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SARCHI Research Chair
Research Chair in Governance and Economics for Water and Sanitation Sector Institutions
The objectives of the Chair include developing solutions and products to support interaction between water services and demand, address associated ethics and justice issues, and enable equity and access by all sectors.
Objectives
1. Developing governance processes for water institutions in South Africa
Strengthening processes for Irrigation Board transformation to Water User Associations. The work also builds on current Water Research Commission work on community-level water governance systems alongside multiple water use systems.
2. Deepen the understanding of the economics of the water and sanitation sector in relation to extreme events
Shortcomings of the current policies for management of water and sanitation under extreme events; including impacts of climate change, drought and other disasters.
3. Explore the financing models and associated instruments for water service delivery in municipalities and the capacity of people to pay for services
Regulation of different categories of users, pricing models, and documenting the main drivers of water insecurity in the selected urban areas with a focus on institutional models for regulation.
4. Explore economic regulation of the water and sanitation sector
Review of best-case water service delivery instruments and the capability of people to pay. Data collection for willingness to pay (WTP) and analysis under different socioeconomic circumstances.
5. Developing evidence and tools to improve equity of pricing and tariffing systems that are reflective of the life cycle cost of water and sanitation services
Collecting evidence of successful tools to improve equity of pricing and tariffing systems from local and international examples. Explore the challenges of implementing equity of pricing and tariffing systems across South Africa.
6. Supporting data science, financial modelling, benchmarking processes, and practices to running water and sanitation public institutions as smart businesses
The work involves modelling financial management systems for large municipalities, and the development of benchmarks for best practices for managing running water and sanitation in South African cities.
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