Scaling up partnerships

Credit: WaterAid / Caroline Irby

While there is an increasing recognition of the importance of local governments acting as the coordinators of water and sanitation projects in their districts, as yet decentralisation processes in many countries have not been accompanied by the necessary training, management or financial resources to enable them to carry out this role.

We will therefore endeavour to forge long-term partnerships with local governments to help develop their capacity to implement effective water and sanitation work in to the future.

We will also build on our role as an advisor and trainer to help others deliver more sustainable and equitable water and sanitation services. In future, partnerships like these could play a major role in improving poor people's access to water and sanitation.