BPD assisted with an institutional review of a sector-wide approach programme that has been running in South Africa for four years. Following discussion with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, the South African Local Government Association and the European Union, BPD analysed the institutional arrangements underpinning the programme, the factors and forces driving its evolution and the changing relationships between key actors. This has provided interesting insights into policy partnerships or national partnership platforms as opposed to the more traditional BPD territory of implementation partnerships.
You can read the full, 67-page report on:
Review of Sector Collaboration in the Water Services Sector, South Africa (981 KB PDF file)
or a 12-page summary entitled:
How collaboration is shaping the water services sector in South Africa (408 KB PDF file)