Creating space for innovation: Understanding enablers for multi-sector partnerships in the water and sanitation sector

The numbers are well-known - too many people still lack access to basic water and sanitation services in the developing world. Factors that prohibit access are numerous. Prohibitive connection charges and tariffs, high technology standards, and uncoordinated and non-inclusive decision-making all complicate the provision of sustainable water and sanitation services in poor communities. Multi-sector partnerships between public, private, civil society and donor organisations designed around specific projects or aimed at more systemic change provide an increasingly important tool to overcome these failures.

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