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Where is the Paris Agenda heading?

1. Executive summary 
In the past five decades, development aid has been provided by international donors under the assumption that it can play a major role in promoting economic growth and alleviate poverty. In recent years, many developing countries and their international partners began emphasising the importance of a clear and agreed framework to guide both the recipient countries and development partners on how to improve the…
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Added by Jaap Pels Global on March 23, 2011 at 11:05 — No Comments

Let's make it World Water Day, every day.

Delivering water and sanitation is not just about delivering pipes and pits but setting and meeting expectations. As such, governments, donors and professionals need to think further than what infrastructure is supposed to deliver to "beneficiaries" (see Ned Breslin's blog post) and…

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Added by Jaap Pels Global on March 23, 2011 at 10:47 — No Comments

The March 2011 issue of GLOBAL WATERS

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Added by Jaap Pels Global on March 22, 2011 at 12:33 — No Comments

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WSA signs up with Malaysian company for technical support on sanitation

Water Sanitation for Africa (WSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indah Water for technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries. WSA selected the Malaysian company “to be in a technical committee formed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to propose immediate, medium- and long-term solutions for sanitation services in WSA member countries”.

Kiribati’s North Tarawa declared first open defecation free island in the Pacific

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North Tarawa in Kiribati is the first island in the Pacific to be declared open defecation free, thanks to the “Kiriwatsan I Project”. The Ministry of Public Works is implementing this project with technical support from UNICEF and funding from the European Union. In March 2013, North Tarawa adopted the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach following a training of trainers course conducted by Dr Kamal Kar.

Megan Richie is SNV's new WASH Director

In March 2013, SNV appointed Megan Richie as Managing Director for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH). She leads SNV's global initiatives in the WASH sector. Prior to her appointment as Managing Director, Ms Richie served as Country Director for SNV in Lao PDR.

Brian Arbogast new WASH Director at Gates Foundation

Brian Arbogast is the new director of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He started work at the foundation on 13 May 2013. He takes over from Dr. Frank Rijsberman who acted as director until May 2012.

A central role for government in monitoring sustainable WASH services

Governments are not only investing more in national monitoring systems, but their leadership in country monitoring is also now generally accepted. With this acceptance, however, come expectations about good governance and transparency. Monitoring is politics: agendas and power influence what is monitored and how the results are used. National systems, too, go beyond WASH sector monitoring and should include data from donors and NGOs as well.

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