AICD Sector Report: Africa's Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Access, Affordability, and Alternatives
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
Access, Affordability, and Alternatives
Author: Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Elvira Morella
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
Access, Affordability, and Alternatives
Author: Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Elvira Morella
Author: Philippe Marin
Guide to Ring-Fencing of Local Government-Run Water Utilities
The delivery of water supply and sewerage services in the Metro Manila region is the responsibility of the govern- ment-owned Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). Since 1997, MWSS has contracted out provision of services via two 25-year concessions based on a geographic division of the urban area: the east zone was contracted to the Manila Water Company (MWC), and the west zone to Maynilad Water Services (MWSI).
Durban Water Recycling Project
This paper examines the experience of developing local private sector participation (PSP) in small and medium-size towns in Cambodia, Colombia, Paraguay, The Philippines, and Uganda. The paper, which reviews schemes supported by the World Bank, summarizes information on the contracts and the selection process, extracts lessons learned to date from the cases, and recommends follow-up activities to address some key issues and fill gaps that were identified in the course of the study.
The water company owned by the Brazilian state government of Sergipe (“DESO”) had gone through several years of mismanagement when, in early 2007, the state government decided to hire professional managers to run the company. Although the results of the management change were starting to show, the company still did not have access to commercial sources or to local development finance institutions. DESO could not adequately demonstrate the impact of the financial and operational turnaround being implemented to the potential financiers.
Amediados de la primera década del nuevo siglo se observa que la mayoría de los operadores internacionales se han retirado de America Latina, que un gran número de servicios ha sido reestatizado, y que los entes reguladores han dejado de ejercer sus funciones. En este estudio se examinan las causas y consecuencias de la salida de esos operadores y se presenta una serie de enseñanzas que se pueden aprovechar en el diseño de estructuras de participación tanto del sector público como del sector privado frente a la nueva realidad de los servicios públicos en la región.
Recharging the River and Growing Incomes in Jordan
Using a Private Operator to Establish a Corporatized Public Water Utility
The management contract for Johannesburg Water