Publication: Investing in Water Infrastructure : Capital, Operations and Maintenance
Date
2012-11
ISSN
Published
2012-11
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper provides background
information for development practitioners in the water and
other infrastructure sectors. It outlines the major
challenges related to financing the gap in global water
infrastructure, including those systems that provide urban
and rural water supply, and sanitation and irrigation
services. Water infrastructure finance includes costs for
capital works as well as the operations and maintenance
costs that motivate sustainable service delivery. Section
one introduces the linkages between water infrastructure and
growing global challenges, including food and energy
security as well as climate change. Section two describes
investment needs in the sector and details various
traditional funding sources. Section three proposes a five
step reform cycle for making better use of limited funding
in the sector. Tools for making these improvements are
outlined in section four. The paper concludes with section
five, a summary of the challenges and recommendations for
the way forward.
Citation
“Rodriguez, Diego J.; van den Berg, Caroline; McMahon, Amanda. 2012. Investing in Water Infrastructure : Capital, Operations and Maintenance. Water papers;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17252 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”