Report By Maria Jacobson, Sam Mutono, Erik Nielsen, Donal O’Leary & Rosemary Rop Published in 2010 with the World Bank Water and Sanitation Program Uganda placed corruption in the water sector high on the development agenda by pursuing an explicit anti-corruption strategy in the provision of water supply and sanitation services. In 2006, the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) established a multi-stakeholder Good Governance Sub-Sector Working Group (GGSSWG) tasked with recommending specific measures to promote and monitor transparency, accountability and good governance. This process culminated in the creation of a Governance Action Plan to improve transparency and accountability in the sub-sector. The GGSSWG initiated a Water Integrity Study in 2008, to better understand corruption in Uganda’s water sector. Supported by WIN and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), this exercise consisted of two complementary studies designed to update the sector’s existing anti-corruption action plan: A qualitative Risk/Opportunity Mapping Study of the WSS sub-sector, mapping stakeholders, identifying corruption risks and barriers for action. A National Baseline Survey on how water consumers, providers, contractors and other stakeholders experience integrity in the provision of water. The key findings of the Integrity Study are outlined in this report, along with conclusions and lessons learned from the process of developing and implementing an integrity study for Uganda. Download report:

This report examines and compares corruption risks in water licensing in Chile and Kazakhstan, focusing in particular on: The licence application process, The definition or scope of a licences, Bidding and trading procedures, Licence monitoring and enforcement. The analysis is based on field surveys in Kazakhstan and Chile (Eighty semi-structured and open interviews were held with licensors issuing water licenses, water licensees, NGOs, private sector managers, press, water managers, and power companies…) In both market (Chile) and state-focused (Kazakhstan) water licensing systems, the potential for corruption exists with licensing being administered by under-funded, under-equipped, and under-coordinated regulating agencies. Both cases illustrate very different examples of water licensing systems. In Kazakhstan, the State dominated water sector is in the midst of institutional and financial reform and the water licensing system is being adapted for users that are no longer collectively organized. In Chile, market-based initiatives are key elements of the water licensing system. This seems to have contributed to the fact large companies have a dominant role in securing water rights. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS TYPE OF ASSESSMENT Researchers can facilitate information-sharing within countries. Donors and consultants can encourage or discourage corruption. Changing the water laws does not necessarily mean changing practices; often there is a gap between water law and practice. The gaps in the system can facilitate corrupt practices. Download the Report:

Brief by Eefje Aarnoudse and Sarah Belalia Published in 2012 This paper highlights how corruption issues in the water sector form a threat to global food security. It provides an overview of corruption risks affecting the food production chain, and summarizes best approaches and concrete measures to increase water integrity for food security. Download: In English: In Spanish: In French:

Brief By Janek Hermann-Friede (WIN), Johannes Heeb and Michael Kropac (cewas) Published in 2012 with cewas This brief examines the key risks associated with private sector participation in water service provision, with a special focus on contracting risks and influence over political processes. Download (pdf) In English: In Spanish: In French:

EXPERIENCES FROM PILOTS IN THE THE MENA REGION Guide Published in 2015 by The Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and the Water Integrity Network (WIN) Association e.V. Integrity and compliance are critical to good governance in managing water resources and providing water services to citizens. Therefore, the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in 2012 started a capacity development initiative on these matters by providing awareness seminars, training and advice, as well as developing tools and instructional materials, with the aim of improving integrity in water and wastewater utilities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Based on these experiences, this Manual is written for water utilities that seek to improve their performance by implementing a change process towards higher levels of integrity. The main actors in this process are the utility’s management and staff. All water sector practitioners who support utilities throughout this process will benefit from using the Manual to guide their work. Download (pdf, EN)