Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa

As the World Bank and partners aim to support governments in the Middle East and North Africa address the challenges that confront the water and sanitation sector, the development of an effective regulatory framework is seen as increasingly salient...

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Main Authors:	Mumssen, Yogita, Triche, Thelma A.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	SANITATION REGULATION INSTITUTIONS TARIFF WATER ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/415861498577162057/Status-of-water-sector-regulation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27465

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spelling	okr-10986-274652021-05-25T09:01:43Z Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa Mumssen, Yogita Triche, Thelma A. Mumssen, Yogita Triche, Thelma A. SANITATION REGULATION INSTITUTIONS TARIFF WATER ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION As the World Bank and partners aim to support governments in the Middle East and North Africa address the challenges that confront the water and sanitation sector, the development of an effective regulatory framework is seen as increasingly salient. In order to have impact in this space, some basic information is needed. The objective of this study is to collect information through a regulatory lens and present it to serve as part of the foundation for sector reviews and operations. It is not the objective of this study to analyze or critique the performance of water and sanitation services or the effectiveness of regulation in each country or to make recommendations. Thus the approach is positive rather than normative. The report is part of a wider World Bank initiative to provide government officials and other stakeholders including civil society, service providers, potential financiers, and development practitioners with the resources to better understand current conditions and consider approaches to policies, institutions and regulation that can best incentivize the delivery of sustainable services. The report discusses the different approaches in implementing regulatory functions specific to economic regulation and highlights aspects of the operating environment particular to each country context including sector institutional roles and responsibilities, tariff formulation processes, private sector participation and public-private partnerships, and the role of citizen engagement in sector regulation. This desk study is a first step intended to provide some basic information on selected countries that will serve as a foundation for determining where further support in the area of regulatory reform might be best concentrated. The authors review the status of regulatory institutions and practices in five MENA countries which were chosen to include different historic and legal frameworks and fragile/conflict states as well as those that are attempting broader sector reform. 2017-06-28T22:33:19Z 2017-06-28T22:33:19Z 2017-06-27 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/415861498577162057/Status-of-water-sector-regulation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27465 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 Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of Iraq Jordan Morocco West Bank and Gaza
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spellingShingle	SANITATION REGULATION INSTITUTIONS TARIFF WATER ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION Mumssen, Yogita Triche, Thelma A. Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
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description	As the World Bank and partners aim to support governments in the Middle East and North Africa address the challenges that confront the water and sanitation sector, the development of an effective regulatory framework is seen as increasingly salient. In order to have impact in this space, some basic information is needed. The objective of this study is to collect information through a regulatory lens and present it to serve as part of the foundation for sector reviews and operations. It is not the objective of this study to analyze or critique the performance of water and sanitation services or the effectiveness of regulation in each country or to make recommendations. Thus the approach is positive rather than normative. The report is part of a wider World Bank initiative to provide government officials and other stakeholders including civil society, service providers, potential financiers, and development practitioners with the resources to better understand current conditions and consider approaches to policies, institutions and regulation that can best incentivize the delivery of sustainable services. The report discusses the different approaches in implementing regulatory functions specific to economic regulation and highlights aspects of the operating environment particular to each country context including sector institutional roles and responsibilities, tariff formulation processes, private sector participation and public-private partnerships, and the role of citizen engagement in sector regulation. This desk study is a first step intended to provide some basic information on selected countries that will serve as a foundation for determining where further support in the area of regulatory reform might be best concentrated. The authors review the status of regulatory institutions and practices in five MENA countries which were chosen to include different historic and legal frameworks and fragile/conflict states as well as those that are attempting broader sector reform.
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author	Mumssen, Yogita Triche, Thelma A.
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title	Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
title_short	Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
title_full	Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
title_fullStr	Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/415861498577162057/Status-of-water-sector-regulation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27465
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Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa

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