Promoting Accountability and Transparency in the Water Sector
Case Study CASE STUDY

Ethiopia
Case study 2

Enabling factors for project implementation  

The research team assigned to undertake the study accomplished the following major tasks: 

  • Using structured interview questionnaires, the team collected corruption risk related data from beneficiaries of water projects of the four sample regions, namely Amhara, Oromia, Somali and Benshangul Gumz. 
  • Organized focus group discussions with key actors in the Ethiopian water sector, such as community representatives, project offices, contractors, consultants and suppliers. 
  • Identified major corruption risks in the rural and urban water supply infrastructure in Ethiopia.