Capacity Strengthening Symposium 2006
Capacity development at the intermediate level is crucial to achieving the MDGs. Local service providers and users cannot efficiently build and ensure a sustained performance of water supply and sanitation systems in the developing world without a suitable enabling environment, good governance, adequate support and competent staff. These issues were addressed during the symposium held in 26-28 September 2006, in Delft, the Netherlands.
Call to give local government the tools and skills to deliver water and sanitation promises
The symposium on strengthening capacity for local governance ended in Delft with a call for the strengthening of local governments in their role of governing the water and sanitation sector. They need strong support structures to fulfill this role.
Symposium documents
The background paper, a briefing note, the Intermediator (the symposium newspaper), the special Source Bulletin edition on capacity development and other documents produced by IRC and IHE on strengthening local governance for the WASH sector.
Presentations
Presentations given at the symposium Strengthening Capacity for local WASH governance.
Papers
Fulltext papers, sorted by the name of the main author. When you cite one of these papers, please refer to: Symposium on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation: Strengthening Capacity for Local Governance, 26-28 September 2006, Delft, the Netherlands.
Case studies
Four case studies providing insight into the situation in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana and Uganda.
Symposium details
Programme details and other useful information on the symposium: Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation: Strengthening Capacity for Local Governance, 26-28 September 2006 in Delft, the Netherlands.
Lessons
This folder contains audio files (as well as text summaries) of 5-10 minute interviews in which sector professionals share with us the lessons that they have learned on strengthening capacity for local governance in WASH. Each interviewee shares their most valuable lesson with us, as well as issues that sector staff should keep in mind and ways in which their work will change.
