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Service delivery model professionalisation and the much-needed accelerated progress towards national and global water supply and sanitation targets will not happen without effective regulation. The need for effective regulatory systems is especially acute in rural settings, where the often dispersed and voluntary nature of service provision creates several challenges that regulatory actors can help to resolve through clarifying mandates, strengthening accountability pathways,

Water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, is no longer just another sector affected by climate change; it is increasingly recognised as...

Introducing a multi-country study in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia Water utilities are essential institutions responsible for...

Effective regulation is essential to service delivery professionalisation and, in turn, accelerating progress toward national and global targets. While often neglected, regulation is especially important in rural areas where it can help to address several deep-rooted challenges impeding improved service delivery, including defining mandates and formalising service provider operations, establishing and upholding quality of service standards, and ensuring tariff frameworks bala

Earlier this year, we released the results of an in-depth quantitative study into the factors affecting the performance of different...

Together with colleagues from the Kwame Nkrumah University at Kumasi in Ghana ( KNUST ) Aguaconsult has completed a major quantitative study

As part of our long-standing partnership with WaterAid in the thematic area of strengthening service delivery models, Aguaconsult carried...

ESAWAS has commissioned Aguaconsult to develop a regulatory framework and strategy for rural WSS services and small water supplies.

As the 2030 deadline for the SDG’s approaches, countries and development partners continue to strive to accelerate progress towards...

In July 2024, Aguaconsult, alongside the Shockwave  and Osprey Foundations , conducted a hybrid workshop focused on climate resilience in...

Utilities are critical players in the supply of safe, reliable, affordable, equitable and resilient water and sanitation services and the...

On the 15th of July 2024, Aguaconsult facilitated a validation workshop hosted by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation and...

Aguaconsult delivers workshops in Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda to disseminate the findings of Safe Water Initiative Portfolio Review

Lessons from OECD country experience. Aguaconsult produced a research brief in December 2023 as part of USAID’s REAL-Water Activity...

Aguaconsult led a desk study from December 2021–March 2022 as part of USAID’s REAL-Water Activity to identify the available evidence and...

Without strong and financially viable utilities that can attract investment and provide climate-resilient services, we will not be able...

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, countries have made vital progress in defining and subsequently upscaling professionalised management...

We’re happy to share the progress of our ongoing project in Uganda, focused on evaluating the sustainability of WASH interventions. Over...

In late 2022 the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation commissioned Aguaconsult to conduct a portfolio review of their Safe Water Initiative being...

A well-functioning regulatory system is a key driver in delivering safe, equitable and reliable water supply and sanitation (WSS)...