Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
The objective of this report is to provide background and context on the housing and utilities sector in Belarus, focusing in particular on Bank-funded Water, Waste management, and biomass-based district heating projects. The report aims to assess...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18341039/belarus-social-accountability-municipal-services-social-accountability-review-housing-utilities-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16782 |
| Summary: | The objective of this report is to
provide background and context on the housing and utilities
sector in Belarus, focusing in particular on Bank-funded
Water, Waste management, and biomass-based district heating
projects. The report aims to assess the existing Social
Accountability (SA) mechanisms in these sectors and in the
projects, and identify potential SA entry points and
approaches that could be incorporated into the project cycle
or in governmental policies and activities. The findings of
this report rely on a desk review of legislative and
analytical materials on the Water and Waste sectors in
Belarus, and on interviews, conducted as part of a mission
in April 2013, with Belarusian national and local government
representatives, project implementation mangers, civil
society groups, and other relevant actors. The structure of
the report is as follows. Part one offers an overview of the
housing and utilities sector in Belarus and outlines the
existing SA mechanisms in the sector. Part two surveys the
methodology employed for the preparation of this report.
Parts three, four, and five focused respectively on the
Bank-funded Water Sanitation and Supply Project, Integrated
Solid Waste Management Project, and the Biomass Heating
Project. These parts provide an overview of the water,
waste, and district heating sectors in Belarus, an overview
of each of the projects, and a discussion of existing social
accountability mechanisms and challenges in the projects.
Lastly, recommendations to enhance SA mechanisms both on the
project and on the sector level are provided. |
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