Water and Wastewater Services in the Danube Region : A State of the Sector
This report analyzes the progress and challenges of 16 countries in the Danube watershed in delivering sustainable water and wastewater services to all, while meeting the European Union environmental acquis communautaire. After putting the services...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24608302/water-wastewater-services-danube-region-state-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22130 |
| Summary: | This report analyzes the progress and
challenges of 16 countries in the Danube watershed in
delivering sustainable water and wastewater services to all,
while meeting the European Union environmental acquis
communautaire. After putting the services that are being
delivered into context, the report analyzes the organization
of services in the region and the level of access to
services, that is, how well countries are doing in terms of
providing access to water and wastewater services for the
entire population. It then looks at the performance of the
sector, including the quality of services provided and
customer satisfaction with it. It also draws a picture of
the efficiency of services, including whether they reflect
accepted good practices. Finally, it analyzes the financing
of services, looking at whether the financing of operation,
maintenance, and investments is secured and affordable. The
report draws largely from existing public data sources at
the national and regional level, and consolidates them into
a coherent, regional narrative, and analysis. The methods of
analysis include horizontal comparisons among countries at a
given point in time and trends within the countries or the
region over a given period of time. Given shortcomings in
the availability and comparability of data across 16
countries, the report seeks to encourage and inform a policy
dialogue around sector challenges rather than provide a
definitive set of policy recommendations. |
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