Water & Corruption News
A selection of water and corruption news-feeds from IRC's Source Weekly bulletin and external sources.
- DEVELOPMENT: Corruption Drains Water& (IPS) (23 Mar 09)
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DEVELOPMENT: Corruption Drains Water…
By Hilmi Toros
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46196
ISTANBUL, Mar 19 (IPS) - Several civil society organisations are planning anti-corruption drives to combat the wheeling-dealing considered a major factor in the world water crisis.
The initiative comes through a series of anti-corruption measures outlined at the World Water Forum (WWF) by Water Integrity Network (WIN) and Transparency International (TI), [...] - Urban Communities in Tanzania Empowered to Better Manage Water The Water and Sanitation Program (23 Mar 09)
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A new manual for trainers of urban communties has been published to manage infrastructure and service provision by involving the community.
- WIN advocates water integrity at the World Water Forum (20 Mar 09)
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ISTANBUL, Mar 19 (IPS) - Several civil society organisations are planning anti-corruption drives to combat the wheeling-dealing considered a major factor in the world water crisis.
The initiative comes through a series of anti-corruption measures outlined at the World Water Forum (WWF) by Water Integrity Network (WIN) and Transparency International (TI), two Europe-based international NGOs. The fifth World Water Forum is being held in Istanbul Mar. 16-22.
- Ghana: World Bank invites civil society to monitor its water and sanitation projects (19 Mar 09)
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The World Bank will provide up to US$ 1.2 billion in interest-free loans to Ghana over the next three years, and has launched a landmark initiative that challenges civil society organizations and other citizens’ groups to help deepen transparency and accountability by monitoring the implementation of Bank-funded projects in the country.
[...] The target sectors for [...] - Benin: corruption in water sector “enormous” (17 Mar 09)
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Access to safe water has been limited for more than half the population of Benin due to corruption, says the Ministry of Energy and Water. The less well-off consumers are paying the price for mismanagement in this multimillion-dollar sector.
- Transparency: companies must improve reporting on water sustainability (17 Mar 09)
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Companies need to significantly improve the depth and breadth of their reporting on water, particularly regarding water issues outside of direct business operations, according to a study commissioned by the United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate.
- Zimbabwe, Bulawayo: who controls the water determines the severity of cholera (12 Mar 09)
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A protracted tussle over Bulawayo’s water and sanitation services between local councillors and the ZANU-PF controlled water parastatal allowed Zimbabwe’s second city to escape the nationwide cholera epidemic relatively unscathed.
[...] Bulawayo’s director of health, Dr Zanele Hwalima, said the city had recorded 440 cases and 18 deaths since the outbreak began, compared with 2,606 cases [...] - Corporate Water Reporting Assessed - CEO Water Mandate (12 Mar 09)
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Significant improvement is needed in the depth and breadth of corporate reporting on water, particularly regarding water issues outside of direct business operations, according to a major study released [on 11 March 2009].
Commissioned by the United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, the report by the Pacific Institute finds better and more expansive disclosure is [...] - Zambia: Corruption in Water Sector Makes Clean Water a Pipe Dream (04 Mar 09)
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According to the Zambian Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Zambia’s national rural and urban water supply programme which funded the drilling of boreholes for rural communities, is a prime example [of corruption in the water and sanitation sector]. “Instead of making water available to most of the rural poor, most of the boreholes were installed on [...]
- Malawi: learning from water supply failures in Malawi (03 Mar 09)
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The Lilongwe Water Board is the sole water supply authority in Malawi’s capital city. However, its service suffered from inadequate response to system and community problems and lack of transparency in water billing. In response to a request for assistance from the community, WaterAid Malawi developed a strategic partnership with the Lilongwe Water Board, aimed [...]
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