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Water:
Capacity Building Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 6-8 December 2006

Capacity Building Workshop on Partnerships for Improving the Performance of Water Utilities in the Africa Region

Presentations

6 December

Name Affiliation/Title Presentation

First Session:

Managing Water and Sanitation Services in Urban Areas - Issues and Challenges in Africa

Chair: Bert Diphoorn, UN-HABITAT
Rapporteur: Frederik Pischke, UN DESA
M. Aslam Chaudhry UN DESA Meeting W&S Goals in Africa: Role of Public Water Utilities
Daniel Adom UN-HABITAT Water for African Cities: Issues and Challenges in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas
Stephen M. Donkor UNECA Monitoring Water Development for Urban Environments in Africa
Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company Milestones and Challenges
Roohi Abdullah Consultant/UN DESA Policy Framework for Small Scale Water Providers in Africa

Second Session:

Strengthening Institutional Governance and Accountability

Chair: M. Aslam Chaudhry, UN DESA
Rapporteur: Roohi Abdullah, Consultant, UN DESA
Symerre Grey-Jonnson African Forum for Utilities Regulators, AFUR Regulation of Public Utilities in Africa: AFUR- a platform that advocates for strong Institutional Governance and Accountability in Africa
Antonio Miranda UNSG Advisory Board on WATSAN Institutional Framework for Improving the Performance of Water Operations
Alain Morel WSP Contractualisation - Making Public Utilities More Accountable
Graham Alabaster UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation in Small Urban Centres
Hakan Tropp SIWI/Water Integrity Network Water Governance: Applying Anti-corruption in Water
Emanuele Lobina PSIRU, University of Greenwich Workers in Partnerships and the Reform of the Public Water Operations
William Muhairwe NWSC, Uganda Improving Performance - Case of National Water & Sewerage Corporation
Migemi Abraham Mekorot Water Co. Ltd., Tel Aviv Water Losses
Umberto Triulzi IPALMO Monitoring the Global Water Policy: the Contribution of Utilities

Third Session:

Financing Water and Sanitation Services

Chair: Bert Diphoorn, UN-HABITAT
Rapporteur: Daniel Adom, UN-HABITAT
Gerard Payen Water & sanitation services Enhancing Access to finance for Local Governments / Operators
Sven-Erik Skogsfors SIWI Experiences and Lessons Learned in Financing Municipal Water Services
Presentation Notes
Meera Mehta Consultant, W&S Program Financing Mechanisms and Reforms to Leverage Local Resources
David Le Blanc UN DESA Water Tariffs and Subsidies in Africa : Impact on Poverty, Expansion of Water Services and Sustainability of Utilities
Timeyin Uwejamomere WaterAid UK Community Finance as Instruments to Facilitate WatSan Services to the Urban Poor - WaterAid’s Experiences in South Asia

Fourth Session:

Promoting Partnerships Among Water Operators

Co-Chairs: M. Aslam Chaudhry, UN DESA
Bert Diphoorn, UN-HABITAT
Rapporteur: Frederik Pischke, UN DESA
Antonio Miranda Water Operators Partnerships – WOPs
Keith Robertson IWA Role of IWA in supporting WOPs
AfWA Atelier de renforcement de Capacité sur les Partenariats pour l’Amélioration des Performances des Sociétés d’eau en Afrique
Symerre Grey-Johnson African Forum for Utility Regulators The Role of The Regulator in Bridging the Water Access-gap
Rand Water WOPs - The Rand Water Experience
  The Water Utility Partnership: Current Status, Strategic and Institutional Framework