Verhoeven, J., Uytewaal, E., and Harpe, J. de la, 2011. Aid effectiveness in the water and sanitation sector : policies, practices and perspectives. (Thematic overview paper / IRC; 26). [online] . The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. 83 p.; 6 fig.; 2 boxes. With bibliography on p. 53 – 80 and a list of relevant sites on p. 81 – 83
Available at: <http://www.irc.nl/top26>
This paper examines the aid effectiveness agenda and reviews its implementation at international and various regional and county levels. The paper begins with a brief historical snapshot of the beginnings of the aid effectiveness agenda and how it had evolved over the years. It is followed by a discussion of the main mechanisms that deliver aid and how aid effectiveness had been put in practice in the water and sanitation sector. Highlighting the obstacles faced by the sector in making aid more effective, as well as on-going initiatives in rescuing the developmental potential of aid effectiveness, in this TOP, the writers offer a preliminary insight into how the contours of the aid effectiveness agenda may be redefined to better suit the developmental needs of countries. [authors abstract]
Related web sites:
- IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre – Aid Effectiveness - www.irc.nl/aideffectiveness
- WASH Aid Effectiveness blog - washaideffectiveness.wordpress.com
