Building capacity with demand-driven partnerships: a case study of Partners for Water and Sanitation |
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Authors: | Brett A Wertz Aylara Odekova Mike Seaman |
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Institution: | (1) The Monterey Institute of International Studies, 727 Spencer St. Apt 2, Monterey, CA 93940, USA;(2) The Monterey Institute of International Studies, 3412 Terrace Dr. Apt 1732, Alexandria, VA 22302, USA;(3) The Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1141 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93940, USA |
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Abstract: | Multi-stakeholder partnerships emerged from the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) as a new
vehicle for progressing toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by aligning the interests of businesses, governments
and civil society to leverage the impact of their interventions. The water and sanitation sector boasts the largest number
of such partnerships, including the demand-driven capacity-building partnership Partners for Water and Sanitation (PAWS),
a product of the WSSD and a premier UK partnership for sustainable development. Through its partnership network, PAWS has
access to the entire UK water industry, which they assign to capacity-building projects in Africa on a demand-driven basis.
Though the supply of partners is generally strong, the demand for their assistance is variable. This paper examines the efficacy
of demand-driven capacity building partnerships at achieving the water and sanitation MDGs, presenting a case study of the
PAWS partnership and using it as a framework for discussion of the supply–demand dynamics that influence the scope, scale
and ultimate impact of such partnerships. |
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