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21st February 2015
University of Freiburg
Christoph Kowalewski
Can you make a difference in thefight against corruption?
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Agenda
Understanding corruption (in the water sector)
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What can be done about corruption (in the watersector)?
How can I become a water warrior?
Sanitation & Hygiene
What is the water sector?Subdivision by …
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… use(r) … common risk factors
(Integrated) WaterResource
Management
WASH
Water supply
Irrigation Hydro-power
What is corruption?
“Abuse of entrusted power for private gain“
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24% of 11.293 people across 23 countries: “The most relevant problem of our times”
Act of deviationfrom (social) rules
1. Elective2. Appointive3. Based on traditions
≠ collective interest
Global corruption barometer 2013
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27%
What shapes our perception of thelevel of corruption in a country?
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petty
corruption
grandvs.
Which one is more harmful?
Grand corruption in the watersector & interrelation with conflicts
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„The water crisis is a governance crisis withcorruption at its core“ (grand corruption).
(Political) corruption, e.g. clientelism
Policies whichdisregard potential
water supply-driven conflicts
Conflicts
Source: Carboun 2011
Water Stress Index 2011: „extreme“
61,4 bn €
Source: theweek.com
Interrelation with conflictsU4 2012: fragile settings are often characterised by
weak governance structures,
limited infrastructures,
inadequate political leadership and
reduced human, organisational and institutional capacity of government
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Vicious cycle
The “grand” impact of petty corruption:“It is true that these payments do not involve a lot of money. But they involve the people’s trust. It is corruption at their doorstep. It is corruption they can describe (…) first hand.
So if you can reduce this kind of corruption they will know it. They don’t have to take your word for it.”
(Mid-career engineer in an Indian state water department)
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Interrelation with justice
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“Corruption is undermining justice in many parts of the world, denying victims and the accused the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial.”
impunitySource: culturmag
Costs of corruption in the water sector: Livelihood of fishermen
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TI’s 2013 Youth Photo Competition Winner: Sony Ramany (21), Bangladesh
Costs of corruption in the water sector: Children’s future
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This boyshouldbe at school
Interrelation with women’s rights
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Interrelation with women’s rights
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„Fightingcorruption isfighting forwomen‘s rights!“ (Marielisa Padilla Donoso, MEG)
Therefore, engaging women (andgirls) in anti-corruption
interventions is essential!
3 exemplary types of corruption in the water sector
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public
private consumer
3. Nepotism and kickbacks in the appointment and promotion to lucrative positions (public-public)
1. Preferential treatment of contractor who sites a water project in a public official’s home area (public-private)
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2. Bribery of utility officials to evade water fee payments or get new a water connection (consumer-public)
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Source: GIZ
„You don‘t fight corruption byfighting corruption“ (D. Kaufmann)
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Extractive Industries TransparencyInitiative: the case of Togo
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The solution is TAP
Transparency
Accountability
Participation20Water.Justice.Conflict. - What role does corruption play?
Right to Information Act
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Right to Information ActParivartan – empowering citizens
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1. the status of their earlier complaints
2. the names of officials dealing with those complaints
3. the contract for the laying of the pipeline
4. the completion certificate for the works
5. names of officials who issued it
Congratulations India!
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Source: Deutsche Welle
Global Right to Information Rating Map
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Right to Information (Act)Further examples
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Berlin Water Table
Parliament watch[German version:
abgeordnetenwatch.de]
www.transparenz.hamburg.de
Who would dareto blow the whistle?
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What if you could do itanonymously?
What if you were not alone?
Whistleblowing via mapping tools(www.ipaidabribe.com)
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Whistleblowing via mapping tools(www.ipaidabribe.com)
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www.ipaidabribe.comExemplary report
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Keep in mind thecompany‘s name„Metrowater“
What you as CEO of Metrowater do not want to read in the newspaper
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Comparable mapping platformsworldwide (click on Indian flag)
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www.notinmycountry.org
www.stopthebribes.net
Tell-it-True
What companies can do? -Compliance Management Systems
Culture
Objectives
Organisation
Risk
Program
Communication
Monitoring and Improvement
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Source: PwCSource: TI
An example: The Siemens Compliance Management System
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Organisations,
publications,
programs & events
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For further gerneral information on Water Integrity (WIN, Berlin)
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If you focus on Water Governance(WGF, Stockholm)
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For (future) lawyers: Enhancing justice
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For economists: Measuring and Valuing Supply Chain Water Risk
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Water experts (to be): World Wa-ter Week in Stockholm (Aug, 23-28)
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www.transparencyschool.orgApplication deadline: 1 May 2015
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The Lisbon National Integrity Summer School
Anti-corruption Summer School in Russia
Integrity Camp in Cambodia
Mike Manning Youth Democracy Camp in Papua New Guinea
Youth Leadership Camp in Vietnam
International Anti-CorruptionAcademy, Vienna region/ Austria
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Summer Academy (Application deadline: 15 March)
Master in Anti-CorruptionStudies (MACS)
Everybody (journalists & IT experts): IACC in Malaysia (Sept, 2-4)
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For IT experts but also ICT users: Sanitation hackathon
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Make friendswith IT experts!
Online courses on water integrity/ water sector related topics
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UNESCO-IHE Institute for WaterEducation (Delft, Netherlands)
Anti-corruption for development(self-paced e-learning course,
not available yet, probably in Q2 2015)
Further interesting clips/ platformsClip by students from Munich: „Korruption im beruflichen Alltag - Wenn die Polizei ermittelt“
Youtube-video: „The Story ofbottled water“
Independence of highereducation institution in Germany
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Connect professionally when youtravel, e.g. via couchsurfing
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Rosetta farm, Egypt - Integrated Biotectural System-Greenhouse
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Do you believe in change now?
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67%(Global Corruption Barometer 2013)
TI’s 2013 Youth Photo Competition „Honourable mention“: A.M. Ahad (26), Bangladesh
Let‘s unite our drops to an anti-corruption splash!
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What‘s next?
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