The politics of water have taken centre stage in global concerns about sustainable development. The Governance of Water and Sanitation in Africa investigates a new mode of achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people who lack access to safe water and sanitation by 2015. Instead of aid delivered via deals between governments, an initiative arising out of the 2002 World Summit established multi-stakeholder partnerships involving the private sector, civil society and governments to work together in a more effective way. Fieldwork and interviews with key players in Europe, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana and USA, and an examination of three partnerships in Africa, including the EU Water Initiative, reveal that despite current weaknesses this model offers a promising mode of delivery in the long term. This book is invaluable for all those concerned with issues of water, sanitation and sustainable development, as well as the politics of international aid.
Author(s): Tim S. Gray, Amy Stewart
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 305
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Acronyms......Page 12
Executive Summary......Page 16
The Problem and the 'Tyoe Two' Solution......Page 18
Relevant Literature......Page 23
Interview Data......Page 27
The Concept of Sustainable Development......Page 30
The Concept of Partnership......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 66
Introduction......Page 70
The Northern Context......Page 73
The EU-Africa Partnership......Page 82
The Zambian Context......Page 96
Evaluation of Outcomes......Page 123
Conclusion......Page 133
Introduction......Page 136
The Northern Context......Page 140
Overview of the Southern Context......Page 146
South Africa......Page 150
Uganda......Page 174
Nigeria......Page 177
Evaluation of Outcomes......Page 183
Shift in Direction......Page 188
Conclusion......Page 191
The Initiative and its Aims......Page 194
Membership and Organization......Page 200
Implementation and Partnership Modalities in Practice......Page 205
Evaluation of Outcomes......Page 215
Conclusion......Page 219
Introduction......Page 222
Partnership Approaches......Page 223
Multi-Stakeholder 'Partnership'?......Page 229
The Role of Government......Page 233
Evaluating Parternships through Outcomes Achieved......Page 244
Conclusion......Page 247
Summary of Findings......Page 250
Can Voluntary TTPs Replace Binding Commitments?......Page 252
The Accountability Shortfall......Page 256
Overall Conclusion......Page 261
References......Page 264
Index......Page 296
