Title | Why is harmonisation and alignment difficult for donors? : lessons from the water sector |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Welle, K, Nicol, A, van Steenbergen, F |
Secondary Title | Project briefings / ODI |
Volume | no. 6 |
Pagination | 4 p. : 2 boxes |
Date Published | 2008-01-01 |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Place Published | London, UK |
Keywords | financing, funding agencies, government organizations, policies, sdipol, triple s harmonisation, water supply |
Abstract | The Harmonisation and Alignment (H&A) agenda offers important opportunities for the water sector. Lessons from seven Danida-supported water projects and a DGIS study on the mainstreaming of water and environment suggest that this framework has increased awareness about H&A at the country level, but that progress in implementing these agendas is patchy and heavily constrained by national, political and socio-economic contexts. Important lessons for donors are:
The sector’s progress towards H&A remains piecemeal; substantial differences occur between countries and within the water supply, water resources management and sanitation sub-sectors. Future efforts in H&A need to reach down to decentralised levels of government, in tandem with strengthening implementation capacity. |
Notes | 6 ref. |
Custom 1 | 202.8 |