Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria

Nigeria has enough surface and ground water to meet domestic demand, but as of 2004 half of its urban population did not have access to piped water. And for those who did have access, water taps flowed only a few hours a day. Rapid urban population...

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Main Authors: Hima, Halimatou, Santibanez, Claudio
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25073839/against-current-shape-enabling-environment-sustainable-water-service-delivery-nigeria
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topic SANITATION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICES
AFFORDABLE WATER
NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION POLICY
ACCESS TO WATER
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SECTOR
GOOD GOVERNANCE
PROGRAMS
WATER SUPPLY
DECISION MAKERS
INVESTMENT PLANNING
REGULATORY AGENCY
URBAN WATER
MAINTENANCE OF WATER
CHANNELS
CAPACITY BUILDING
UTILITY STAFF
FREE WATER
DOMESTIC USE
WATER BOARD
WATER COVERAGE
URBAN WATER SECTOR
WATER CONSUMPTION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
WATER RESOURCES
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCE COSTS
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
IRON
SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
WATER SECTOR REFORM
POPULATION GROWTH
WATER TREATMENT
URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
CIVIL SOCIETY
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY
WATER
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE WATER
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
SCIENCES
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
WATER SCARCITY
POTABLE WATER
RESEARCH
BOREHOLES
SERVICE DELIVERY
UTILITY
SMALL URBAN CENTRES
URBAN DWELLERS
RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
USERS
WASTEWATER
LEAKAGE
ACCESS TO DATA
REGULATORY AGENCIES
METERING
TRANSPARENCY
SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PERFORMANCE DATA
UTILITIES
CONNECTIONS
WATER POLICY
COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
SYSTEMS
SUSTAINABLE USE
SANITATION PROGRAM
WATER PRODUCTION
URBAN AREAS
WATER TARIFFS
DECISION MAKING
URBAN WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
RIVERS
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS
SERVICE QUALITY
SANITATION UTILITIES
WATER UTILITIES
ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER
SPUR
PIPED WATER
WELLS
WATER NETWORKS
WATER SOURCES
ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER AGENCIES
SANITATION SERVICES
WATER PROJECTS
MAINTENANCE OF WATERWORKS
NETWORK
WATER] BOARDS
GROUND WATER
STATISTICS
GROUNDWATER
HOUSEHOLDS
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
METERS
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
WATER CONNECTIONS
CLEAN WATER
URBAN CENTRES
SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER SERVICE
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
ACCOUNTABLE WATER
NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
WATERS
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
WATER SOURCE
PIPELINE
AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER
CASH FLOW
NATIONAL WATER
PAYMENT FOR WATER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
spellingShingle SANITATION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICES
AFFORDABLE WATER
NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION POLICY
ACCESS TO WATER
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SECTOR
GOOD GOVERNANCE
PROGRAMS
WATER SUPPLY
DECISION MAKERS
INVESTMENT PLANNING
REGULATORY AGENCY
URBAN WATER
MAINTENANCE OF WATER
CHANNELS
CAPACITY BUILDING
UTILITY STAFF
FREE WATER
DOMESTIC USE
WATER BOARD
WATER COVERAGE
URBAN WATER SECTOR
WATER CONSUMPTION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
WATER RESOURCES
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCE COSTS
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
IRON
SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
WATER SECTOR REFORM
POPULATION GROWTH
WATER TREATMENT
URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
CIVIL SOCIETY
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY
WATER
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE WATER
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
SCIENCES
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
WATER SCARCITY
POTABLE WATER
RESEARCH
BOREHOLES
SERVICE DELIVERY
UTILITY
SMALL URBAN CENTRES
URBAN DWELLERS
RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
USERS
WASTEWATER
LEAKAGE
ACCESS TO DATA
REGULATORY AGENCIES
METERING
TRANSPARENCY
SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PERFORMANCE DATA
UTILITIES
CONNECTIONS
WATER POLICY
COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
SYSTEMS
SUSTAINABLE USE
SANITATION PROGRAM
WATER PRODUCTION
URBAN AREAS
WATER TARIFFS
DECISION MAKING
URBAN WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
RIVERS
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS
SERVICE QUALITY
SANITATION UTILITIES
WATER UTILITIES
ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER
SPUR
PIPED WATER
WELLS
WATER NETWORKS
WATER SOURCES
ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER AGENCIES
SANITATION SERVICES
WATER PROJECTS
MAINTENANCE OF WATERWORKS
NETWORK
WATER] BOARDS
GROUND WATER
STATISTICS
GROUNDWATER
HOUSEHOLDS
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
METERS
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
WATER CONNECTIONS
CLEAN WATER
URBAN CENTRES
SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER SERVICE
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
ACCOUNTABLE WATER
NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
WATERS
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
WATER SOURCE
PIPELINE
AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER
CASH FLOW
NATIONAL WATER
PAYMENT FOR WATER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Hima, Halimatou
Santibanez, Claudio
Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
geographic_facet Africa
Nigeria
description Nigeria has enough surface and ground water to meet domestic demand, but as of 2004 half of its urban population did not have access to piped water. And for those who did have access, water taps flowed only a few hours a day. Rapid urban population growth of 5.7 percent per year heightened the difficulties faced by State Water Agencies (SWAs) in meeting the need for piped water and expanding production capacity. Poorly maintained and aging pipes were subject to frequent leakages, and some newly built pipes carried no water owing to intermittent power supply. Nigeria’s water sector performance contrasts with that of smaller countries in West Africa, such as Niger and Burkina Faso, which, with fewer resources, have undergone major institutional reforms and made significant progress in the urban water sector. The case study is part of a series on Doing Development Differently in Nigeria. This series seeks to support the World Bank’s Nigeria country team in strengthening its effectiveness by tailoring interventions to the local context using World Bank support to leverage system wide change and systematically learn by doing. This case study is also part of the Science of Delivery case study program that is contributing to the Global Delivery Initiative’s Library of Delivery Case Studies. The Global Delivery Initiative is collaboration across the international development community to forge a new frontier in development efforts worldwide.
format Working Paper
author Hima, Halimatou
Santibanez, Claudio
author_facet Hima, Halimatou
Santibanez, Claudio
author_sort Hima, Halimatou
title Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
title_short Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
title_full Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
title_fullStr Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria
title_sort against the current : how to shape an enabling environment for sustainable water service delivery in nigeria
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25073839/against-current-shape-enabling-environment-sustainable-water-service-delivery-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22776
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spelling okr-10986-227762021-04-23T14:04:10Z Against the Current : How to Shape an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Water Service Delivery in Nigeria Hima, Halimatou Santibanez, Claudio SANITATION WATER QUALITY WATER SERVICES AFFORDABLE WATER NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION POLICY ACCESS TO WATER WATER SUPPLY SERVICE WATER SECTOR GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS WATER SUPPLY DECISION MAKERS INVESTMENT PLANNING REGULATORY AGENCY URBAN WATER MAINTENANCE OF WATER CHANNELS CAPACITY BUILDING UTILITY STAFF FREE WATER DOMESTIC USE WATER BOARD WATER COVERAGE URBAN WATER SECTOR WATER CONSUMPTION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WATER RESOURCES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE COSTS NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES IRON SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICE COST RECOVERY WATER SECTOR REFORM POPULATION GROWTH WATER TREATMENT URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS CIVIL SOCIETY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY WATER WATER PROVIDERS WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE WATER CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FINANCIAL VIABILITY WATER SCARCITY POTABLE WATER RESEARCH BOREHOLES SERVICE DELIVERY UTILITY SMALL URBAN CENTRES URBAN DWELLERS RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS USERS WASTEWATER LEAKAGE ACCESS TO DATA REGULATORY AGENCIES METERING TRANSPARENCY SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PERFORMANCE DATA UTILITIES CONNECTIONS WATER POLICY COLLECTION EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE USE SANITATION PROGRAM WATER PRODUCTION URBAN AREAS WATER TARIFFS DECISION MAKING URBAN WATER SERVICE DELIVERY RIVERS LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS SERVICE QUALITY SANITATION UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER SPUR PIPED WATER WELLS WATER NETWORKS WATER SOURCES ACCEPTABLE QUALITY WATER AVAILABILITY WATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER AGENCIES SANITATION SERVICES WATER PROJECTS MAINTENANCE OF WATERWORKS NETWORK WATER] BOARDS GROUND WATER STATISTICS GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL WATER POLICY METERS URBAN WATER SUPPLY WATER CONNECTIONS CLEAN WATER URBAN CENTRES SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY WATER SERVICE MANAGEMENT OF WATER GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ACCOUNTABLE WATER NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS WATERS URBAN WATER UTILITIES WATER SOURCE PIPELINE AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER CASH FLOW NATIONAL WATER PAYMENT FOR WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS Nigeria has enough surface and ground water to meet domestic demand, but as of 2004 half of its urban population did not have access to piped water. And for those who did have access, water taps flowed only a few hours a day. Rapid urban population growth of 5.7 percent per year heightened the difficulties faced by State Water Agencies (SWAs) in meeting the need for piped water and expanding production capacity. Poorly maintained and aging pipes were subject to frequent leakages, and some newly built pipes carried no water owing to intermittent power supply. Nigeria’s water sector performance contrasts with that of smaller countries in West Africa, such as Niger and Burkina Faso, which, with fewer resources, have undergone major institutional reforms and made significant progress in the urban water sector. The case study is part of a series on Doing Development Differently in Nigeria. This series seeks to support the World Bank’s Nigeria country team in strengthening its effectiveness by tailoring interventions to the local context using World Bank support to leverage system wide change and systematically learn by doing. This case study is also part of the Science of Delivery case study program that is contributing to the Global Delivery Initiative’s Library of Delivery Case Studies. The Global Delivery Initiative is collaboration across the international development community to forge a new frontier in development efforts worldwide. 2015-10-19T20:17:20Z 2015-10-19T20:17:20Z 2015-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25073839/against-current-shape-enabling-environment-sustainable-water-service-delivery-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22776 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Nigeria