1st Regional Forum on Water Integrity, San Salvador, El Salvador, 16-18 February 2011

Organised by: Water Integrity Network (WIN), RRASCA (Regional Network for Water and Sanitation in Central America), FANCA (Fresh Water Action Network Central America), the Regional Committee of Alianza por el Agua and GWP (Global Water Partnership) Central America

Theme: Water Integrity (WI) in Central America.

During the forum, an analysis of the state of integrity in the water sector in the (Spanish speaking) Central American countries will be presented and discussed. Cases on good practices of anti-corruption, transparency and accountability work in the region (and other parts of the world) will also be presented.

Expected outcomes:

• A “Regional Report on Water Integrity”, including the cases presented at the Regional Forum, to be published after the event
• Launch of a (sub) regional WIN coalition for Central America

For more information (also in Spanish) and contact details go to the WIN web site

Water Corruption, Environment, Governance and Climate Change, Berlin, Germany, 29 March 2010

This Expert Consultation organised by the Water Integrity Network (WIN) intends to address the serious gap in knowledge and research on the nexus of water, climate change, governance and corruption.

Significant financing will be invested in new and existing water infrastructure, governance mechanisms and technology for climate change adaptation and mitigation. As these investments begin to flow, special attention must be paid to the growing risk of corruption. Investments may be diverted, misdirected, over or under- estimated, not only due to corruption, but also because of weak governance and inappropriate management. Overall, this will lead to missed opportunities to combat the adverse effects of climate change as social inequity continues to increase and environmental conditions worsen.

Selected authors will receive an invitation to participate in the consultation. The invitation will include one return economy class airfare, visa/insurance fees, per diem and accommodation for three days in Berlin.

Paper submission deadline: 03 March 2010 at 18.00 CET

For more information read the call for papers on the WIN web site

Please note: do not send requests for information or submissions to this blog

Symposium Pumps, Pipes and Promises – Costs, Finances and Accountability for Sustainable WASH services, The Hague, The Netherlands, 15-18 November 2010

Organised by: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre

The IRC Symposium 2010 will focus on three themes in the provision and use of decentralised WASH services, and the linkages between them:

• How much does it cost to provide WASH services?
• How to finance WASH Services?
• How to ensure accountability in provision of WASH services?

Each theme will address the challenge of these issues against a background of decentralisation in the sector and the need to provide to sustainable WASH services to all, especially the poorest. It will address in depth some of the key governance challenges in the sector: those related to cost effectiveness, finances and financing.

Read the first announcement

Go to Symposium web site