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Achieving Financial Sustainability and Recovering Costs in Bank Financed Water Supply and Sanitation and Irrigation Projects

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dc.contributor.authorMcPhail, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorLocussol, Alain R.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-07T22:41:29Z
dc.date.available2014-03-07T22:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractThis note is a partial response to the above mentioned 2010 Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation. It covers the specific issues to be addressed in the Water supply and Sanitation (WSS) sector and in the irrigation sector in two distinct parts, because if WSS and irrigation have some common features, there are many distinctions to be made. Among the various water-using sectors, that include navigation, fisheries, hydropower, rain fed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, WSS, and more generally 'the environment', cost recovery issues are of primary concern, and are the focus for this note, in the WSS and irrigation sectors. This preliminary background Note is divided in four parts: a 'history' of the call for financial sustainability and cost recovery and the parallel documenting of the lack of progress. This section ends with what this Note hopes to achieve in the face of what is clearly a deeply rooted problem; an outline of options to be considered for achieving financial sustainability of WSS service providers and recovering the costs of the WSS service through tariffs, i.e., from users and through subsidies; a discussion on what makes financial sustainability of irrigation projects different from WSS projects; and a summary of recommendations to teams involved in the identification, preparation, appraisal and supervision of water projects and of practical measures and actions that both the water sector board and the water anchor could take to help improve the Bank's track record in achieving and financial sustainability of the water projects it finances.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16588086/achieving-financial-sustainability-recovering-costs-bank-financed-water-supply-sanitation-irrigation-projects
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17226
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17226
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWater papers;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCEPTABLE QUALITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
dc.subjectACCRUAL ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectAIC
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectASSET HOLDING COMPANY
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBAD DEBT
dc.subjectBAD DEBTS
dc.subjectBALANCE SHEETS
dc.subjectBASIC SANITATION
dc.subjectBILL COLLECTION
dc.subjectBOREHOLES
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectCASH ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCASH FLOW ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCASH FLOW STATEMENTS
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectCASH RESERVES
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF WATER
dc.subjectCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION TO COST
dc.subjectCOST OF WATER
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY POLICIES
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectCREDITS
dc.subjectCREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METER OF WATER
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT FINANCING
dc.subjectDEBT SERVICE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC PROCESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEFFICIENT WATER USE
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectEQUITY CAPITAL
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ANALYSES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COST
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COVENANTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCING COSTS
dc.subjectFIXED ASSETS
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFULL COST PRICING
dc.subjectFUNDING SOURCES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHANDPUMPS
dc.subjectHOURS OF SERVICE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGIC CYCLE
dc.subjectIMPLICIT TAX
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FUNDS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME STATEMENTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATER
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIRRIGATORS
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLEAST COST
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLRMC
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMETERING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPERATING EXPENSES
dc.subjectOPERATING INCOME
dc.subjectOPERATING RATIO
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL RISK
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL RISKS
dc.subjectOPERATOR TARIFF
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPIPED WATER
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC COMPANY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAVINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETURN ON ASSETS
dc.subjectRETURN ON EQUITY
dc.subjectREVENUE SOURCES
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION OPERATIONS
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICE
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANKS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE FEE
dc.subjectSERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE NETWORK
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSTORM WATER
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subjectTARIFF POLICIES
dc.subjectTARIFF SETTING
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectURBAN WATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectUSE OF WATER
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWASTE WATER
dc.subjectWASTE WATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER COLLECTION
dc.subjectWATER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectWATER BODIES
dc.subjectWATER COVERAGE
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER FEES
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POINTS
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER PROJECTS
dc.subjectWATER RATES
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY COMPANY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TARIFF
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER USER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectWATER VENDORS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.titleAchieving Financial Sustainability and Recovering Costs in Bank Financed Water Supply and Sanitation and Irrigation Projectsen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-08-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:42:09.476332Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16588086/achieving-financial-sustainability-recovering-costs-bank-financed-water-supply-sanitation-irrigation-projects
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20120809041803
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16588086
okr.identifier.report71747
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Sub-national government administration
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.sectorTransportation :: General transportation sector
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeUrban services and housing for the poor
okr.themeUrban development :: Other urban development
okr.themeUrban development :: Municipal governance and institution building
okr.themeUrban development :: Municipal finance
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.unitWater Unit (TWIWA)
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