WASH Governance NewsWater, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) news on governance in developing countriesLocal governance: the critical challenges facing urban municipalities in India- April 23, 2008 A paper from the Asia Research Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK examines recent urban sector reforms and their implications for urban governance in India. Data was obtained on key local government characteristics for six urban centres based in the northern and north-western states of Haryana, Rajasthan and ...http://washlessons.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/local-governance-the-critical-challenges-facin... Brazil: new proposal seeks to assign joint responsibility for water and sanitation- April 15, 2008 Since 1998, Brazil&8217;s supreme court has been discussing whether the state or city governments are responsible for urban water and sanitation. The future president of the supreme court, Gilmar Mendes, thinks he has the answer. He proposes that state governments should be given a 24-month deadline to design a joint sanitation plan with city ...http://washlac.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/brazil-new-proposal-seeks-to-assign-joint-responsi... Colombia: more than 800 municipalities risk losing access to water funding- April 15, 2008 Almost 80% of Colombia&8217;s municipalities risk losing their participation in the Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP), or general revenue sharing system, according to Colombia&8217;s public services regulator Superservicios. This is because they have either not transferred resources to the solidarity and income redistribution fund (FSRI) or they have failed to submit reports to the national ...http://washfinance.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/colombia-more-than-800-municipalities-risk-los... |