustainable Sanitation Center (SUSAN Center) is a multidisciplinary convergence center of Xavier University. The SUSAN center is committed to a science-based and multi-sectoral engagement in sustainable sanitation, aiming to achieve a cleaner and healthier environment and promoting human dignity for peaceful and sustainable development in Mindanao, the Philippines and the wider Southeast Asian region. The SUSAN centers core activities include capacity development of communities, policy makers and other institutions on sustainable sanitation and to support the development and implementation of various sustainable sanitation technology solutions.
The IRC WASH Library acts as WASH Sector memory documenting more than 40 years of sector progress, analysis and tools. The library provides direct access to a still increasing number of WASH sector documents.
The DWAF offers information about the institutional structure for service provision, which is very helpful for getting an overview of the topic. Chapter summary available online.
DWAF (2003): Strategic Framework for Water Services. Republic of South Africa: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
Ghana has experience in working with PPPs in the watersector, which is documented in this factsheet. Especially the conclusions/lessons learnt are interesting for building PPPs in other countries.
LARBI, E. (2005): PPP and the Poor in Water Supply Projects: The Ghanaian Experience. Leicestershire: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
The dominant paradigm in rural water provision in Bolivia has focused on the provision of infrastructure, whether by government agencies or international cooperation groups. However, the investment in infrastructure has led neither to universal access for all Bolivians nor to consistently high levels of services for those who do have access to a water system. This paper will describe the transition of one international non-profit organisation, Water For People, from supporting dispersed water projects throughout the country towards targeted support of water services at the municipal level, aiming to support permanent universal services.
FOGELBERG, K. (2013): From Adopt-a-Project to Permanent Services. The evolution of Water For People’s Approach to Rural Water Supply in Bolivia. Entradas: Water Alternatives: Volume 6 , 367-383. URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
This webpage from the UNDP and the UNODC provides a lot of information about corruption and the fight against it.
This factsheet is good to get an idea on PPPs. It offers a list of further reading material, and includes tips for the preparation of a PPP.
KHAN, S. COTTON, A. (2003): Public Private Partnerships and the poor in water supply projects. Leicestershire: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
The Sanitation Research Strategy includes a part about institutional and management aspects of sanitation service delivery, helping to identify short-term and long-term objectives.
WRC (2003): Sanitation Research Strategy. Water Research Commission (WRC) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
This document is on sanitation and the challenges of improving it. It includes some case studies and ideas about building an institutional framework for its cause.
SCOTT, R. COTTON, A. GOVINDAN, B. (2003): Sanitation and the Poor. Leicestershire/London/Delft: Resource Centre for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health (WELL) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
This paper on institutional frameworks is very helpful for getting more information about the topic. It is offering both detailed information and links to further reading material in each of its sections.
IEES (2006): Challenges in Developing an Institutional Framework. Wolhusen: International Ecological Engineering Society (IEES) URL [Visita: 11.04.2019]
This paper describes a sensitivity analysis of a simple water balance model to determine the parameters having the greatest influence on estimates of recharge.
FINCH, J.W. (1998): Estimating direct groundwater recharge using a simple water balance model – sensitivity to land surface parameters. Wallingford: Institute of Hydrology URL [Visita: 10.04.2019]
The main purpose of this paper is to apply a water balance concept with two models in the Ching–Shui watershed to describe the groundwater recharge.
HSIN-FU YEH, H. LEE, C. CHEN, J. CHEN, W. (2007): Estimation of Groundwater Recharge Using Water Balance Model. Tainan: National Cheng Kung University. Kaohsiung Kao Yuan Institute of Technology URL [Visita: 10.04.2019]
Devolution, or the delegation of power by central government to local or regional administration, is by far the most significant initiative in governance that Kenya has undertaken since independence. Effective implementation of the new devolved framework now requires the water sector to focus on the emerging opportunities and to address a number of challenges. This note analyses the pertinent issues and options for national government and county leadership to achieve sustainable delivery of improved water services under the new dispensation.
WSP (2013): Devolution in Kenya. Opportunities and Challenges for the Water Sector. Washington: The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) URL [Visita: 10.04.2019]
This training manual focuses of specific water resources management functions carried out by River Basin Organisations. There is a specific module on water allocation with PowerPoint a presentation.
CAP-NET (2008): Training Manual on Integrated Water Resources Management for River Basin organisations. Pretoria: Cap-Net URL [Visita: 10.04.2019]