Water, Engineering and Development Centre

Regulating Public and Private Partnerships

WEDC staff involved

• Kevin Sansom – WEDC research co-ordinator and Uganda researcher
• Dr Sam Kayaga – Zambia researcher

Specific location

Uganda and Zambia (managed by WEDC); Five other countries (managed by IWE Cranfield University)

Description

Researching regulation of public and private partnerships for the poor, by preparing case studies in Uganda and Zambia. Also field testing a regulatory focus group discussion methodology.

Research has been carried out in Uganda and Zambia including:

• The existing policy, institutional and legal framework for regulating provision of water supply and sanitation services
• The present mechanisms for requiring achievement of universal service provision to achieve public health
• The formal mechanisms by which the utility service provider is required to meet the needs of the poor
• Extent to which customers, particularly the poor are represented in decision making on issues concerning service delivery and quality
• The awareness of role and extent to which small scale independent service providers deliver services to the poor

Case study reports were produced for these two countries.

 
Client:
Department for International Development (DFID)

Countries:
Uganda and Zambia

Start date:
September 2003

End date:
July 2005