There are as many different perspectives to understanding the phenomenon of corruption as there are diverse views and strategies to address it. This highlights the need for stakeholders to discuss the different approaches for identifying and combating corruption in the water sector.
IBON Foundation, Inc. and the Water Integrity Network (WIN) organized the East Asia Workshop on Transparency and Integrity in the Water Sector to bring together different stakeholders from the water sector together with anti-corruption advocates to share ideas and experiences on promoting transparency, improve accountability and prevent corruption in the water sector in sub-region. Similar workshops have already been held in West Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.
ADB was invited to share experience in improving water governance through leadership, performance, and accountability.
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The workshop brought together water sector stakeholders and anti-corruption advocates to share ideas and experiences on promoting transparency, improving accountability and preventing corruption. It aimed to:
- promote awareness on corruption and transparency issues as well as their impact on the water sector in the sub-region
- promote sharing of experiences, initiatives, and strategies at the national and sub-regional levels
- promote tools and strategies for ensuring transparency, integrity, and accountability in the water sector
- establish new partnerships between water sector and anti-corruption advocates and organizations
- forge commitments and create proposals for WIN activities and membership outreach at the national and sub-regional levels
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The workshop was organized by the IBON Foundation, Inc. and the Water Integrity Network. ADB gave a presentation.
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Around 50 participants from East Asia participated in the workshop. Each country was represented by water resources sectors and anti-corruption advocates, civil society organizations, private sector, utilities, nongovernment organizations, media, and government.
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The meeting was held at Richmonde Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
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