Corruption costing global water sector billions

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Water services Corruption costing global water sector billions While 32% of the world’s population still lacks access to safe water, development efforts are being stifled by corruption and maladministration, with as much as 10% of water sector investment being lost. This is according to a new report by the Water Integrity Network (WIN). The publication, Water Integrity Global Outlook 2016, reports that grand corruption cases plague the water sector worldwide. This while some 663 million people lack access to improved drinking water sources globally. This contributes to 1.6 million deaths annually, most of whom are children under the age of five. The publication cites several cases where corruption robbed people of services. In 2015, an audit of the €70 million phase II national water programme in Benin, which included €50 million from the Netherlands and €20 million from the European Union, unveiled that €4 million had vanished from the Benin Ministry of Water.

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