The Governance of Water and Sanitation in Africa de Tim Gray

The Governance of Water and Sanitation in Africa: Achieving Sustainable Development Through Partnerships

Tim Gray

Amy Stewart

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.This title includes 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, that 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.

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Amy Stewart completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and has worked for the Forestry Commission of Great Britain, participating in projects for the delivery of social, stewardship and conservation targets at the local level, and engaging with national and international policy issues. Her research interests focus on sustainable development, especially globally, and she has co-authored an article on international multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development. Tim Gray is Emeritus Professor of Political Thought at Newcastle University. His research interests centre on environmental politics, especially in the field of natural resource management, such as fisheries and water, and his recent co-authored publications include papers on participation in fisheries governance, the discard problem, fisheries-dependent communities, the Common Fisheries Policy, and offshore wind farms. He is the author of 'Freedom' (Issues in Political Theory, 1991) and editor of 'UK Environmental Policy in the 1990s' (1995) and 'The Politics of Fishing' (1998).

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TABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgementsAcronymsExecutive SummaryChapter 1Introduction1.1 The Problem and the 'Type Two' Solution 1.2 Literature Review1.3 Interview Data Chapter 2 Conceptual framework2.1 The concept of Sustainable Development 2.2 The Concept of Partnership2.3 ConclusionChapter 3The EU Water Initiative (EUWI)3.1 Introduction3.2 The Northern Context 3.3 The Southern Context3.4 The Zambian Context3.5 Evaluation of Outcomes3.6 ConclusionChapter 4 Partners for Water and Sanitation (PAWS) 4.1 Introduction4.2 The Northern Context4.3 The Southern Context 4.4 Evaluation of Outcomes4.5 PAWS's Shift in Direction4.6 ConclusionChapter 5 The West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) 5.1 Introduction5.2 The Initiative and its Aims5.3 Membership and Organisation5.4 Implementation and Partnership Modalities in Practice5.5 Evaluation of Outcomes5.6 ConclusionChapter 6Comparative Analysis and Discussion6.1 Introduction6.2 Typologies of Partnership 6.3 Partnership in Practice6.4 Demand Driven? The Role of Indigenous Government6.5 Evaluating Partnerships through Outcomes Achieved6.6 ConclusionChapter 7 Conclusion: Summary and Wider Implications - The Role of TTPs in Governance for Sustainable Development 7.1 Introduction7.2 Summary of Findings7.3 Can TTPs Replace Binding Commitments and Governmental Action?7.4 The Accountability Shortfall7.5 Overall ConclusionReferencesIndex