WASH Governance NewsWater, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) news on governance in developing countriesWorkshop on Innovations in the Water Sector, 20-23 Jan 2009, Pune, India- August 27, 2008 Organised by: Fulbright Indo-American Environmental Leadership Program (F-IAELP) of the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) Participants will be from research institutes, various ministries under the Government of India, academia and NGOs. Indian and U.S. Fulbrighters will also attend the workshop. Topics: Conflicts over demand and supply in the water sector. Processinstitutionaltechnological innovations that serve as instruments to bring efficiency, ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/workshop-on-innovations-in-the-water-sector-20-23... Zimbabwe: water provision in disarray- August 25, 2008 Another diarrhoea outbreak in the middle-class suburbs of Zimbabwe&8217;s capital, Harare, is leading to growing calls for water treatment to revert to local authorities, after a decree a few years ago gave central government the responsibility. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has made Zimbabwe&8217;s urban areas bastions of support in the past few years, ...http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/zimbabwe-water-provision-in-disarray/ Certificate in Panchayati Raj Institutions in India (Local-Self Governance)- August 24, 2008 PRIA Continuing Education (India)is launching a &8220;Certificate in Panchayati Raj Institutions in India (Local Self-Governance)&8221;, in a distance education mode. The course aims to build basic understanding of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), which is a necessary prerequisite to promote an effective institution of self-government at the local level. The target group includes development professionals from within ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/certificate-in-panchayati-raj-institutions-in-ind... India, Kerala: local governments and user groups plan and implement large water supply schemes publication- August 22, 2008 A field note 1 published in May 2008 by the Water and Sanitation Program - South Asia (WSP-SA) documents the evolution of three large, river-based schemes in Aliparamba Gram Panchayat near Kozhikode in the north of Kerala state, India. This success story is significant because the schemes are the first of their kind in Kerala ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/india-kerala-local-governments-and-user-groups-pl... Decentralisation: local governments and user groups plan and implement large water supply schemes in Kerala, India- August 22, 2008 A field note 1 by the Water and Sanitation Program - South Asia (WSP-SA) documents the evolution of three large, river-based schemes in Aliparamba Gram Panchayat near Kozhikode in the north of Kerala state, India. This success story is significant because the schemes are the first of their kind in Kerala to have been planned ...http://washlessons.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/decentralisation-local-governments-and-user-gr... Asia Water Day Highlights Leadership Role in Solving Region- August 22, 2008 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Inspired leaders who champion reforms, mobilize resources and involve communities can play a key role in helping Asia meet its many water and sanitation supply challenges, said Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General of Asian Development Bank&8217;s Regional and Sustainable Development Department. Speaking in Stockholm, Sweden at the first ever Asia Water Day to ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/asia-water-day-highlights-leadership-role-in-solv... Tanzania: Biwater fails in damages claim- August 21, 2008 &8220;A British water company thrown out of Tanzania over a bungled privatisation deal has failed in its bid to win up to 10m in damages. Biwater, whose local management team was deported from Dar es Salaam in 2005, took Tanzania&8217;s government to the World Bank&8217;s business tribunal in 2006, arguing that its assets had been expropriated ...http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/tanzania-biwater-fails-in-damages-claim/ Water democracy : reclaiming public water in Asia- August 13, 2008 Manahan, M.A., Yamamoto, N and Hoedeman, O. (2007). Water democracy : reclaiming public water in Asia : workable alternatives to privatisation of water sector. Bangkok, Thailand, Focus on the Global South and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Transnational Institute. 65 p. Download here This collection of 19 essays by civil society activists, trade unionists and other water practitioners, presents ...http://washresources.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/water-democracy-reclaiming-public-water-in-a... Financing water and sanitation at local levels- August 11, 2008 Huck, L. (2008). Think local, act local : effective financing of local governments to provide water and sanitation services. London, UK, WaterAid. 39 p. Download here Mehta, M. and Mehta, D. (2008). Financing water and sanitation at local levels : synthesis paper. London, UK, WaterAid. 83 p. Download here WaterAid carried out analyses in 12 developing countries in Africa ...http://washresources.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/financing-water-and-sanitation-at-local-leve... Financing water and sanitation at local levels- August 11, 2008 WaterAid carried out analyses in 12 developing countries in Africa and Asia (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) to identify some of the key blockages and systemic weaknesses that stand in the way of development finance reaching the local authorities who are responsible for delivering water and sanitation ...http://washfinance.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/financing-water-and-sanitation-at-local-levels... |