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| R Number: R7388 |
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| Contractor; WEDC, Loughborough University | Dates: June 1999 to March 2003 |
| This proposal is to determine workable processes whereby the needs of the poor can be included in startegies which encourage public-private partnerships in the provision of water and sanitation services. Through undertaking case studies, it will produce guidelines for PPP addressing issues of inclusion and equity. | |
| Executive Summary |
| Objectives |
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The key question being addressed is how to develop and/or improve workable processes to provide water supply and sanitation services for the poor in public-private partnerships. The work will centre on the distribution and collection end of the supply chain, close to final users. This is generally where obstacles to provision for the poor manifest themselves. There is scope for innovation and choice with respect to both the technologies available and the institutional and management arrangements adopted.
The key issue of concern in defining workable processes centres around organizational relationships between those organizations which are qualitatively different. We expect to be concerned principally with relations between disparate organizations - e.g. local user associations and private firms, municipalities and vendors. We are less concerned with relations between two "formal" commercial providers, and with relations between different public sector authorities. Similarly, totally autonomous forms of provision (for example by community initiatives alone) are not a particular concern. The public sector (local authority or state) will feature in all cases, either directly (for example, as a regulator) or indirectly (for example, as principal where a commercial firm acts as an agent). |
| Methodology |
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We will be carrying out a series of case studies involving both urban and rural situations to investigate different organizational relationships. Both successes and failures will be investigated. A key feature of this work is the prominent role which our Southern partners will play in the planning, implementation and analysis of the case study material which forms the basis for developing the project outputs. The lessons learned will be developed into guiding principles to assist in the establishment of PPP arrangements which are more inclusive, leading to better water and sanitation provision for the poor. This has a particular impact on women and children by improving health and freeing-up time.
The proposed outputs are:
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| Spreading the word |
| Dissemination will be take place throughout the duration of the project. We will develop the website Public Private Partnerships and the Poor at http://wedc.ac.uk/projects/ppp-poor/index.htm with links to other relevant institutions to encourage learning throughout the project. This will be a "shop window" for on-going discussion and feedback on our case studies and draft outputs, to which everyone will be invited to contribute. We will mount an email conference based on the draft final project outputs and use this as a review mechanism. Local workshops will be held in the focus regions throughout the project. |
| Further Information |
| Contact Details for Further Information |
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Dr M.Sohail Water Engineering and Development Centre University of Loughborough Ashby Road Loughborough Leics. LE11 3TU
Telephone: +44 1509 222885
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