Eberhard, Rolfe

Rolfe has twenty years of experience in water policy, primarily in South Africa, but also in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Lesotho. He was the lead drafter of the key policy document for water services in South Africa as well as the national water services regulation strategy. This policy and strategy give practical expression to the right to a basic water and sanitation service contained in South Africa’s bill of rights, a right that must be progressively realized by the state, whilst maintaining financial viability and sustainability of the institutions providing the services. Rolfe is an advisor to the Minister of Water Affairs as a member of the National Water Advisory Council. He is involved in the process to amend Kenya’s Water Act to align with the new constitutional right to water and the devolution of responsibility for water services to the regional (county) level. Rolfe has a PhD in water pricing from the University of London and was a senior partner at a public sector policy and consulting firm for ten years.