Enshrined in the South African Constitution is the right of all South Africans to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being and to have access to sufficient food and water. In fulfilling its role as regulator, in 2006 the National Department of Water Affairs initiated the development of a Strategy and a Framework for Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting on water and sanitation projects. A key element was a Spot Check Assessment that was developed and piloted by the CSIR to obtain a snapshot view of the compliance of rural water and sanitation projects to policy requirements and design norms and standards.
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Duncker, L.C and Wilkinson, M. 2012. An M&E system for measuring compliance of rural water and sanitation projects with South African policy, design standards and norms. In: 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, January 2012
Duncker, L. C., & Wilkinson, M. (2012). An M&E system for measuring compliance of rural water and sanitation projects with South African policy, design standards and norms. Society for Applied Microbiology. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6700
Duncker, Louiza C, and M Wilkinson. "An M&E system for measuring compliance of rural water and sanitation projects with South African policy, design standards and norms." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6700
Duncker LC, Wilkinson M, An M&E system for measuring compliance of rural water and sanitation projects with South African policy, design standards and norms; Society for Applied Microbiology; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6700 .