Title: Senegal shifts its thinking: Rural water delivery moves to private operators
Language: English
Type: Blog/Article
Nature: Website
Published: July 28, 2015
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country: Senegal
Sector: Water and Sanitation
Keywords: Knowledge Lab, Water
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A blog wrote by Oumar Diallo, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist of the World Bank.
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Overnight success takes years, as the saying goes – and that’s certainly the case for the delivery of water to rural regions of Senegal. On July 2, 2015, the Government of Senegal celebrated the signing of its first lease (affermage) contract in the rural water sector, the result of a partnership that marks a significant and promising shift in rural water management for the country. This success in Senegal was years in the making, dating back about 15 years to the start of Senegal’s reform process.
Though Senegal’s situation is unique, insights and lessons from the project can inform and strengthen other rural water PPPs as well.
Updated: April 12, 2022