News from the WIN Network
Contributions, news and announcements from WIN members and partners
- WIN advocacy document in Nepali (23March09) (23 Mar 09)
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The WIN advocacy document has been translated into Nepali by our WIN member Ramesh Kumar Sharmash from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board in Nepal. Feel free to download the document and use it for your water integrity advocacy.
WIN ADVOCACY NEPALI.pdf (192 kB)
- WATER IS LIFE: Anti Corruption Week 2008 in Uganda (30 Mar 09)
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Andre Beerda reports from his experiences during the Anti-Corruption Week in Western Uganda
- COLOMBIAN REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES – Organisation, Information and Transparency (30 Mar 09)
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Frédéric Boehm and Cristian Stapper analyse the regulation system of Colombia's water utilties.
- Book Launch: Improving Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability in Water Supply and Sanitation (21 Apr 09)
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The book is published by the World Bank and co-authored by WIN steering committee members John Butterworth and Donal O'Leary.
- Partnership Roots Out Corruption (01 Nov 09)
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GWP Sri Lanka and Water Integrity Network Partnership Roots Out Corruption
- Reducing Water Sector Corruption (a South Asian Perspective) (01 Nov 09)
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A South Asian Regional Workshop on Transparency and Integrity in the Water Sector during, was organised by Transparency International Bangladesh in cooperation with the Water Integrity Network in Dhaka during 2007. To read the workshop reflections and for a South Asian perspective on corruption in the water sector, click on the link below for Mr. Muhammad editorial in the Daily Star. Mr. Zamir is an active WIN member and former Ambassador (Bangladesh)
- Corruption floods Ugandan WATSAN sector (Daily Monitor) (01 Nov 09)
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A study commissioned by the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda, supported by WIN and partners reveals that approximately 51 billion Shillings are lost due to corruption in Uganda. To read more about the results of the study, click on the link below.
Corruption floods water, sanitation sector (Uganda, Dailoy Monitor)
- Corruption blamed for deaths in Jeddah flooding (07 Dec 09)
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After only a few hours of heavy rain last week, the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was victim of severe floodings which resulted in over 100 deaths according to the official report and more 500 deaths according to Guardian writer Ali al-Ahmed. Corruption in the water system has resulted in many years of mismanagement of the city's drainage and sewage systems, leaving some parts of the city without access to any such system. Following reports of the events, more than 11,000 users have joined a group on facebook to express their anger at the Saudi Arabian government. Follow the link above to Ali al-Ahmed's story in the Guardian online for more details on the state of corruption in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's richets countries, and its impact on the country's citizens.
- Advocacy Guide - A Toolbox for Water Integrity Action (19 Feb 10)
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The Water Integrity Network has developed a new advocacy guide available as a tool for anyone who wants to become more active in the fight against corruption in the water sector. The advocacy guide has been created with the support of several of our partners, members and friends, to whom we are particularly thankful. The guide is available for download here.
Read more or download Advocacy Guide 2009 Web.pdf (1.23 MB)
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