Challenges for German Development Cooperation in the Water Sector

2008 ◽  
pp. 333-352
Author(s):  
Martin Kipping
Keyword(s):  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
German Development

scholarly journals BUILDING QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR WATER AND SANITATION PROVIDERS IN LATIN AMERICA – EXAMPLES FROM GERMAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Ann-Katrin P. RAMÍREZ ◽  
Carl F. WOLFF
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Project Work ◽  
German Development ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Quality Infrastructure

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) implements development cooperation projects in the area of quality infrastructure on behalf of the German government. In Latin America, it is currently cooperating with institutions in three countries – Peru, Bolivia and Nicaragua – in the field of water and sanitation. These three countries still face important challenges in water and sanitation provision in terms of service coverage, institutional development and enforcement of sector regulations. Furthermore, most service providers are not able to ensure the accuracy of quantity measurements or the reliability of water quality analysis. PTBs experience has proven that before project intervention water and sanitation is usually not in the focus of QI bodies. Even though some services or standards exist, they generally lack of direct interaction with the sector. Nonetheless, an example of project work in Bolivia shows that it is possible to bring the sector and QI bodies closer, through the development of specific services. Proof of success is the continuity of water utilities participating in annual proficiency tests and also the number of laboratories of water utilities being part of a sector accreditation program. The example from Peru, on the other hand, shows how the introduction of a new regulation for the control of the quality of industrial and commercial waste water released into the sewage system can be a driving force to bring QI bodies and the regulating institutions to work together.

Climate Change and the Urban Poor: Support of the German Development Cooperation to a City in Bangladesh

2012 ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rooney ◽  
Christian Schönhofen ◽  
Alexander Jachnow ◽  
Ishtiuq Hossain ◽  
Carmen Vogt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
German Development

Religion und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
German Development ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Religious Actors ◽  
Development Practice

‘Development’ is controversial—as both a concept and a practice. Can religious actors open up alternative approaches to change or make development cooperation more efficient? In view of the promotion of values-based development in German development policy, this volume shows what and who ‘religious actors’ are and what contribution they should or want to make to development. Authors from politics, development practice and academia discuss the objectives, forms and problems of values-based development and present how religion-based organisations in Europe and Africa function. The exchange between the different perspectives contributes to a better understanding of the field in which religion and development overlap. With contributions by Michael Bauer, Hansjörg Dilger, Erwin Eder, Nabiela Farouq, Mohammad Härter, Christoph Hoffmann, Sabrina Khan, Sebastian Müller, Michael Plesch, Paula Schrode and Eva Spies.

scholarly journals How Can Water Sector Cooperation Support Democratic Governance? Insights from Morocco

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-97
Author(s):  
Annabelle Houdret
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
External Support ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Large Scope

Abstract This paper analyzes how development cooperation can actively support democratic governance through cooperation in the water sector. To answer this question, we develop an analytical approach based on democratization research and on water governance research. We tested the approach in three donor-supported water projects in Morocco and carried out over seventy interviews with key stakeholders. Our findings show (a) key factors influencing the scope for external support for democratic governance in the water sector, (b) potential negative effects of the support when local elites grasp new resources, and (c) unintended positive spill-over effects of water projects on democratic governance within and beyond the sector (for instance, strengthening formerly marginalized groups). As these empirical findings suggest, there is a potentially large scope of action for supporting democratic governance through water sector cooperation. We therefore highlight the need for more analytical and empirical research on causal interlinkages between these two fields of intervention.

Protecting financial investment: agriculture insurance in Ghana

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Nunoo ◽  
Bernand Nana Acheampong
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Considerable Effort ◽  
Agricultural Insurance ◽  
German Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Current Systems

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present readers with information on the state of provision of agricultural insurance as a means of protecting financial investment in agricultural productivity in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews interventions in the provision of agricultural insurance in Ghana and then examines what is currently being done in this area. The paper looks at issues arising from empirical evidence on agricultural insurance provision and links them to scholarly articles on these issues. Findings – This paper shows that there has been considerable effort from the German Development Cooperation, the Ghana National Insurance Commission and government ministries and agencies, the Insurance sector in Ghana and stakeholder institutions leading to the creation of an agricultural insurance provider in Ghana. It is, however, evident from the results that the system is facing major challenges resulting primarily from the inability of the state to provide the needed policy and regulatory support that will assist the insurance sector in the development and delivery of the agricultural insurance products. Originality/value – Even though there has been some research that has touched on agricultural insurance in Ghana, none of them has actually examined the current systems of providing the insurance since its inception. The paper therefore fills the gap of providing information on the current ongoing interventions for the provision of agricultural insurance for individuals and organizations that invest in the agricultural sector in Ghana.

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