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Water Integrity Capacity BuildingProgramme

Middle EastNorth Africa

James LetenProgramme manager

UNDP WGF at SIWI

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Water Integrity –Cornerstone to good governance

Addressing un-ethical behaviour

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governance principles of Transparency, Accountability, and Participation,

based on core values of honesty,

equity and

professionalism.

Definition of Water Integrity

The adherence of stakeholders and institutions in WRM / WSP to

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A virtuous cycle

good management

more efficient use of money

Citizens better served

less costs & risks; better reputation

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Pilot Countries

Jordan

Lebanon

Morocco

Palestine

Tunisia

Capacity Building Programme on WaterIntegrity in MENA 2014 - 2017

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• ‘New’ (and sensitive) topic in water circles

• Arab Spring an entry point for more openness and public participation

• No baseline data on corruption levels but anecdotal evidence suggests that integrity is a big problem

• Lack of transparency and access to public information

• Poor internal and external accountability mechanisms

• Governance based on patronage, nepotism and favoring of ruling elites

• Excessive regulations and barriers for private sector

Water Integrity risk assessmentin MENA

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Capacity Building:- 450 persons- 103 action plan under mentoring

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National decision makers In countries

Regional decision makersUfM - Union for the Mediterranean

LAS - League of Arab States

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• A solution to Non-Revenue Water

• Key to Sustainable Development and Good Governance (ex. NRW)

• No national agendas on water governance

• Strong commitment from individuals

• Increasing requests from institutions

-> potential: Nat. COLLECTIVE Action

Conclusions

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