Sector approaches to combating corruption have gained momentum in recent years, with increased awareness that generic anti-corruption initiatives are insufficient to address sector-specific challenges. The National Water Directorate in Mozambique is one of the few public sector departments known to have allocated its own resources to development of a sector-specific anti-corruption strategy. Its experiences can inform recommendations for mainstreaming anti-corruption initiatives in sectors.
Title | Mainstreaming anti-corruption initiatives : development of a water sector strategy in Mozambique |
Publication Type | Case Study |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Potter, A, Butterworth, J |
Secondary Authors | IRC |
Secondary Title | U4 practice insight |
Volume | 2014:2 |
Pagination | 13 p. |
Date Published | 12/2014 |
Publisher | U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) |
Place Published | Bergen, Norway |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | corruption, government organizations, sector analysis |
Abstract | Sector approaches to combating corruption have gained momentum in recent years, with increased awareness that generic anti-corruption initiatives are insufficient to address sector-specific challenges. The National Water Directorate in Mozambique is one of the few public sector departments known to have allocated its own resources to development of a sector-specific anti-corruption strategy. Its experiences can inform recommendations for mainstreaming anti-corruption initiatives in sectors. Lessons learned include the following: (a) leadership needs to come from ministries with intersectoral mandates or through formal collaboration between different ministries; (b) government-led processes must be complemented by locally driven social accountability processes; (c) multi-stakeholder processes are complex, expensive, and time-consuming; (d) implementation must include sector-level human resources and management systems; and (e) such strategies need strong political commitment, at both the sector and central government levels. |
Notes | Many thanks to ProWater Consultores ltd for excellent logistics and notes. |
URL | http://www.u4.no/publications/mainstreaming-anti-corruption-initiatives-development-of-a-water-sector-strategy-in-mozambique/ |