Recent Events...
Discussion Days, AGM and Board Meeting, February 2010
On 3rd-5th February 2010, BPD held two Discussion Days to coincide with its AGM and Board Meeting. Lively debates were held, contributing to current and forthcoming BPD initiatives, namely:
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Small towns water supply and sanitation
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The role of environmental stakeholders in partnerships for water and sanitation in Latin America. This discussion stems from BPD's work with IDRC.
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The potential for applying Output-Based Aid to sanitation
- Understanding the Right to Water and Sanitation
(paper forthcoming)
Partnerships for Urban & Peri-Urban Sanitation Workshop
On 24th-25th November 2009, BPD, IRC and WSSCC held a Learning and Sharing Workshop in Maputo, exploring urban sanitation partnerships and their potential, including tools and techniques for viable and effective partnerships. Practitioners from SADC countries took part and gave very positive feedback. One participant commented that "the knowledge gained will assist me to approach partnerships in a much more prudent and proactive manner".
Small Towns 'Expert Workshop', September 2009
From 30th September-2nd October 2009, BPD and WaterAid co-hosted a workshop in Johannesburg on their Small Towns Planning Project, which is looking at the potentially catastrophic impact of urban growth on small town water and sanitation services in Africa and Asia. The workshop brought together WaterAid staff from the six study country programmes, as well as partners, government representatives, small town stakeholders and a panel of international multi-sectoral experts.
More about the Small Towns Project
Stockholm World Water Week, August 2009
From 16-22 August, BPD attended the annual World Water Week in Stockholm. During the week, the team presented its joint research with WaterAid on small town water supply and sanitation and led an interactive session on the role of sanitation entrepreneurs alongside Water for People.
Download the small towns session briefing note
Contact us to receive the written findings when released.
Developing Partnerships in Practice (DPP) 8, June 2009
From 14th-19th June 2009, BPD and WaterAid Ghana facilitated a Developing Partnerships in Practice training course in Accra for practitioners working in water and sanitation multi-stakeholder partnerships in West Africa. It was a resounding success and BPD plans to hold another DPP course in the near future. More on DPP.
BPD Lab: Community-Level Water Conflict, June 2009
During a two-day research meeting in London on 11-12th June, participants discussed theory and practice regarding community- level water conflict. One of several outcomes was a triangle framework for assessing the contradictions, behaviours, and attitudes to conflict, which was later used in the DPP course in Ghana at the end of June. The BPD Labs bring together a diverse set of stakeholders through a revolving virtual process of generating new ideas and refining BPD's problem-solving approaches.
Sanitation Entrepreneurs Roundtable, April 2009
On 27-28th April 2009, BPD held a roundtable at its offices in London on the subject of small-scale sanitation entrepreneurs. Senior decision makers and practitioners in the water and sanitation sector and sanitation entrepreneurs from across Africa participated in stimulating discussions that broadened understanding and provided momentum for further research.
Overview Paper - Engaging Sanitation Entrepreneurs (1.2MB)