What we do
Intervention areas
LIS-Water promotes an integrated approach for water governance based on three pillars:
Public policy
The advisor needed to improve the water services
Regulation
The catalyst required to implement the public policy
Management of services
The operation manager needed to implement the public policy
Public policy
The advisor needed to improve the water services
Regulation
The catalyst required to implement the public policy
Management of services
The operation manager needed to implement the public policy
The development of these three pillars is essential for the improvement of water services.
Public policy
It is the responsibility of governments to promote water services in order to improve the quality of life of populations. It is indispensable to ensure that this development is sustainable and inclusive, carried out in a globally consistent manner, with the proper articulation of all important aspects. This implies the existence of an adequate public policy, with a global and integrated approach, using a wide range of instruments.
In this context, LIS-Water is dedicated to understanding:
- what are the relevant components of a solid public policy for water services;
- what instruments and incentives should be used;
- how different countries are implementing these policies, why they work in some countries and don’t work in many others;
- what are the best practices and mistakes to be avoided;
- how to effectively promote change and innovation.
Regulation
As water services are typically provided under a natural monopoly regime, there is no incentive for management entities to seek greater efficiency and effectiveness, increasing the risks of their prevalence among users. For these reasons, society can benefit from the existence of regulatory intervention capable of introducing greater balance in the relationship between management entities and their users. Regulation must, therefore, be seen as one of the components of public policy, among others, but with a crucial role, as it promotes and controls most of the other components.
In this context, LIS-Water is dedicated to analyzing:
- what countries need to structure or reform a regulator;
- what are the different regulatory models and the main regulatory instruments and processes;
- how different countries are implementing;
- because in many of them they are not successful;
- what are the best practices and mistakes to avoid;
- how to effectively promote change and innovation.
Management of services
The managing bodies of water services are essential agents that materialize the public policy defined for the country on the ground. The performance of these management entities is, therefore, essential for obtaining services of adequate quality at acceptable prices.
In this context, LIS-Water is dedicated to:
- analyze the organization and management processes of the management entities;
- to identify best practices and mistakes to avoid;
- to support its improvement.
LIS-Water seeks to
support governments to structure and implement a comprehensive and integrated public policy for water services
support regulators to improve their organization and the regulatory model of services
support service providers to improve their organization and management