WASH Governance NewsWater, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) news on governance in developing countriesIntroducing participatory budgeting for better service delivery and transparency in Africa- March 27, 2008 Senior officials representing governments, local authorities and NGOs from 29 African countries gathered from 10-14 March 2008 in Durban, South Africa, for the first Africa Regional Seminar on Participatory Budgeting participatory budgeting (PB) is a system that gives the public a say and an eye on how municipal funds are spent. From an experimental ...http://washfinance.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/introducing-participatory-budgeting-for-better... Chinese study questions water investments by foreigners- March 16, 2008 BEIJING A Chinese government study on foreign investment in its water industry says that some foreign companies get too much, for much too long, and sometimes promise more than is delivered or even needed, said a February 19 news summary on the Web site of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Peoples Republic ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/chinese-study-questions-water-investments-by-fore... |