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Regional capacity for WASH sector knowledge management and learning in West and Central Africa
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Erma Uytewaal, Kelly A. Naylor, R. van Lieshout, Dawda K. JawaraThis paper assesses regional capacity for supporting governments in West and Central Africa in the
development of their respective WASH sectors through knowledge management and learning. The
assessment is based on a survey of relevant institutions and individuals in the region and takes into
account assessments of the sector knowledge management and learning initiatives in eleven countries in
the region. The main finding is that existing capacity at regional level is fragmented and not utilized to its
full potential. Central to this is the absence of a clear link between the “supply” of knowledge products
and the “demand” by users. Key conclusions include the need to (i) adapt the WASH learning agenda to
the specific regional and national contexts, (ii) make better use of contributions from academia and the
private sector and (iii) reinforce leadership roles of relevant continent-wide, regional and national
bodies for knowledge management and sector learning.
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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UYTEWAAL, E. ... et al, 2017. Regional capacity for WASH sector knowledge management and learning in West and Central Africa. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Local action with international cooperation to improve and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: Proceedings of the 40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 24-28 July 2017, Paper 2703, 6pp.Publisher
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