WHY ANTI-CORRUPTION MATTERS?
PHIL MATSHEZA – GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION ADVISER, UNDP
Why Anti-corruption in
the water Sector?
• Criticism of the “traditional” approach to fighting corruption
• Basic service delivery - one of the areas where corruption
mostly occurs
• There is a lot of work still to be done:
– Lack of sectoral assessments
– Little systemisation of good practices and lessons learned
– Few programmes addressing the issue
• The value added of addressing corruption in the water sector
– Utilization of sector expertise and AC expertise
– Improved service delivery
– More transparent and accountable governments
UNDP’s Approach
• Corruption a major bottleneck to the
achievement of MDGs – e.g. access to water
• Sectoral approach to accelerate MDGs
achievement
• UNDP’s sectoral studies in education, health
and water sectors
• Putting theory into practice: launch of UNDP’s
sectoral initiative
Make things as simple as possible, but no
simpler.
-Albert Einstein
Replication/up-scaling
pilot
Pilot to implement the risk
reduction plan
Assessment/measurement – baseline information,
partnership, prioritization, targeted interventions
High risks, high return
What does UNDP offer?
Knowledge: Tools
and Methodologies
Inception training
on integrating anticorruption lens
Advisory support,
partnership - 3 pilot
projects in the water
sector
UNDP’s support to sectoral
approach
• 20 UNDP Country Offices in all regions receive
support from UNDP
• Regional study on the impact of accountability in the
water sector in Latin America
• Online Training on Water Integrity (Virtual School
and WIN)
• Support from the government, donors, partners
Results as of today
• Corruption risk assessments completed in
almost all selected countries
• Mitigation plans being developed
• Some countries already have results
Next Steps
• Implementation of
mitigation plans
• Results and Impact
• Up-scaling the projects
• Ensuring sustainability
• Partnerships
• Linkages with other
programmes
Transparency and accountability of the Rural
Administrative Associations of Aqueducts
(ASADAS) in Costa Rica
• Video ASADAS Primer Corte on Vimeo
Together we have high
chances to succeed
Thank You!