Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. Perspectives are like filters: they compile and structure the information that relate to a given focus theme, region or context. This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management.
On this website in German, many links can be found to different publications on privatisation in Africa. KOSA (Coordination Southern Africa) is very active in the sector of water and privatisation.
This toolkit by the World Bank leads through the whole planning and implementation phase. It offers both theoretical background material and practical guidelines for the process in a very detailed way, including stakeholder analysis and institutional and legal framework conditions.
THE WORLD BANK (2006): Approaches to Private Participation in Water Services. A Toolkit. Washington, DC: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank URL [Accessed: 15.04.2019]
This paper examines the experiences of private sector participation in the sanitation and water sector. It offers a theoretical overview of the topic.
GUNATILAKE CARANGAL-SAN JOSE (2008): Privatization Revisited: Lessons from Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries. Manduluyong City: Asian Development Bank URL [Accessed: 15.04.2019]
This publication deals with the educational aspects linked to ecologically sustainable sanitation, and contains extensive chapters on capacity building and knowledge management in the field of ecological sanitation.
UNESCO/IHP ; GTZ (2006): Capacity Building for Ecological Sanitation. Paris & Eschborn: German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) & International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (UNESCO/IHP) URL [Accessed: 15.04.2019]
The tools in this document focus on how to gain more transparency in local governments, to fight corruption and malfeasance in an effective and participatory way.
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL ; UNHABITAT (2004): Tools to Support Transparency in Local Governance. (= Urban Government Toolkit Series ). Nairobi: Transparency International and UN-Habitat URL [Accessed: 15.04.2019]Ecosan Services Foundation is an NGO raising the awareness on sustainable sanitation in India, and carrying out training courses with different target groups in South Asia.
The Toolbox by the Global Water Partnership offers a lot of information on institutional roles in the water sector. It offers two main informational sectors in this topic, one sector for creating an organisational framework and one for building institutional capacity.
GWP (2003): B1. Creating an organisational framework. In: Sharing knowledge for equitable, efficient and sustainable water resources management. Global Water Partnership (GWP), pp.35-57 URL [Accessed: 15.04.2019]
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 [Accessed: 11.04.2019]This webpage from the UNDP and the UNODC provides a lot of information about corruption and the fight against it.
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 [Accessed: 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 [Accessed: 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 [Accessed: 11.04.2019]
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 [Accessed: 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 [Accessed: 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. In: Water Alternatives: Volume 6 , 367-383. URL [Accessed: 11.04.2019]
This document has its focus on the importance of the link between water supply, sanitation and Integrated Water Resources Management.
BUTTERWORTH, J. SOUSSAN, J. (2001): Water Supply and Sanitation and Integrated Water Resources Management: why seek better integration?. Andhra Pradesh: Water, Households and Rural Livelihoods Project URL [Accessed: 10.04.2019]