This document discusses good governance in the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector. It defines key terms like governance, good governance, water governance, and local governance. Good governance involves transparency, accountability, participation of stakeholders, and sustainable service provision. Water governance requires multi-dimensional approaches across different levels. Local governance for WASH services involves decision-making and relationships that deliver services at the local level through stakeholder participation and gender-sensitive, equitable approaches.

1. Good governance in the WASH sector Module Three

9. Good governance, water governance and local governance

12. Good governance? ‘ Toilet wars ’, 30 June 2010, South Africa

13. Good governance Inclusive of all members of society Public finance for decentralization and accountability Strengthening civil society Protection of human rights Transparency, equity, accountability Promotion of democracy Decentralisation Gender mainstreaming Fair legislation Responsive services Consensus about society’s best interests Protection of the environment

19. National Framework: constitutional, policy, legislative and fiscal environment Enabling policy frameworks Mechanisms for participation, responsiveness, equity, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability Collaborative stakeholder relationships Participatory decision making processes Inclusive implementation processes Efficient, effective and responsive services Good local governance

20. Getting governance right According to the Minister’s Budget Speech all sorts of arrangements have been made to improve water governance which will allow “ communities to participate in their own development ”

22. Hygiene National policy and legislative framework Local Governance Local governance for WASH services Sanitation Water WASH

23. WASH governance is broader than water, sanitation and hygiene Integrated Development Water Electricity Sanitation and Hygiene Housing Transport Waste management Health WASH governance is part of governance for local integrated development

26. Good governance practices Good governance Capacity support Advocacy and communication Sector learning and sharing Addressing HIV /AIDs challenges Monitoring and evaluation Technology choice Transparency and accountability Gender and equity Stakeholder participation

28. Governance elements of a WASH service

30. Governance elements of a WASH service WASH governance Finance Institutional arrangements for service provision Regulation Planning Policies and bylaws 1 2 3 4 5 6 Infrastructure development

41. Project Approved Commissioning WASH Project Cycle Evaluation WASH project cycle Good governance practices should take place throughout the project cycle to ensure sustainable WASH services Ongoing service provision

46. Applying good governance to WASH services

48. WASH governance Finance Institutional arrangements for service provision Regulation Planning Policies and bylaws 1 2 3 4 5 6 Infrastructure development Good governance Good governance practices need to be applied to each of the WASH governance elements

49. Good governance from policy to sustainable services It needs to address the entire service delivery ‘life cycle Planning Infrastructure development Policy Service Provision The development of good policies requires: participation, advocacy, communication, gender, equity, transparency, monitoring support, accountability, sector knowledge sharing, and so on. The same applies to planning services, deciding tariffs and subsidies, implementing capital projects and ultimately providing the service Financing

50. WASH governance Finance Institutional arrangements for service provision Regulation Planning Policies and bylaws 1 2 3 4 5 6 Infrastructure development Capacity support Advocacy and communication Sector learning and sharing Addressing HIV /AIDs challenges Monitoring and evaluation Technology choice Transparency and accountability Gender and equity Stakeholder participation