This third part of the report "Private Sector Participation and the Poor" covers analysis on water regulations and its significance in the lives of poor. It has several sections such as the regulatory process, practical experiences in setting up regulations in low-income environment and selection of past projects.

Public private partnerships and the poor: private sector participation and the poor: 1: strategy

The second part of the report discusses "Private Sector Participation and the Poor" and analyzes the stages of private sector participation and the relevant contracts, the key constraints in implementing the same and the capacity of these projects to fill some gaps and issues that may exist around the impacts of PPP on poor consumers.

Public private partnerships and the poor: private sector participation and the poor: 1: strategy

The first part of the report captures analysis of some strategies on "Private Sector Participation and the Poor". It includes a study on several water sector public-private partnerships mainly where the management of the project was transferred to the private company to identify recurring issues in such projects.

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This document studies the impact of pro-poor policies on water coverage in Uganda in the water sector. The policies discussed are implemented by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, particularly in informal settlements in Kampala City.

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This is a guideline that indicates 4 key steps to start up a pro-poor PPP to deliver basic services in an urban area. The steps are:

1. Build understanding;
2. Analyze context;
3. Develop Initial PPP model; and
4. Design a process. Each of them is explained in detail in the document.

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The author highlights four main PPP projects brought to a significant level with the efforts of local communities. The author also explains PPP models in Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand that provide the regions with energy, biodiversity conservation, water and anti-retroviral drugs respectively.

This document summarizes pro-poor strategies and presents both general and specific strategies covering the following areas:

1. Rural water supply and sanitation;
2. Small towns water supply and sanitation;
3. Large towns water supply and sanitation;
4. Water for production and water resources management.

This PPP Policy includes a clause on PPP coverage in Marginal Areas (Clause 3.11) as follows:

In this document, the Ministry of Water and Environment establishes a Regulation Unit within the Directorate of Water Development and indicates as one of its functions the promotion of pro-poor service delivery.

This agreement provides the terms under which the drinking water supply is delivered to users by Camerounaise Des Eaux (leaseholder).

In its Article 6 “Conditions for obtaining and executing a connection”, it is established that: