Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure : : access, affordability, and alternatives / / editors, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Elvira Morella

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819160303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-06600-9; 9786613066008; 0-8213-8618-2
• Descrizione fisica: xxix, 401 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Collana: Directions in development. Infrastructure
• Altri autori (Persone): BanerjeeSudeshna Ghosh <1973->; MorellaElvira <1976->
• Disciplina: 363.6/1096
• Soggetti: Water utilities - Africa; Water-supply - Economic aspects - Africa; Sanitation - Economic aspects - Africa; Sewage disposal - Economic aspects - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the AICD; Series Foreword; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Elusiveness of the Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation; Chapter 2 Access to Safe Water: The Millennium Challenge; Chapter 3 Access to Safe Sanitation: The Millennium Challenge; Chapter 4 Improving the Organization of the Water and Sanitation Sectors; Chapter 5 Urban Water Provision: The Story of African Utilities; Chapter 6 Cost Recovery, Affordability, and Subsidies; Chapter 7 Spending Needed to Meet Goals in Water and Sanitation; Chapter 8 - Bridging the Funding GapChapter 9 - Policy Options for the Water and Sanitation Sectors; Appendix 1 Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities; Appendix 2 Institutions in the Water and Sanitation Sector; Appendix 3 Performance Indicators of Selected Water Utilities; Appendix 4 Tariffs; Appendix 5 Affordability of Water and Sanitation; Appendix 6 Funding Gap for Water Supply and Sanitation; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: The welfare implications of safe water and sanitation cannot be ; overstated. The economic gains from provision of improved services to millions of unserved Africans in enormous. The international adoption of Millennium Development Goals brought the inadequacies of service provision sharply into focus. With only 58% and 31% enjoying access to water and sanitation services respectively, Sub-Saharan Africa is the only continent that is off-track in achieving the MDGs in 2015. The problem is compounded by the fact that a rigorous and credible baseline did not exist on coverage to improved water and