A de jure study of social accountability for water and sanitation services in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNansubuga, J.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Heather M.
dc.contributor.authorJeffrey, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-18T15:44:40Z
dc.date.available2022-07-18T15:44:40Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-17
dc.description.abstractThe provision and sustainability of water and sanitation services in many countries is compromised by poor accountability for investment and maintenance programmes. Previous work has largely been concerned with processes, tools, and initiatives which support wider accountability without considering the ways in which accountability is formalised in law and regulations. We use a structured content analysis of 17 legislative and policy documents from Uganda to identify the evidence for de jure accountability across 21 key water and sanitation functions using the following four accountability themes: rules, process, and standards; responsibilities and duties; performance monitoring; and corrective measures, incentives, and sanctions. Results indicate that there is a strong provision for accountability across two of the four themes but also weaknesses relating to lack of complaint mechanisms, limited stakeholder engagement in regulation formulation, and weak performance monitoring. These findings are contextualised by reference to previous work in the field with particular emphasis on the discontinuities between legal requirements and local initiatives.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationNansubuga J, Smith H, Jeffrey P. (2022) A de jure study of social accountability for water and sanitation services in Uganda, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2022, pp. 463-474en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2043-9083
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.037
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18185
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIWA Publishingen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectlegal requirementsen_UK
dc.subjectsocial accountabilityen_UK
dc.subjectwater and sanitation servicesen_UK
dc.titleA de jure study of social accountability for water and sanitation services in Ugandaen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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