Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector

Improving access to and quality of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is emerging as a key objective in poverty alleviation. The importance of access to improved water supply and sanitation has been even more pronounced since it was declare...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Public Expenditure Review
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ABSORPTION CAPACITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES
AQUIFERS
ARID AREAS
BASIC SANITATION
BASINS
BILATERAL AID
BOREHOLES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSUMPTIVE USE
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY POLICIES
COUNTERPART FUNDING
COVERING
DAMS
DECISION MAKING
DRINKING WATER
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILET
FLUSH TOILETS
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER LAKES
FRESHWATER RESOURCES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GRAVITY
GROUNDWATER
HAND PUMPS
HANDPUMPS
HIGH LEVELS
HOUSE CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER COMPONENT
INTER-BASIN TRANSFERS
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FINANCING
INVESTMENT PLANNING
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION PURPOSES
LAKE BASINS
LAKES
LOWER LEVELS OF SERVICE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MANAGING WATER RESOURCES
MINING OPERATIONS
MONITORING PROCEDURES
MONITORING PROGRAM
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE DATA
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
PIT LATRINE
PIT LATRINES
POINT SOURCES
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
PRESSURE
PRIVATE WELLS
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC WATER
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY
QUALITY OF WATER
RAIN
RIPARIAN
RIVER BASIN
RIVERS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
RURAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
SAFE WATER
SAFE WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION COVERAGE
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION INVESTMENTS
SANITATION PERFORMANCE
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICE
SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEWERAGE ASSETS
SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SHARED WATERS
SPARE PARTS
SPRING
SPRINGS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE WATER
TAPS
TARIFF POLICIES
TARIFF SETTING
TOILET FACILITIES
TOILETS
TOWNS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN UTILITIES
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
USE OF WATER
UTILITY OPERATORS
VALUABLE INFORMATION
VIP LATRINES
WATER AGENCIES
WATER ALLOCATION
WATER ALLOCATIONS
WATER AUTHORITIES
WATER AUTHORITY
WATER BUDGETS
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER DISTRICTS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER INVESTMENTS
WATER NEEDS
WATER PARTNERSHIP
WATER POINT
WATER POINTS
WATER POLICY
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY ASSETS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER USERS
WATER UTILITY
WATER VENDORS
WATERS
WELLS
WETLANDS
spellingShingle ABSORPTION CAPACITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES
AQUIFERS
ARID AREAS
BASIC SANITATION
BASINS
BILATERAL AID
BOREHOLES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSUMPTIVE USE
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY POLICIES
COUNTERPART FUNDING
COVERING
DAMS
DECISION MAKING
DRINKING WATER
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILET
FLUSH TOILETS
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER LAKES
FRESHWATER RESOURCES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GRAVITY
GROUNDWATER
HAND PUMPS
HANDPUMPS
HIGH LEVELS
HOUSE CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER COMPONENT
INTER-BASIN TRANSFERS
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FINANCING
INVESTMENT PLANNING
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION PURPOSES
LAKE BASINS
LAKES
LOWER LEVELS OF SERVICE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MANAGING WATER RESOURCES
MINING OPERATIONS
MONITORING PROCEDURES
MONITORING PROGRAM
NATIONAL WATER POLICY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE DATA
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
PIT LATRINE
PIT LATRINES
POINT SOURCES
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
PRESSURE
PRIVATE WELLS
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC WATER
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY
QUALITY OF WATER
RAIN
RIPARIAN
RIVER BASIN
RIVERS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
RURAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
SAFE WATER
SAFE WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION COVERAGE
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION INVESTMENTS
SANITATION PERFORMANCE
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICE
SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEWERAGE ASSETS
SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SHARED WATERS
SPARE PARTS
SPRING
SPRINGS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE WATER
TAPS
TARIFF POLICIES
TARIFF SETTING
TOILET FACILITIES
TOILETS
TOWNS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN UTILITIES
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
USE OF WATER
UTILITY OPERATORS
VALUABLE INFORMATION
VIP LATRINES
WATER AGENCIES
WATER ALLOCATION
WATER ALLOCATIONS
WATER AUTHORITIES
WATER AUTHORITY
WATER BUDGETS
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER DISTRICTS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER INVESTMENTS
WATER NEEDS
WATER PARTNERSHIP
WATER POINT
WATER POINTS
WATER POLICY
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY ASSETS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER USERS
WATER UTILITY
WATER VENDORS
WATERS
WELLS
WETLANDS
World Bank
Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa
Tanzania
description Improving access to and quality of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is emerging as a key objective in poverty alleviation. The importance of access to improved water supply and sanitation has been even more pronounced since it was declared a target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. The achievement of the MDGs will require a large investment program that will help increase access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation services. The majority of the funds for the sector are still provided for by the government at central, provincial or local levels. Although additional resources may be urgently needed, research in other social sectors (health and education) has also shown that higher public expenditures do not necessarily result in better social outcomes. Gaps in achieving outcomes can be due to: a) sub-optimal spending, due to inefficient allocation of resources, discretionary reallocation of resources, inappropriate policies and institutional incentives, or poor targeting of resources; b) low quality of service delivery due to inefficiencies in service delivery; and c) lack of demand from certain segments of the population. A lot of effort has been dedicated to increasing resources to achieve the MDGs, but the size of the required investments can be substantially reduced if the efficacy, efficiency, and quality of public expenditures in the water and sanitation (WSS) sector can be increased. Looking into the efficiency of public expenditure programs in the WSS sector is complicated. More so than in other social sectors (health and education), the WSS sector is characterized by highly decentralized service delivery that makes data collection more challenging.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
title_short Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
title_full Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
title_fullStr Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
title_full_unstemmed Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector
title_sort tanzania - public expenditure review of the water sector
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091006234617
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3116
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spelling okr-10986-31162021-04-23T14:02:07Z Tanzania - Public Expenditure Review of the Water Sector World Bank ABSORPTION CAPACITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES AQUIFERS ARID AREAS BASIC SANITATION BASINS BILATERAL AID BOREHOLES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CLEAN WATER CLIMATE VARIABILITY COLLECTION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION CONSUMPTIVE USE COST RECOVERY COST RECOVERY POLICIES COUNTERPART FUNDING COVERING DAMS DECISION MAKING DRINKING WATER FINANCIAL VIABILITY FLOODS FLUSH TOILET FLUSH TOILETS FRESHWATER FRESHWATER LAKES FRESHWATER RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE GRAVITY GROUNDWATER HAND PUMPS HANDPUMPS HIGH LEVELS HOUSE CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLDS HYDROPOWER COMPONENT INTER-BASIN TRANSFERS INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FINANCING INVESTMENT PLANNING INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS INVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY IRRIGATION IRRIGATION PURPOSES LAKE BASINS LAKES LOWER LEVELS OF SERVICE MAINTENANCE COSTS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MANAGING WATER RESOURCES MINING OPERATIONS MONITORING PROCEDURES MONITORING PROGRAM NATIONAL WATER POLICY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE DATA PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS PIPED WATER PIPELINE PIT LATRINE PIT LATRINES POINT SOURCES POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS PRESSURE PRIVATE WELLS PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC WATER QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY OF WATER RAIN RIPARIAN RIVER BASIN RIVERS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY RURAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS SAFE WATER SAFE WATER SUPPLY SANITATION COVERAGE SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION INVESTMENTS SANITATION PERFORMANCE SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICE SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SEWERAGE ASSETS SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES SEWERAGE SERVICES SHARED WATERS SPARE PARTS SPRING SPRINGS STORAGE CAPACITY SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE WATER TAPS TARIFF POLICIES TARIFF SETTING TOILET FACILITIES TOILETS TOWNS TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS URBAN UTILITIES URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITIES USE OF WATER UTILITY OPERATORS VALUABLE INFORMATION VIP LATRINES WATER AGENCIES WATER ALLOCATION WATER ALLOCATIONS WATER AUTHORITIES WATER AUTHORITY WATER BUDGETS WATER CONNECTIONS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER DISTRICTS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER INVESTMENTS WATER NEEDS WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER POINT WATER POINTS WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY ASSETS WATER SUPPLY SERVICE WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEM WATER TARIFFS WATER USE WATER USERS WATER UTILITY WATER VENDORS WATERS WELLS WETLANDS Improving access to and quality of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services is emerging as a key objective in poverty alleviation. The importance of access to improved water supply and sanitation has been even more pronounced since it was declared a target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. The achievement of the MDGs will require a large investment program that will help increase access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation services. The majority of the funds for the sector are still provided for by the government at central, provincial or local levels. Although additional resources may be urgently needed, research in other social sectors (health and education) has also shown that higher public expenditures do not necessarily result in better social outcomes. Gaps in achieving outcomes can be due to: a) sub-optimal spending, due to inefficient allocation of resources, discretionary reallocation of resources, inappropriate policies and institutional incentives, or poor targeting of resources; b) low quality of service delivery due to inefficiencies in service delivery; and c) lack of demand from certain segments of the population. A lot of effort has been dedicated to increasing resources to achieve the MDGs, but the size of the required investments can be substantially reduced if the efficacy, efficiency, and quality of public expenditures in the water and sanitation (WSS) sector can be increased. Looking into the efficiency of public expenditure programs in the WSS sector is complicated. More so than in other social sectors (health and education), the WSS sector is characterized by highly decentralized service delivery that makes data collection more challenging. 2012-03-19T17:24:52Z 2012-03-19T17:24:52Z 2009-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091006234617 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3116 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Tanzania