International Investments in the Water Sector

Jiménez, Alejandro; Foguet, Agustí Pérez

doi:10.1080/07900620802573759

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“…In practical terms, at least 85% of aid flows will be reported in government budgets and use public financial management systems. This ensures that most aid is channelled through sectorial or general budget support, which considerably increases ministries' budgets (Jiménez & Pérez-Foguet, 2009a).…”

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Challenges for Water Governance in Rural Water Supply: Lessons Learned from Tanzania

Jiménez¹,

Foguet²

2010

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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This paper focuses on the identification and analysis of key issues that impact the governance of rural water services in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania was selected as a representative case study. The analysis was based on a combination of relevant literature review, extensive fieldwork and action research case studies, which were carried out between 2005 and 2009. A number of weaknesses that continue undermining strategies for poverty eradication were identified at different administrative levels (from local to national): low quality of water services; lack of sustainability of constructed infrastructure; difficulties for targeting the poor; and inadequate internal information systems. Some initiatives to overcome these challenges were piloted and implemented at the district level. Policy recommendations presented entail new paradigms for the provision of rural water supply: adoption of water supply as a service that is monitored and supported by the government; needs-based allocation of projects at community level; and improving guidance for local government decision making are proposed.

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Challenges for Water Governance in Rural Water Supply: Lessons Learned from Tanzania

Jiménez¹,

Foguet²

2010

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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“…In addition, some researchers support their statements and opine that private sector participation in water supply is geographically segmented. Specially, the low income areas are avoided globally, locally and regionally by private service provider (PSP) (Jimenez & Perez-Foguet, 2009). The cause behind it is clear as PSP want safe return of their investment.…”

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Overview on Management Patterns in Community, Private and Hybrid Management in Rural Water Supply

Kamruzzaman¹,

Said²,

Osman³

2013

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Rural water supply sector is urging for sustainability for long time. Till now sustainability is a dream. Enormous efforts for obtaining sustainability become fading due to improper selection of management model for delivery of water in rural areas. Demand driven approach, community participation, community management of services are well known and widely applied in the sector. Community management has proved itself as a good tool for short term and simple point water source management in rural areas. With the advent of technology and due to desire of rural community for more improved services, water supply sector seeks for new models like private or other form of hybrid management. This article attempts to review the merits and demerits of both community management models and private management models in line with sustainability concept. This paper further conceptually provides ground of selection of appropriate management model for sustainability based on the reviewed literatures.

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“…How to cover the much-needed investment for water security and sustainability clearly presents a challenge that has received wide exposure as well as attention globally (OECD, 2018a(OECD, , 2018bOvink & Lampen, 2021). The water sector in many countries has long suffered from underinvestment, with large investment debts and insufficient infrastructure, although plenty of economic analyses demonstrate that water investment is economically valuable (e.g., Cosgrove, 2009;Jimenez & Perez-Foguet, 2009;Schouten & Schwartz, 2006). The fact that the water sector in many places is not able to effectively address diverse challenges and appropriately meet societal needs partially reflects insufficient investment in the past such that water insecurity and crises often result (Srinivasan et al, 2012).…”

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Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies

Jiang

2022

Sustainable Development

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Water is central to sustainable development as established in the official report of the High Level Panel on Water of the United Nations and World Bank. Such strategic importance of water justifies global demand for investment from all sources in the water sector to not only provide much needed infrastructure but also enhance the capacity of management and governance necessary to cope with complex water problems and risks, particularly under changing conditions characterized by climate change, urbanization, and environmental degradation. Yet, how to finance the investment need to build a strong water sector for sustainability is a practical question that has been gaining wide attention globally. This paper synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of water investment finance. It examines and characterizes water finance and challenges, encompassing economics and practice of financing water investment needs, the commonly considered finance model, and barriers for water finance in relation to the unique features of water investment needs and the water sector. It introduces some promising practices adopted or advocated to address the financing challenges, and highlights key governance and institutional strategies to help bridge the funding gap in the water sector. Based on the synthesis, the paper offers some discussion on the water finance issue in the end. This paper hopes to connect academia and development practice to stimulate communication while informing policy and management reform to better promote financing water investment for sustainability.

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International Investments in the Water Sector

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

Challenges for Water Governance in Rural Water Supply: Lessons Learned from Tanzania

Challenges for Water Governance in Rural Water Supply: Lessons Learned from Tanzania

Overview on Management Patterns in Community, Private and Hybrid Management in Rural Water Supply

Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies

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