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Africa - Ebbing Water, Surging Deficits : Urban Water Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSkilling, Heather
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Sudeshna
dc.contributor.authorBriceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.contributor.authorChfadi, Tarik
dc.contributor.authorMorella, Elvira
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-12T17:59:59Z
dc.date.available2012-06-12T17:59:59Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractWith only 56 percent of the population enjoying access to safe water, Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions in terms of access to improved water sources. Based on present trends, it appears that the region is unlikely to meet the target of 75 percent access to improved water by 2015, as specified in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The welfare implications of safe water cannot be overstated. The estimated health and time-saving benefits of meeting the MDG goal are about 11 times as high as the associated costs. Monitoring the progress of infrastructure sectors such as water supply has been a significant by-product of the MDG, and serious attention and funding have been devoted in recent years to developing systems for monitoring and evaluating in developing countries. Piped water reaches more urban Africans than any other form of water supply-but not as large a share as it did in the early 1990s. The most recent available data for 32 countries suggests that some 39 percent of the urban population of Sub-Saharan Africa is connected to a piped network, compared with 50 percent in the early 1990s. Analysis suggests that the majority of those who lack access to utility water live too far away from the distribution network, although some fail to connect even when they live close by. Water-sector institutions follow no consistent pattern in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where service is centralized, a significant minority has chosen to combine power and water services into a single national multi-utility urban water sector reforms were carried out in the 1990s, with the aim of creating commercially oriented utilities and bringing the sector under formal regulation. One goal of the reforms was to attract private participation in the sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10470371/africa-ebbing-water-surging-deficits-urban-water-supply-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/7835
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7835
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica infrastructure country diagnostic background paper ; no. 12
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER
dc.subjectBOREHOLES
dc.subjectBULK SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectBULK WATER
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCOLLECTION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCONCESSION CONTRACTS
dc.subjectCONNECTION
dc.subjectCONNECTION FEES
dc.subjectCONSUMER REPRESENTATION
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISTILLATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDUG WELLS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE WATER
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectHAND PUMPS
dc.subjectHIGHER COLLECTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINSUFFICIENT WATER
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLARGE UTILITIES
dc.subjectLARGE UTILITY
dc.subjectLITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectMETERING
dc.subjectMONITORING PROGRAM
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER
dc.subjectNONREVENUE WATER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectOPERATORS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE CONTRACT
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE DATA
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPIPED WATER
dc.subjectPONDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC STANDPOSTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TAP
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCY
dc.subjectREGULATORY BODIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY CAPACITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FUNCTION
dc.subjectREGULATORY STRUCTURES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectRURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSANITATION ACCESS
dc.subjectSANITATION AUTHORITY
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE STANDARDS
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSEWERAGE AUTHORITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE COMPANY
dc.subjectSLUM POPULATION
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSPRINGS
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTARIFF ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subjectTARIFF SETTING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN RESIDENTS
dc.subjectURBAN SANITATION
dc.subjectURBAN SLUM
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectUTILITY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectUTILITY STAFF
dc.subjectUTILITY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER BOARD
dc.subjectWATER COLLECTION
dc.subjectWATER COMPANY
dc.subjectWATER CONNECTION
dc.subjectWATER CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER COVERAGE
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER LAW
dc.subjectWATER MARKET
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER PROVIDERS
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER RATES
dc.subjectWATER REGULATION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER STANDPOSTS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITY
dc.subjectWATER VENDORS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleAfrica - Ebbing Water, Surging Deficits : Urban Water Supply in Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Infrastructure Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10470371/africa-ebbing-water-surging-deficits-urban-water-supply-sub-saharan-africa
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorWater supply
okr.sectorWater
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.sectorSanitation
okr.sectorHealth
okr.sectorGeneral water
okr.sectorsanitation and flood protection sector
okr.themeWater resource management
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.themePollution management and environmental health
okr.themeOther environment and natural resources management
okr.themeInfrastructure services for private sector development
okr.themeAccess to urban services and housing
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.themeUrban development
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.unitAFT: Sustainable Dev Fr. Office (AFTSN)
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