Nathaniel Mason

Nat's research background is in pro-poor service delivery, financing and policy, and the political and technical dimensions of water security.

His work at ODI ranges from researching the links between WASH services and peace- and state-building in fragile contexts; to writing policy briefings on water security metrics; to coordinating ODI inputs to a 4 year, multi-country EC research project on irrigation in Africa.

Nat previously worked for WaterAid in the UK and Nepal, on a number of policy-oriented research projects around financing water supply and sanitation in developing countries. He joined ODI after a period with the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank, Nairobi helping research and write the second round of Country Status Overviews – produced in collaboration with over thirty countries, for the African Ministers’ Council on Water.

Outputs

Getting to scale in urban sanitation

Publication - Briefing papers - 1 May 2013

Josephine Tucker and Nathaniel Mason

This briefing offers lessons for scale-up deriving from Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor's 2008-2012 programme in Maputo (Mozambique) and Antananarivo (Madagascar).

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The battle for water - access to water pays double dividends in conflict-affected states

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 22 March 2013

'There will always be places where water resources themselves are at the root of conflict and cooperation, but it’s often the human part - the way water, and sanitation, are delivered - which we need to address.'

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The ‘World We Want’ most, and why. How to make the case for natural resources, post-2015

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 6 March 2013

The process to define sustainable development goals is inching forwards, with Hungary and Kenya appointed as co-facilitators for the UN General Assembly’s Open Working Group.

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Uncertain frontiers: mapping new corporate engagement in water security

Publication - Discussion papers - 4 January 2013

ODI Working Papers 363

Nathaniel Mason

New forms of engagement by large multinational corporations around water appear to stray into the historically public-sector domain of water resources management. This ODI Working Paper takes a critical look at these initiatives, and reviews both the opportunities and challenges in terms of transparency, equity, accountability and sustainability.

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Achieving water security: lessons from research in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia

Publication - Books or book chapters - 2 January 2013

Edited by Roger Calow, Eva Ludi and Josephine Tucker

Achieving water security remains an elusive goal across swathes of sub-Saharan Africa. This book asks why, and draws on extensive field research and institutional analysis in Ethiopia to offer insights for policy and practice which are relevant across the continent.

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