Research

BPD undertakes research on issues relating to multi-sector partnerships and water and sanitation. All published papers are available on this site.

Current Research

• Sanitation Partnerships
  BPD has completed research to review the question of on-site sanitation and the scope for partnerships at various stages in the chain of sanitation provision and waste removal. More... 
• Helping Regulators Improve Services to the Poor
  BPD is undertaking practical research into how institutions that regulate water and sanitation provision can improve the service received by poor communities.  The work is based on four studies in Sub-Saharan Africa. More...
• Creating Space for Innovation: Understanding enablers for multi-sector partnerships
  Through this guidance piece, BPD seeks to advise practitioners on the likely external obstacles that can block partnership progress. More...
• Local Management Models for Water Supply and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
  BPD brought NGOs together to share experiences regarding what works and what does not in the establishment of local level institutions to manage water supply and sanitation. More...
• Community Engagement in Partnerships
  BPD held a brainstorming session around community participation in multi-stakeholder partnerships to explore practical aspects of how community voice is incorporated into partnership approaches. More...
• Small-scale Independent Private Providers of Water and Sanitation Services
  To many millions of the urban and rural poor small scale operators who sell water are a vital service. BPD is collating information on SSIPs and has jointly developed a programme with AfD for public sector officials. More...