2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

PART 4: APPENDIX 3: THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
WBCSD (2005). Water facts and trends.
PSP Water
‘Policy Principles and Implementation Guidelines for Private Sector Participation in Sustainable
Water Supply and Sanitation Services’ was launched in April 2004, by the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO),
and Swiss Re. PSP Water seeks to propose formal approaches for private sector participation
(PSP) at the policy, operational and practitioner level, based on work being carried out since
2002 (web site www.partnershipsforwater.net). The first drafts were published in April 2005.
PSP Water (2005) Policy Principles: Framework for sustainable partnerships
PSP Water (2005) Implementation Guidelines: Manual for sustainable municipal water services
Global Water Scoping Process
Jointly developed by ASSEMAE (Brazilian Association of Municipal Water and Sanitation Public
Operators), Consumers International, Environmental Monitoring Group, Public Services
International, RWE Thames Water, BPD and WaterAid. A scoping report has been published
and a workshop held in Berlin in June 2004, decided that this project is to be taken further.
Urquhart P. & Moore D. (2004). Global Water Scoping Process: Is there a case for a multi-stakeholder review of private
sector participation in water and sanitation?
Business Partners for Development
BPD is British based, with a global membership. The Water and Sanitation Cluster covers water
and wastewater issues. A Tri Sector Partnership approach developed in a 1998-2001 study,
looking at the potential of business working with governments and civil society for promoting
sustainable development. A series of five brief reports were published in 2002. BPD is
concentrating on developing partnerships at the local level.
Evans B., McMahon J. & Caplan K. (2004) The Partnership Paperchase: Structuring Partnership Agreements in Watyer
and Sanitation in Low-Income Communities.
Brocklehurst C. (in preparation) Local Management Models for Water Supply and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
Stott L, & Keatman T (in preparation) Tools for Exploring Community Engagement in Partnerships
The World Economic Forum
The WEF’s Water Initiative was launched in June 2003. It covers three areas: The Water Project
Exchange (joint projects between the private sector and other stakeholders); The Water
Practices Exchange (highlighting good corporate practice in water management) and; The
Water Business Case (promoting market based instruments for water and watershed
management).
WEF (2005) Development-Driven Public-Private Partnership in Water: Emerging Priorities from the Second Roundtable
Discussion
The Green Globe Network
The Green Globe Network assists UK Government’s international sustainable development
activities by providing advice and information, organising meetings and seminars, and by
developing proposals for new policy initiatives. It was established in 1997 by the Foreign
Secretary and is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It also has links with other
government departments. The water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals were taken
on as part of their 2003-04 work programmes. The Green Globe Network is run by the Green
Alliance.
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