Overview
This small research activity aims to undertake a network governance analysis of district water, sanitation, and hygiene committees in the South Fly and Wewak districts of Papua New Guinea.
It will explore the potential for committees to take on a broader role in water resources management at the local level by mapping the networks of stakeholders and engagement in water governance in these districts.
The project will identify those empowered and excluded from decision-making around water use and allocations. A consortium of the ANU's Development Policy Centre, WaterAid, and World Vision will examine water governance, focused on groups, including women and people with disabilities, influencing decision-making and access to water resources, to improve equitable allocation of water resources for domestic needs and small-scale agriculture.
It will consolidate knowledge and support policy and practice to link water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resource management (WRM) governance at the local scale. Seeking the views of a range of civil society organisations that represent marginalised communities, WaterAid and World Vision recommendations will focus on how to improve marginalised groups engagement in water governance, increase access to water resources, and offer guidance to stakeholders (including donors, politicians, and agencies from all levels of government) for enhancing water resource management policies and implementation.
