Kingdom, BillReddel, Paul2012-08-132012-08-132006-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10732In Vietnam the water supply issue is complicated: given the history of a strongly centralized economy, would the private sector be willing or able to respond to new opportunities in water infrastructure. Pilot projects testing a new approach in two Vietnamese towns provide encouragement: allowing communities a voice in determining how water will be delivered and at what cost can lead to viable and politically acceptable solutions. And the local private sector is responding to the new opportunities.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO WATER SUPPLYCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH FLOWCOMMUNITY WATERCOMMUNITY WATER SUPPLYCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCONNECTION CHARGECONSTRUCTIONCONSUMPTION CHARGECONTRACT DESIGNCONTRACT PERIODCOST RECOVERYCUBIC METERSDRINKING WATERHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONHOUSEHOLDSLEASE FEELOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL PRIVATE OPERATORSLOCAL PRIVATE SECTORMINIMUM CONSUMPTION CHARGENONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPACIFIC REGIONPIPED WATERPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPRIVATE INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE OPERATORPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROVIDING WATER SUPPLYPROVINCIAL WATERPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSRIVER WATERRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSANITATION FACILITIESSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSMALL TOWNSSMALL TOWNS WATER SUPPLYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOWNTOWNSURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYWATER CHARGESWATER COMPANIESWATER COMPANYWATER DEMANDWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER NEEDSWATER PRICESWATER RATESWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY PROJECTSWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMWATER SYSTEMSWorld Bank10.1596/10732