Prioritizing Water Supply Infrastructure Investments in Sri Lanka : An Application of the World Bank Infrastructure Prioritization Framework
Governments are challenged to balance multiple policy goals and make difficult choices when selecting infrastructure projects for public investment, particularly since available funds are often insufficient to implement the full suite of proposals....
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/313191517925547927/Prioritizing-water-supply-infrastructure-investments-in-Sri-Lanka-an-application-of-the-world-bank-infrastructure-prioritization-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29342 |
| Summary: | Governments are challenged to balance
multiple policy goals and make difficult choices when
selecting infrastructure projects for public investment,
particularly since available funds are often insufficient to
implement the full suite of proposals. This paper presents
the application of the Infrastructure Prioritization
Framework, a systematic, multi-criteria approach to
infrastructure project prioritization, to inform the
selection of water supply investments in Sri Lanka. A set of
28 proposed water supply projects was prioritized at the
request of the National Planning Department of Sri Lanka,
based on consideration of multiple goals, including improved
water quality and service, network extension, service
provision to poor communities, job creation, and sound
financial performance. This paper reviews the Infrastructure
Prioritization Framework methodology; presents the results
of the prioritization exercise, including an expanded
sensitivity analysis; and discusses the way forward to apply
the Infrastructure Prioritization Framework to inform
infrastructure investment decisions. |
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