When Public Institutions Don’t Pay their Water Bills, they Push Water Utilities To Service Failure
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Non-payment of water bills by public entities is common and has major impact on utility finances, especially during covid crisis
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Governments, Pay Your Water Bills!
Non-payment and empty promises are undermining
the human rights to water and sanitation
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Quantifying the Effects of Corruption on the Water and Sanitation Sector in Latin America
Analysis suggests that decisive policy reform reducing risks by about two-thirds could result in substantial savings for water sector
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- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Money Down the Drain: Corruption in South Africa's Water Sector
Corruption in the water and sanitation sector in South Africa has put the water security of businesses and households, at high risk.
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- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
What is Integrity Readiness for Climate Finance and Why is it Necessary in the Water Sector?
Global climate finance is flowing to the water sector for climate adaptation. But as for all major finance flows, corruption is a big risk
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- Aug 20, 2019
- 6 min
How can integrity help bridge the financing gap in WASH?
Corruption is draining water sector finances; looking away doesn’t help.
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- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
Pipes, Policy, and Public Money
How to strengthen integrity in public financial management to increase WASH sector efficiency and accountability towards citizens in Kenya
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- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min
Water Integrity as an Opportunity: The Relation between Climate Change Finance and the Water Sector
Overview of challenges related to corruption in the water sector in the context of climate change finance and of opportunities for change
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- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Putting Equity and Integrity at the Centre of Climate Adaptation
Research into key elements required in climate adaptation frameworks and institutional arrangements to achieve just climate adaptation
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- Jan 21, 2019
- 5 min
Mexico’s National Water Commission through the lens of the Supreme Auditor
Sixteen years of revisions, sixteen years of opacity.
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- May 14, 2018
- 7 min
Creditworthiness for Water Utilities
Measuring and increasing creditworthiness of utilities will lead to more accountability and better service from utilities
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- May 22, 2017
- 1 min
Citizens challenge the misuse of loans meant for water service developments
Local video journalist, Thomas Madhuku, interviews several residents.
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- Aug 15, 2016
- 2 min
Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016
WIGO highlights how institutional fragmentation and corruption undermine resources and services. With recommendations and good practices.
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