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Urban partnership approaches: a WSUP update
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Jane Bevan, Richard FranceysThe challenge of providing basic services to the urban poor is enormous, and past sectoral approaches
have had limited impact on the coverage statistics. WSUP – water & sanitation for the urban poor – is a
unique partnership organisation that aims to support and strengthen local service providers to meet this
challenge at scale, and in a sustainable way. This paper provides an overview of the WSUP model, and
presents some achievements to date. Local Service providers are being supported in a number of
innovative ways to build organisational capacity and improve planning and pro-poor
implementation
policies. An interesting aspect of the partnership approach is the distinctive governance arrangements
that have evolved, with a Steering Committee set up in each city where WSUP is working. These
committees have formed differently in each location, reflecting the prevailing operational practicalities.
A few specific challenges and lessons are presented.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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BEVAN, J. and FRANCEYS, R., 2009. Urban partnership approaches: a WSUP update. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 5p.p.Publisher
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This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:9994Language
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