Training Course: Preventing Corruption in Water (Postponed!)

PREVENTING CORRUPTION IN WATER: STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
A training course organised by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre

Postponed until Spring 2009. More information to come soon.

Background
A lack of transparency in decision making and poor accountability between consumers, service providers and regulators are weak links in the governance of the water and environmental sanitation sector in many countries1, opening the door to corruption. Available research suggests that a large proportion of investments are lost as a result, with severe negative impacts on the equity and sustainability of services. Conditions of scarcity (a lack of access to services), monopoly (a limited number of providers) and institutional complexity in a fragmented sector present ideal opportunities for corruption to proliferate. Problems span public and private institutions and large and small projects at international and local levels. Building stronger systems of accountability and integrity is key to preventing corruption, and also to improving local water governance and delivering better services.

Learning objectives and methods
Participants attending the course will be able to plan anti-corruption initiatives in the water sector on the basis of the latest available research and evidence. They will be equipped with tools to use to understand the complexity of corruption in the sector, and tools and approaches to take positive, prevention-focused actions to improve systems of integrity and accountability.

Who should attend?
The course is targeted at government, donor, embassy and bank officials responsible for management of projects within the water sector, consultants, non-governmental organisation staff and other professionals involved in the execution of development-related water projects, and journalists and legal professionals interested to learn about issues in preventing water corruption.

Fees and further information
The course fee will be €1150 (€575 for organisations in the south) to be paid at least 1 month before the start of the course (by 13 September). The course will be restricted to a maximum of 20 participants on a first-come-first-served basis. Participants should plan to arrive in Delft on Sunday 12 October in time for dinner, and to depart on Thursday 16 October. Participants need to cover their own travel, visa, accommodation costs and meals (except for lunches and one course dinner included in the fee). Accommodation in Delft hotels costs around €90 per night but may cost more unless bookings are made well in advance. Participants are recommended to budget around €140 per day to cover all normal expenses. Hotel bookings can be made for participants if requested when completing the registration form with fee payment.

Further Information
For further information and to register for the course please contact preventingcorruption@irc.nl A registration form and further details, including payment details, can be found at www.irc.nl/transparency

Further Course Information

- Location:

Delft, The Netherlands

- Date:

13 Oct 08 - 15 Oct 08