The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report

The main purpose of this paper is to explain the patterns of access to water supply and sanitation facilities in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa since the late 90's, and its relation with the performance of service providers in the case of i...

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Main Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina
Format: Other Infrastructure Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17047173/future-water-african-cities-waste-water-background-report-urban-access-water-supply-sanitation-sub-saharan-africa
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topic ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ACTIVE INTERVENTION
AQUIFERS
AVAILABILITY OF WATER
BASIC NEEDS
BILL COLLECTION
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BOREHOLES
CANALS
CENSUSES
CITY POPULATION
CIVIL CONFLICT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONCESSION CONTRACTS
CONNECTION FEES
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
CUBIC METER
DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION
DAMS
DEMAND OF WATER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
DISEASES
DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
DOMESTIC USE
DOMESTIC WATER
DRINKING WATER
DROUGHT
EXISTING RESOURCES
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILET
FLUSH TOILETS
GLOBAL POPULATION
GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
INDUSTRIAL USES
INEQUITIES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FINANCING
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
IRRIGATION
LAKES
LAND TENURE
LEAKAGE
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MANAGING WATER RESOURCES
METER READING
METERING
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MODERNIZATION
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
NONREVENUE WATER
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OPEN DEFECATION
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OPERATORS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
PIPE
PIPED WATER
PIPES
PIT LATRINE
PIT LATRINES
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PONDS
POOR FAMILIES
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
PRESSURE
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF WATER
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC WATER
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
PUMPING STATIONS
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
QUANTITY OF WATER
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RATES OF URBANIZATION
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
RIVERS
RURAL POPULATION
SAFE WATER
SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION FACILITY
SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SANITATION SERVICE
SANITATION SERVICE PROVISION
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION SYSTEMS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SEPTIC TANK
SEPTIC TANKS
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWER SYSTEM
SEWERAGE CORPORATION
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
SHORT SUPPLY
SLUMS
SOLID WASTE
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SOURCES OF WATER
STORAGE TANKS
SUPPLY NETWORKS
SUPPLY OF WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES
TAPS
TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
TARIFF POLICY
TARIFF REVISIONS
TARIFF SETTING
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TOILETS
TOWN
TOWNS
TREATMENT PLANTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN GROWTH RATE
URBAN GROWTH RATES
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
URBANIZATION
USER FEES
UTILITY SERVICES
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DEMAND
WATER DEVELOPMENT
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER POINT
WATER POLICY
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER RATIONING
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR REFORM
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY ASSETS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SUPPLY UTILITY
WATER SYSTEM
WATER TANKERS
WATER TRANSFERS
WATER TREATMENT
WATER USES
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATER VENDORS
WATER WITHDRAWALS
WELLS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORLD POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION PROJECTIONS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ACTIVE INTERVENTION
AQUIFERS
AVAILABILITY OF WATER
BASIC NEEDS
BILL COLLECTION
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BOREHOLES
CANALS
CENSUSES
CITY POPULATION
CIVIL CONFLICT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONCESSION CONTRACTS
CONNECTION FEES
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
CUBIC METER
DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION
DAMS
DEMAND OF WATER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
DISEASES
DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
DOMESTIC USE
DOMESTIC WATER
DRINKING WATER
DROUGHT
EXISTING RESOURCES
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILET
FLUSH TOILETS
GLOBAL POPULATION
GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
INDUSTRIAL USES
INEQUITIES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FINANCING
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
IRRIGATION
LAKES
LAND TENURE
LEAKAGE
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MANAGING WATER RESOURCES
METER READING
METERING
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MODERNIZATION
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
NONREVENUE WATER
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OPEN DEFECATION
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OPERATORS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
PIPE
PIPED WATER
PIPES
PIT LATRINE
PIT LATRINES
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PONDS
POOR FAMILIES
POPULATION ESTIMATES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
PRESSURE
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF WATER
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC WATER
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
PUMPING STATIONS
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
QUANTITY OF WATER
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RATES OF URBANIZATION
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
RIVERS
RURAL POPULATION
SAFE WATER
SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION FACILITY
SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SANITATION SERVICE
SANITATION SERVICE PROVISION
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION SYSTEMS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SEPTIC TANK
SEPTIC TANKS
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWER SYSTEM
SEWERAGE CORPORATION
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
SHORT SUPPLY
SLUMS
SOLID WASTE
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SOURCES OF WATER
STORAGE TANKS
SUPPLY NETWORKS
SUPPLY OF WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES
TAPS
TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
TARIFF POLICY
TARIFF REVISIONS
TARIFF SETTING
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TOILETS
TOWN
TOWNS
TREATMENT PLANTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN GROWTH RATE
URBAN GROWTH RATES
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
URBANIZATION
USER FEES
UTILITY SERVICES
VULNERABILITY
WARS
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DEMAND
WATER DEVELOPMENT
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER POINT
WATER POLICY
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER RATIONING
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR REFORM
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY ASSETS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SUPPLY UTILITY
WATER SYSTEM
WATER TANKERS
WATER TRANSFERS
WATER TREATMENT
WATER USES
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WATER VENDORS
WATER WITHDRAWALS
WELLS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORLD POPULATION
WORLD POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Dominguez Torres, Carolina
The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
geographic_facet Africa
description The main purpose of this paper is to explain the patterns of access to water supply and sanitation facilities in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa since the late 90's, and its relation with the performance of service providers in the case of improved water supply. It also seeks to explore the institutional context of the water supply and sanitation sectors. The paper concludes that services providers in Sub-Saharan Africa have been unable to keep up with urban population growth. Service providers are overwhelmed by the pace of urban population growth as they face high distributional losses, low billing collection, overstaffing, and under recovery of costs. The institutional frameworks are yet to be completed as there is vast political inference in service provision and regulation, as well as obstacles for effectively undertake public private partnerships. The paper is organized as follows. Section one presents definitions of water supply sources and sanitation, as well as the sources of data used for the analysis. Section two discusses the current and projected trends of urbanization, and introduces the country clustering used for analytical purposes. Section three and four present pathways of access to water supply sources and sanitation facilities -respectively- in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, and discusses trends in access by country cluster. Section five explains the operational and financial performance of services providers in the region. Section six explores the existing institutional arrangements for the urban water supply and sanitation service provision. Finally, section six presents the main challenges for the future expansion of sustainable improved water supply and sanitation services.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study
author Dominguez Torres, Carolina
author_facet Dominguez Torres, Carolina
author_sort Dominguez Torres, Carolina
title The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
title_short The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
title_full The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
title_fullStr The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
title_full_unstemmed The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report
title_sort future of water in african cities : why waste water? urban access to water supply and sanitation in sub-saharan africa, background report
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17047173/future-water-african-cities-waste-water-background-report-urban-access-water-supply-sanitation-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12276
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spelling okr-10986-122762021-04-23T14:03:00Z The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water? Urban Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Background Report Dominguez Torres, Carolina ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ACTIVE INTERVENTION AQUIFERS AVAILABILITY OF WATER BASIC NEEDS BILL COLLECTION BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BOREHOLES CANALS CENSUSES CITY POPULATION CIVIL CONFLICT CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONNECTION FEES CONTINUITY OF SERVICE COST RECOVERY CUBIC METER DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION DAMS DEMAND OF WATER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLY DISEASES DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC USE DOMESTIC WATER DRINKING WATER DROUGHT EXISTING RESOURCES FLOODS FLUSH TOILET FLUSH TOILETS GLOBAL POPULATION GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN SETTLEMENT INDUSTRIAL USES INEQUITIES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT FINANCING INVESTMENT PROGRAM IRRIGATION LAKES LAND TENURE LEAKAGE LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MANAGING WATER RESOURCES METER READING METERING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MODERNIZATION NATIONAL WATER POLICY NONREVENUE WATER NUMBER OF PEOPLE OPEN DEFECATION OPERATIONAL COSTS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OPERATORS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS PIPE PIPED WATER PIPES PIT LATRINE PIT LATRINES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PONDS POOR FAMILIES POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE PRESSURE PRIVATE OPERATOR PROGRESS PROVISION OF WATER PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PUMPING STATIONS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS QUANTITY OF WATER RAINFALL RAINWATER RATES OF URBANIZATION REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES RIVERS RURAL POPULATION SAFE WATER SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION FACILITY SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SANITATION SERVICE SANITATION SERVICE PROVISION SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION SYSTEMS SANITATION UTILITIES SEPTIC TANK SEPTIC TANKS SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS SEWER SYSTEM SEWERAGE CORPORATION SEWERAGE SYSTEM SHORT SUPPLY SLUMS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SOURCES OF WATER STORAGE TANKS SUPPLY NETWORKS SUPPLY OF WATER SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TAPS TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF POLICY TARIFF REVISIONS TARIFF SETTING TARIFF STRUCTURE TOILETS TOWN TOWNS TREATMENT PLANTS UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN DWELLERS URBAN GROWTH URBAN GROWTH RATE URBAN GROWTH RATES URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN POPULATION GROWTH RATES URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITIES URBANIZATION USER FEES UTILITY SERVICES VULNERABILITY WARS WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COVERAGE WATER DEMAND WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER POINT WATER POLICY WATER PRODUCTION WATER RATIONING WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR REFORM WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY ASSETS WATER SUPPLY SERVICE WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SUPPLY UTILITY WATER SYSTEM WATER TANKERS WATER TRANSFERS WATER TREATMENT WATER USES WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATER VENDORS WATER WITHDRAWALS WELLS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION WORLD POPULATION PROJECTIONS The main purpose of this paper is to explain the patterns of access to water supply and sanitation facilities in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa since the late 90's, and its relation with the performance of service providers in the case of improved water supply. It also seeks to explore the institutional context of the water supply and sanitation sectors. The paper concludes that services providers in Sub-Saharan Africa have been unable to keep up with urban population growth. Service providers are overwhelmed by the pace of urban population growth as they face high distributional losses, low billing collection, overstaffing, and under recovery of costs. The institutional frameworks are yet to be completed as there is vast political inference in service provision and regulation, as well as obstacles for effectively undertake public private partnerships. The paper is organized as follows. Section one presents definitions of water supply sources and sanitation, as well as the sources of data used for the analysis. Section two discusses the current and projected trends of urbanization, and introduces the country clustering used for analytical purposes. Section three and four present pathways of access to water supply sources and sanitation facilities -respectively- in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, and discusses trends in access by country cluster. Section five explains the operational and financial performance of services providers in the region. Section six explores the existing institutional arrangements for the urban water supply and sanitation service provision. Finally, section six presents the main challenges for the future expansion of sustainable improved water supply and sanitation services. 2013-02-07T20:28:07Z 2013-02-07T20:28:07Z 2012-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17047173/future-water-african-cities-waste-water-background-report-urban-access-water-supply-sanitation-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12276 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work Africa