Financing On-Site Sanitation for the Poor : A Six-Country Comparative Review and Analysis
The present study offers evidence on alternative financing approaches for on-site household sanitation from case studies in six countries: Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Mozambique, Senegal, and Vietnam. This evidence can help identify the best-perfor...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/12840650/financing-on-site-sanitation-poor-six-country-comparative-review-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17265 |
| Summary: | The present study offers evidence on
alternative financing approaches for on-site household
sanitation from case studies in six countries: Bangladesh,
Ecuador, India, Mozambique, Senegal, and Vietnam. This
evidence can help identify the best-performing approaches
and the relevant factors and issues to consider in designing
a sanitation financing strategy. The study systematically
compares alternative financing approaches based on a set of
common indicators, including in terms of the effectiveness
in the use of public funds and targeting. The team chose to
focus on those projects recognized as successes to obtain a
reasonable representation of the better practices in
sanitation programs. The study identified a number of useful
examples and tentative lessons about finance which should
help to advance the design of sanitation finance at the
outset of a project. Replicating such experiences will
require a better understanding of what drives household
investment and what the key constraints limiting such
investment are, in both financial and non-financial terms.
The sanitation challenge continues to grow with population,
as does the cost of failing to meet it. This study is a
worthwhile contribution to addressing the challenge of how
to pay for sanitation. |
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