Format
Short-term courses
Online Training in Basics of Water Supply and Sanitation Regulation
ESAWAS (Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association) and ADERASA (ADERASA – La Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua y Saneamiento de las Américas)
Water supply, sanitation, Service RegulationTarget Audience
Open to all sector stakeholders
Description
Fundamental knowledge on water supply and sanitation service regulation
Learning objectives
A 3-day online training on water supply and sanitation regulation
Day 1 : Tuesday (22nd July)
Basics of WSS Services : Basic notions about WSS service provision, characteristics of networked and off grid WSS and models of service provision.
- Characteristics and infrastructures of water supply (networked and off-grid)
- Characteristics and infrastructures of sanitation (sewered and non-sewered)
- Business and technical models of service delivery
Basics of Regulation (Objective of Regulation) : Fundamental knowledge on what regulation is for, legal and institutional aspects of regulation
- Understanding regulation – Definition, objective and role of regulation
- Enabling environment for regulation – Policy, institutional and regulatory framework (PIR)
- The role of regulator as a legal entity – legitimacy, competencies, powers and functions of regulators
Day 2 : Wednesday (23rd July)
Basics of Regulation (Setup of Regulation) : The scope and extent of regulation and regulatory models
- Scope of regulation – regulatory governance, regulatory substance and regulatory impact
- Models of WSS regulation– Regulation by Agency, Ministerial Regulation, Regulation by Contract
Basics of Regulation (Form of Regulation) : Overview of different types of regulation and requirements for WSS service provision
- Technical regulation – quality of service standards and performance monitoring
- Economic regulation – models of economic regulation and principles of tariff system, role of regulator in sector financing framework
Day 3 : Thursday (24th July)
Basics of Regulation (Form of Regulation) : Overview of different types of regulation and requirements for WSS service provision
- Contract regulation – types of contracts in WSS, private sector engagement, role of regulator in contract management
- Roadmap for Advancing Regulation
- Global Call to Action on Strengthening Water and Sanitation Regulatory Systems – a growing movement to improve health, equity, and climate resilience through better regulation