Publication: Providing Water to Poor People in African Cities Effectively: Lessons from Utility Reforms
Date
2016-08
ISSN
Published
2016-08
Author(s)
Heymans, Chris
Eberhard, Rolfe
Ehrhardt, David
Riley, Shannon
Abstract
Africa's urban population will
triple by 2050. People in these rapidly growing cities need
safe, convenient, and reliable water supplies. However, the
proportion of Africa's urban population with improved
water supply has barely grown since 1990. Research shows
that water piped to the premises is the standard to ensure
adequate health (families who rely on water carried from
shared taps often do not get enough water for basic needs).
Yet the share of the urban population with water piped to
their premises has declined, from 43 percent in 1990 to 33
percent in 2015. Poor families are the least likely to have
water piped to their premises, and the fact is that income
levels remain low for many city-dwellers. The most
vulnerable, therefore, will bear the brunt of the inadequacy
of water supplies.
Citation
“Heymans, Chris; Eberhard, Rolfe; Ehrhardt, David; Riley, Shannon. 2016. Providing Water to Poor People in African Cities Effectively; Providing Water to Poor People in African Cities : Lessons from Utility Reforms. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/25115?show=full License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”