This was a new initiative commenced in 2008 which addressed the rollout of a flagship programme of the Minister of Water Affairs in the Gauteng province. Its focus initially was on the development of a workable strategy and implementation programme. A strategic situational assessment was...
This work was undertaken for the Department of Water Affairs via DFID funding. Its objective was to develop practical tools to give effect to water allocation reform in South Africa in line with the requirements of the National Water Act.In this context, WAI was the project leader...
This work focussed initially on a situational assessment, process design and stakeholder interaction and capacity building. Subsequently a formal Proposal (as required by the NWA) was written which incorporated institutional, organisational, financial, human resource, governance and technical components. This was developed throughout in a highly...
This initially involved the development of a strategic framework and master plan for development of water services in the Eastern Cape to be implemented via a 3 year rolling programme. It included the integration of European Union and South African government funding in a R880...
Adrian Wilson was the Institutional Development and Management Expert on a team that carried out the Mid Term Review (MTR) of the Regional Strategic Action Plan for water for SADC. The objectives of the MTR were to assess the progress made with the implementation of...
Adrian Wilson was the team leader for ELGoSA from December 2010 to its completion in March 2012. Jay Naidoo was also a key member of the team. The project involved a review, from first principles, of the Department of Water Affairs’ (DWA) approach to local...
The objective of this assignment was to develop a plan for strategic realignment and thereby enable the organisation to move from a regional water utility to a provincial one. The work incorporated a broad business and strategic analysis including organisational culture, a customer survey, industry...
Adrian Wilson was involved in designing the Emergency Response Facility (ERF) from inception in January 2010 and programme management thereafter. It was initially designed to address regulatory crises in municipalities and achieve quick wins. Subsequently this evolved into the Rapid Response Unit (RRU), with a...
Messrs. Titus, Naidoo and Wilson formed part of a national team tasked with the development of business plans for Water User Associations (WUAs). WAI led the team in the Northern Cape and were part of the teams for both Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. These...
For this project, WAI were required to develop a comprehensive business case for a new grant to address the refurbishment of municipal water services infrastructure. This incorporated 4 volumes as follows:Volume 1: Discussion PaperVolume 2: Dipstick Study as the State of Operations and Maintenance of...