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The Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association is a network of water supply and sanitation (WSS) regulators with the objectives of:

  • Fostering and enhancing regional cooperation and coordination on regulatory issues in order to improve the effectiveness of WSS regulation in the region.
  • Enhancing the capacity of members in WSS regulation by facilitating information sharing and skills training.

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Member Countries

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Years Established

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Partnerships

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Participate in upcoming events that include everything from training, regulatory discussions, conferences and the annual general meeting.

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May
Virtual
Tariff setting principles, considerations, structure, sector financing mechanisms, commercial orientation for service provision and the role of regulator in attracting...
22
Jul
Virtual
Basic notions of regulation, water supply and sanitation provision and social consideration to non-regulator, WSS sector stakeholders for advocacy and...
11
Aug
Lusaka, Zambia
Regulatory mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on WSS service provision ensuring compliance with quality-of-service standards, sustainability of service provision and...

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4TH AFRICA WSS REGULATORS CONFERENCE

Capetown, South Africa

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Draft Regulatory Framework for Rural WSS and Small Water Supplies in continental consultations

April 16, 2025

ESAWAS has advanced with the development of a comprehensive continental framework and strategy for the regulation of rural water supply and sanitation and small water supplies services. This will serve as a guidance document for countries across Africa to professionalise the operations and management of rural water supply and sanitation...

Draft Regulatory Framework for Rural WSS and Small Water Supplies in continental consultations

ESAWAS has advanced with the development of a comprehensive continental framework and strategy for the regulation of rural water supply and sanitation and small water supplies services. This will serve as a guidance document for countries across Africa to professionalise

April 16, 2025
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WSS Regulation Training Centre facilitates capacity development for youth and women in regulation

In the pursuit of its core objective of regulatory capacity development, ESAWAS successfully conducted its

April 16, 2025
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ESAWAS, AfWASA, PASA moot Africa WASH Coordination Platform at 22nd AfWASA Congress

African countries have made efforts to improve water supply and sanitation sector governance and service

April 16, 2025
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ESAWAS-ADERASA in South-to-South Regulatory Knowledge Exchange

ESAWAS under the auspices of ADERASA - La Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua y

December 6, 2024
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ESAWAS Strategic Plan 2025 – 2027

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