The 2008 Report brings together more than twenty leading experts and practitioners to examine the corruption risks in all areas of the water sector, including water resources management, drinking water and sanitation, irrigation and hydropower. Case studies and research reports from all around the world are used to demonstrate that corruption is a catalyst and consequence of the global water crisis. The Report also offers a wide range of practical suggestions for policy reform and stakeholder engagement to tackle corruption in the water sector. Read more...

Part of a series of three TI policy papers on preventing and responding to corruption in the water sector, this paper addresses the topic of integrity in water governance. As with any governance framework, participation, transparency and accountability form the guiding principles needed for ensuring policies and decisions on water are responsive to citizens. When these features are missing, the sector’s integrity is eroded and corruption is given a fertile ground on which to flourish. In the case of water, corruption has become a driver of the sector’s crisis. Overuse and contamination, abetted by corruption, have caused water supplies to dwindle, user demands to surge and competition to increase for this indispensable resource.
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Corruption in the water sector compromises the environmental agenda. It contributes to water scarcity, large scale pollution and the destruction of natural habitats - all factors which make our response to climate change more difficult. If present patterns continue, climate change is expected to fundamentally alter rainfall and river flows, drive up sea levels and put water supplies at risk in many regions.
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This policy paper looks at the costs of corruption for poor citizens. The water crisis, exacerbated by corruption, is exacting a high human toll on the lives of the poor and vulnerable. Corruption makes water undrinkable, inaccessible and unaffordable. In developing countries, about 80 percent of health problems can be linked to substandard water and sanitation services, claiming the lives of nearly 1.8 million children every year.
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The Manual is the result of a partnership between the World Bank Institute (WBI) and Transparency International (TI). It has been developed under the Open and Participatory Government Program at the Municipal Level. Through using the insights and tools described in this Manual, the expectation is that coverage and quality of municipal water supply and sanitation will increase and thereby contribute to improving the economic well-being of all citizens as well as combating municipal poverty and improving civic engagement.
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This paper is the result of extensive collaboration among the World Bank and TI staff in pooling their expertise and knowledge in the areas of infrastructure, governance, and communications. It was first presented at the World Congress on Communication for Development, held in Rome, on October 25-27, 2006., under the co-sponsorship of the World Bank, and at which TI and the Bank organized a thematic session on “ Good Governance in Practice: The example of Infrastructure Projects”.

The paper draws on the general experience of the authors in development and the water supply sector as well as the accumulated experience of Transparency International (TI) in fighting corruption. As the background paper to the key-note speech of the representative of a NGO, it aims at a broader audience. It analyses why the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sectors are particularly prone to corruption, with heavy damage accumulating over time. The paper then looks for reasons why corruption in the water sector is relatively poorly analysed and not subject to appropriate policy dialogue and public attention. This, for the future, is seen as an opportunity. Additional opportunities and barriers are described, leading to an action plan for addressing corruption in the WSS sectors.
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This paper sets out the experience of Transparency International (TI) in fighting corruption worldwide in infrastructure, particularly in the construction, electricity, telecommunications and water sectors. It focuses on identifying the sources of corruption in each sector and the available toolkits (best practice) for combating it. The paper highlights the importance of forming inclusive multistakeholder approaches to fighting corruption, including government, regulators, utilities, the private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs) and uses as an example a recent initiative to set up a network to combat corruption in the water sector.
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El fantasma de la corrupcion tambien acecha el entorno de los recursos hidricos. TI combate esta amenaza con herramientas como los pactos de integridad o los principios empresariales contra el soborno. Esta organizacion no gubernamental ya ha cosechado casos de exito en America Latina.
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The epidemic of corruption also spreads to water resources. To fight this menace, TI has developed tools such as integrity pacts or the Business Principles for Countering Bribery. This non-governmental organization has made remarkable achievements in Latin America (in Spanish). Read more...