Publication: Water and Wastewater Services in the Danube Region: Ukraine Country Note
Date
2015-05
ISSN
Published
2015-05
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
To evaluate and reflect the
sustainability of services in the region, an overall sector
sustainability assessment was done, taking into account four
main dimensions: access to services, quality of services,
efficiency of services, and financing of services. Each of
these dimensions is measured through three simple and
objective indicators. For each indicator, best practice
values are established by looking at the best performers in
the region, and countries closest to those best performers
are deemed to have a more mature sector. A more complete
description of the methodology to assess sector
sustainability is included in the Annex of the State of the
Sector Regional Report from the Danube Water Program. The
outcomes of this assessment for the Ukraine water sector are
shown in Figure 10, which also shows average and best
practices in the Danube region. The Ukrainian sector
sustainability score is 54, which is below the Danube
average sustainability of 64. The assessment shows that, on
average, the country performs well in terms of collection
ratio and affordability. The main deficiencies of the
Ukraine water sector identified through the sector
sustainability assessment are investment level, wastewater
treatment coverage, and nonrevenue water. The main sector
challenges are: improving and clarifying the legal
regulatory framework of the water sector; ensuring tariff
setting according to the cost recovery principle to improve
overall efficiency; and improving staff capacities and expertise.
Citation
“World Bank. 2015. Water and Wastewater Services in the Danube Region : Ukraine Country Note. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22140 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”