4-year project: 2005 - 2008
This project formed part of the global Water Campaign, which was launched at the ICLEI World Congress in June 2000, to assist local governments in the equitable and sustainable provision of water and sanitation services. The Water Campaign was then introduced to Australia in 2001, Philippines in 2004 and Africa in 2005.
An international Water Campaign, with a mission to establish local water agendas, aims to achieve substantial improvements in the sustainable use of freshwater resources through improving water quantity and quality; reducing unaccounted for water (UFW); promoting wiser use of available water including the use of grey water, wastewater, and stormwater; increasing water conservation; promoting sustainable sanitation solutions and technologies, and reducing Municipal Councils’ financial costs.
Based on integrated water resources management (IWRM) and Millennium Development Goal 7 (MDG 7), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported six cities from two African countries, Uganda and Zambia, to increase stakeholder participation in preparing and acting on local water agendas and local decision-making.
The local water dialogues, policies and decisions focused on increased access to safe water and reduced non-revenue water in the African cities. This project was made possible with the generous support of the Thematische Medefinanciering (TMF) - Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The participating cities were:
- Entebbe (Uganda)
- Jinja (Uganda)
- Chibombo (Zambia)
- Chililabombwe (Zambia)
- Chongwe (Zambia)
- Lusaka (Zambia)
View the project overview leaflet.
View a detailed overview of the project's activities.
View the six Case Study Reports in one document.
