Silent partner : the role of the environment in multi-stakeholder partnerships for urban and peri-urban water and sanitation supply
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2012
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BPD Water & Sanitation, London, GB
Abstract
The research draws on knowledge generated from five examples of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSP) from Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. The 3-year research programme responded to a clear demand to better understand and articulate the needs, capacity and contribution of the environment – the so-called ‘silent partner.’ The detailed analysis focuses on specific contextual factors (socio-cultural, technical, economic and administrative (i.e. institutional, legislative, etc.) that have enabled MSPs to flourish, or otherwise. The case is made for MSPs to be seen as a specific type of institutional arrangement for protecting environmental goods and services.
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PARTNERSHIPS, WATER AND SANITATION, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, MUNICIPALITIES, LATIN AMERICA, WASTEWATER, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, PERU, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA