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 the operations and management of rural water supply and sanitation and small water supplies under […]
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 third in-person regulatory training in “Performance Benchmarking of WSS Service Providers”, held from 25th to 28th March 2025 in Nairobi-Kenya under its flagship WSS Regulation Training Centre. Co-facilitated with World Bank NewIBNET, the training brought together over 45 participants from […]
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 provision, challenges still remain and current trajectories indicate that the SDG6 goals may not be met without a significant shift in approach. Achieving meaningful actions at scale and impact across the continent requires collaboration among sector actors to strengthen governance, […]
ESAWAS-ADERASA in South-to-South Regulatory Knowledge Exchange
ESAWAS under the auspices of ADERASA – La Asociación de Entes Reguladores de Agua y Saneamiento de las Américas, the Association of Drinking Water and Sanitation Regulatory Entities of Latin America and Caribbean conducted a regulatory exchange visit for its members to SUNASS-Superintendencia Nacional de Servicios de Saneamiento, the Regulator of Potable Water and Sanitation […]
ESAWAS holds 1st Online Course under Regulation Training Centre
ESAWAS conducted its first online course under its flagship WSS Regulation Training Centre launched in March 2024. The course titled ‘Regulating Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)’ was delivered as a four-week training from October 22 to November 13, 2024, by five expert trainers. Designed for water and sanitation regulators and sector professionals, the course drew about […]
3RD AFRICA WSS REGULATORS CONFERENCE EMPHASISES ADAPTIVE REGULATION
The 3rd Africa Water Supply and Sanitation Regulators Conference held under the theme “Adaptive Regulation: Addressing Emergent Issues”, was attended by more than 170 delegates comprising representatives of institutions with regulatory mandate, ministries, utilities, and different partners from 30 African countries and beyond. The conference officiated by the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Honourable Abida Sidik Mia […]
AfDB/ESAWAS webinar calls for strengthened role of regulators in WSS sector finance
ESAWAS in collaboration with the African Development Bank recently held a webinar focused on strengthening the regulatory role in the sector finance framework as a key necessity to attracting investments in water supply and sanitation. In his opening remarks, Mr. Mtchera Chirwa, the Acting Director of Water and Sanitation at the African Development Bank, highlighted […]
ESAWAS facilitates technical training in KPIs and SSPs
In line with its objective of facilitating capacity development, the ESAWAS Regulators Association organized two technical trainings in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Sanitation Safety Planning (SSP) for its members. These 2-day back-to-back trainings took place from 28th to 31st August 2023 and were supported with trainers from World Bank-IBNET, WHO-RegNet and ESAWAS. The main objective was […]
2nd Africa WSS Regulators Conference endorses ESAWAS for continental expansion
Hosted by the Water Utility Regulation Department (WURD) of the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda, the 2nd Africa Water Supply and Sanitation Regulators Conference was held from 3rd to 5th October 2023 at Munyonyo Resort and Conference Centre, under the theme “Initiatives for Regulatory Impact”. This conference was attended by more than 150 participants from 44 […]
ESAWAS leads Regulatory Exchange visit to Portugal for Members
ESAWAS in collaboration with the Lisbon International Centre of Water (LIS-Water) organized a regulatory exchange visit to Portugal for its members from 17th to 21st July 2023. This was in pursuit of the primary objective of ESAWAS to enhance the regulatory capacity of its members to deliver quality and effective regulation to achieve public policy […]
