World Bank2015-07-092015-07-092015-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22133To 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 the 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 Moldova water sector are presented, which also shows average and best practices in the Danube region. The Moldova sector sustainability score is 50, which is below the Danube average of 64, and is among the lowest scores in the region. The assessment shows that, on average, the country performs well in terms of collection ratio, nonrevenue water, and continuity of service. The main deficiencies of the Moldova water sector identified through the sector sustainability assessment are access to piped water and flush toilets, affordability, and investment level.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWATER QUALITYFLUSH TOILETREGULATORY FRAMEWORKWATER SERVICESPUBLIC UTILITIESENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONWATER ASSOCIATIONSAFE DRINKING WATERCHEMICALLOCAL BUDGETSWATER SECTORSANITATION COMPANIESWATER UTILITYWATER SYSTEMSCOLLECTION SYSTEMWATER METERSWASTEWATER MANAGEMENTWATER SUPPLYDOMESTIC WATERMUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVESREGULATORY AGENCYSURFACE WATERUTILITY STAFFTARIFF SETTINGDRINKING WATER QUALITYWATER�QUALITYADEQUATE SANITATIONRURAL WATERWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER RESOURCESMAINTENANCE COSTSPUBLIC HEALTHMUNICIPALITIESWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER MANAGEMENTCOST RECOVERYPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOPULATION GROWTHACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATERCONSTRUCTIONWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTRAW WATERSUSTAINABLE WATERWASTEWATER SECTORSEWERAGE SYSTEMSPOLLUTIONSERVICE PROVIDERPUBLIC WATERSERVICE PROVISIONPOTABLE WATERUTILITY MANAGEMENTCONTINUITY OF SERVICEWATER ABSTRACTIONNATURAL RESOURCESRURAL VILLAGESWATER SERVICE PROVISIONTOILETSWASTEWATER COLLECTIONURBAN UTILITIESSEWER NETWORKSWATER OPERATORSMUNICIPAL UTILITIESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWASTEWATERSURFACE WATERSWATER UTILITY MANAGEMENTWATER STRATEGYCLIMATE CHANGEWATER TARIFFWATER SERVICE PROVIDERSWASTEWATER SERVICESRIVER BASINUTILITY REVENUESPERFORMANCE DATAUTILITIESSYSTEMSWATER PRODUCTIONURBAN AREASWATER TARIFFSSANITATION SECTORHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONRIVERSLOCAL STAKEHOLDERSSERVICE QUALITYMUNICIPAL COMPANIESSANITATION UTILITIESPUMPING STATIONSSANITATION STRATEGYWATER UTILITIESPIPED WATERWELLSWATER SOURCESWASTEWATER UTILITIESWATER AVAILABILITYDRINKING WATER SUPPLYPUMPINGPOTABLE WATER SUPPLYDISSOLVED SOLIDSSANITATION SERVICESDRINKING WATERHOUSEHOLDSACCESS TO SERVICESREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTACCESS TO WATER SUPPLYWATER RESOURCES PRESERVATIONMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER POLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLNATIONAL UTILITYUTILITY GOVERNANCEWATER SERVICEWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER SOURCESANITATION SOLUTIONSEFFLUENT QUALITYQUALITY OF SERVICEMUNICIPAL WATERNATIONAL UTILITIESSAFER DRINKING WATERSERVICE CONTINUITYSERVICE PROVIDERSSANITATION FACILITIESReportWorld Bank10.1596/22133