Transparency and Accountability of Rural Administrative Associations of Aqueducts
CASE STUDY
LESSON LEARNED
CASE STUDY
LESSON LEARNED
COSTA RICA
Case study 1
In order to keep the project going, the project team had to navigate internal water authority conflicts and power struggles. Similar stakeholder analyses should be launched for different hierarchies and departments within the water authority.
There are significant differences among ASADAs in Costa Rica. The fact that some rural aqueducts have not consolidated their management processes complicates the inclusion of new transparency and accountability practices.
More and better convened public assemblies are the best ways to inform rural aqueduct end users about water provision and management issues, and to reduce corruption risks and mistrust among community members.
Solutions for transparency and accountability should be systemic and nationwide. This project commenced with a pilot corruption risk assessment in two aqueducts, and then expanded into the proposed development of a nationwide information system and capacity building program for all the country’s ASADAs.