In 2010, a UN Resolution explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS). But has this international recognition improved the ability ...

In this essay I address how water is memorable as both personal sensory and a social experience. To this end this is a consideration of the relationship ...

Centre on Law & Social Transformation/CMI has received 10 million NOK from the Research Council of Norway for a research project on water rights.  Water ...

Multi-million dollar water infrastructure projects carry some of the largest corruption risks in the sector linked to the procurement of civil works and ...

Poor water infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet era led international donors to support investments in agricultural irrigation and potable freshwater ...

Corruption keeps people thirsty. It damages drinking supplies and sanitation and makes water inaccessible and unaffordable. Because dirty water can be deadly, cleaning up the water sector is a matter of life and death. Below is some advice for what donors can do to help prevent corruption in water management.

The Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI) (Lead agency), Copenhagen Development Consultants (Copenhagen DC) and the German Association of Development Consultants ...

It has been recognised that the world’s failure to provide many of its citizens with access to water and sanitation is an issue of governance, and ...

Sector approaches to combating corruption have gained momentum in recent years, yet the strategic prioritization of sector anti-corruption initiatives ...

The water “business” involves large numbers of consumers using water in different ways including households, industries, and farms. Management ...

Simulation of ecological and economic impacts of distant water fleets on Namibian fisheries Ussif R

The country boats of Bangladesh. Social and economic development and decision-making in inland wate

The country boats of Bangladesh, social and economic development and decision-making in inland wate

CMI is subcontracted by Norconsult to participate in an environmental impact assessment related to alternative models for water management of Lake Malawi ...

Experiences with social accountability measures in water management schemes in Nepal and Ethiopia offer useful lessons for practitioners. Participation ...

Water is essential to all aspects of human life. It is vital for public health, an essential component of national and local economies and a main a source ...