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COVID-19: Opportunities and challenges for the water, sanitation and hygiene sector

Disasters are undesirable events; but, if managed well, they can be catalysts for beneficial systematic change. The necessity for efficacy in COVID-19 pandemic ...

Hand Hygiene During The Covid-19 Epidemic

In an epidemic where so much remains unknown and where fear is widespread, it is important to enable all persons at risk to feel a sense of agency in relation ...

Water Quality

This brief examines the systematic evidence available to determine the quality of drinking water in South Africa.

Water Supply Infrastructure And Reliability - Definitions And Information

This brief sets out information relating to water supply infrastructure and the reliability of service.

Institutional Framework For Water Delivery

This brief examines the quantitative and spatial evidence relating to water service authorities and water boards, the financial standing of water service ...

National Drinking Water Quality Reporting For Building Consumer Confidence: Part Two

Debates about safe drinking water in South Africa are of practical concern to all consumers. This review accordingly explores the extent to which South African ...

National Drinking Water Quality Reporting For Building Consumer Confidence: Part One

Consuming contaminated water triggers distinct health hazards. The associated health burdens have come increasingly into public consciousness. It is therefore ...

Intergovernmental fiscal relations in the water services sector - Assessing oversight and accountability measures

This brief evaluates the strength of accountability and oversight mechanisms in intergovernmental fiscal relations, particularly relating to water ...

Water boards and indicators of institutional water integrity

This brief outlines mechanisms that support greater transparency, accountability and participation in water boards.

Financing water services infrastructure through private sector partnerships

This brief explores the use of public-private partnerships in the water services sector in South Africa and the lessons to be learnt.