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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Social Analysis
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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GAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18341039/belarus-social-accountability-municipal-services-social-accountability-review-housing-utilities-services
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topic ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AVAILABLE WATER
AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES
BIOMASS
BOILERS
BROAD RANGE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CITY COUNCIL
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CLEAN WATER
COLLECTION NETWORKS
COMPETITIVE BASIS
CONSTRUCTION
COST SAVINGS
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
DEWATERING
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FERTILIZERS
FRESH WATER
GAS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES
HAZARDOUS WASTES
HEAT
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY
IRON
IRON REMOVAL
LANDFILLS
LARGE CITIES
LARGER UTILITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
METER READING
METER READINGS
MONITORING PURPOSES
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
MUNICIPAL COMPANY
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVISION
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WATER
MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICES
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POLLUTION
POTABLE WATER
POTABLE WATER QUALITY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY OWNER
PROPERTY OWNERS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WORKS
PUMPING
PUMPING STATIONS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS
RECYCLING
RECYCLING FACILITIES
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SEWERAGE
SLUDGE
SLUDGE DEWATERING
SMALL TOWNS
SOLID WASTE
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE PROCESSING
SURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
SUSTAINABLE USE
TANKS
TOWN
TOWNS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF WATER
UTILITIES
UTILITY SERVICES
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE SEPARATION
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
WATER ABSTRACTION
WATER AUTHORITIES
WATER CONTAMINATION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
WATER FACILITIES
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER METERS
WATER POLICIES
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SANITATION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER USERS
WATER UTILITIES
WELLS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AVAILABLE WATER
AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES
BIOMASS
BOILERS
BROAD RANGE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CITY COUNCIL
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CLEAN WATER
COLLECTION NETWORKS
COMPETITIVE BASIS
CONSTRUCTION
COST SAVINGS
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
DEWATERING
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FERTILIZERS
FRESH WATER
GAS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES
HAZARDOUS WASTES
HEAT
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY
IRON
IRON REMOVAL
LANDFILLS
LARGE CITIES
LARGER UTILITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
METER READING
METER READINGS
MONITORING PURPOSES
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
MUNICIPAL COMPANY
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVISION
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WATER
MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICES
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POLLUTION
POTABLE WATER
POTABLE WATER QUALITY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY OWNER
PROPERTY OWNERS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WORKS
PUMPING
PUMPING STATIONS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS
RECYCLING
RECYCLING FACILITIES
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SEWERAGE
SLUDGE
SLUDGE DEWATERING
SMALL TOWNS
SOLID WASTE
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE PROCESSING
SURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
SUSTAINABLE USE
TANKS
TOWN
TOWNS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF WATER
UTILITIES
UTILITY SERVICES
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE SEPARATION
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
WATER ABSTRACTION
WATER AUTHORITIES
WATER CONTAMINATION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
WATER FACILITIES
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER METERS
WATER POLICIES
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SANITATION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER USERS
WATER UTILITIES
WELLS
World Bank
Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Belarus
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
title_short Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
title_full Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
title_fullStr Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services
title_sort republic of belarus : social accountability in municipal services
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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
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spelling okr-10986-167822021-04-23T14:03:31Z Republic of Belarus : Social Accountability in Municipal Services World Bank ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE WATER AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES BIOMASS BOILERS BROAD RANGE CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITY COUNCIL CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEAN WATER COLLECTION NETWORKS COMPETITIVE BASIS CONSTRUCTION COST SAVINGS CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEWATERING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DRINKING WATER ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FERTILIZERS FRESH WATER GAS GOOD GOVERNANCE GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES HAZARDOUS WASTES HEAT HOUSEHOLDS IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY IRON IRON REMOVAL LANDFILLS LARGE CITIES LARGER UTILITIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS METER READING METER READINGS MONITORING PURPOSES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPAL COMPANY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS MUNICIPAL SERVICE PROVISION MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MUNICIPAL WASTE MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PIPELINE PIPELINES POLLUTION POTABLE WATER POTABLE WATER QUALITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROPERTY OWNER PROPERTY OWNERS PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WORKS PUMPING PUMPING STATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS RECYCLING RECYCLING FACILITIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEWERAGE SLUDGE SLUDGE DEWATERING SMALL TOWNS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE PROCESSING SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABLE USE TANKS TOWN TOWNS URBAN AREAS USE OF WATER UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE SEPARATION WASTEWATER WASTEWATER SERVICES WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WATER ABSTRACTION WATER AUTHORITIES WATER CONTAMINATION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER FACILITIES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER METERS WATER POLICIES WATER PROVIDERS WATER RESOURCES WATER SANITATION WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS WATER TARIFFS WATER USE WATER USERS WATER UTILITIES WELLS 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. 2014-01-31T21:03:17Z 2014-01-31T21:03:17Z 2013-07-29 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Belarus