What is Sextortion and What Does it Have to do with Water and Sanitation?
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Sextortion is a gendered form of corruption where sex is the currency of the bribe. It hampers realisation of the human right to water.

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Quantifying the Effects of Corruption on the Water and Sanitation Sector in Latin America
Analysis suggests that decisive policy reform reducing risks by about two-thirds could result in substantial savings for water sector


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Money Down the Drain: Corruption in South Africa's Water Sector
Corruption in the water and sanitation sector in South Africa has put the water security of businesses and households, at high risk.

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Can Irrigation Management Transfer Stop the Chain of Rent-seeking in the Water Sector?
Research brief by Diana Suhardiman Published in 2018 with IWMI What are the dynamics of rent-seeking practices in the Indonesian...


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Integrity Pacts in the Water Sector
AGREEMENTS AMONG PROJECT OWNERS, BIDDERS/CONTRACTORS, AND CSOS TO ABSTAIN FROM ILLICIT PRACTICES Integrity pacts are agreements between...

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How to Tackle Institutionalized Corruption in the Water Sector
Lessons learned from the irrigation sector and upeti practice in Indonesia


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Integrity in Infrastructure and Public Procurement
The path from planning, procurement and tendering to construction and implementation contains areas of high integrity risk.

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Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016
WIGO highlights how institutional fragmentation and corruption undermine resources and services. With recommendations and good practices.

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Sustainable Development Goals for Water Require Protection from Corruption
Integrity in water governance is a prerequisite to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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Water Integrity and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
The mechanisms which work to achieve the human rights to water and sanitation must be closely allied with those that work protect integrity.

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Water Integrity: an Opportunity for the Private Sector
Key risks associated with private sector participation in water service provision, including contracting and capture risks.

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Corruption Risks in Water Licensing: with Case Studies from Chile and Kazakhstan
This report examines and compares corruption risks in water licensing in Chile and Kazakhstan, focusing in particular on: The licence...
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