Publication: Mozambique : Public Expenditure Review for the Water Sector
Date
2010-05
ISSN
Published
2010-05
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Reform is definitely under way in the
water sector. Mozambique's goals and macro strategies
are laid out in the Poverty Reduction Action Plan (PARPA)
which is the main reference for water supply and sanitation
policies. A water policy was established in 2007 which sets
national targets for water supply and sanitation coverage,
specifically, to achieve the millennium development goals.
The sector also has a national strategy for the management
of water resources. In addition, the different water
subsectors have generated a large set of additional plans
and strategies. The Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) with
specific proposals for each institution or agency in the
sector, and the Economic and Social Plan for Rural
Agriculture. The concurrence of these planning documents at
the provincial and local levels requires strong coordination
to ensure that the sector uses an integrated approach that
balances the interests of the different sub-sectors with
that of the overall sector. Yet, currently the sector still
lacks a strong coordination mechanism. As a result of these
policy changes, the Government's actual expenditure for
the sector increased from $27 million in 2002 to $95 million
in 2008; this is unlikely to be the total of funding
available in the sector, but what could be substantiated
from the government accounts. Donors supply most of funding
in the form of investment funding. This public expenditure
review focuses on the quantity and quality of
Mozambique's public funding process to assess how well
budget allocations for the water sector actually translate
into better water and sanitation service delivery.
Citation
“World Bank. 2010. Mozambique : Public Expenditure Review for the Water Sector. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/73ea49e1-990f-5219-b267-a13c5f971059 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”