03901oam 22007095 450 991081916030332120200520144314.01-283-06600-997866130660080-8213-8618-210.1596/978-0-8213-8457-2(CKB)2550000000032307(EBL)681194(OCoLC)719388616(SSID)ssj0000466784(PQKBManifestationID)12129877(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466784(PQKBWorkID)10465801(PQKB)11704388(MiAaPQ)EBC681194(Au-PeEL)EBL681194(CaPaEBR)ebr10460967(CaONFJC)MIL306600(The World Bank)2010047886(US-djbf)16543378(EXLCZ)99255000000003230720101118d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrica's water and sanitation infrastructure : access, affordability, and alternatives /editors, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Elvira MorellaWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.xxix, 401 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in development. InfrastructureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8457-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 SanitationChapter 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 CoverThe 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 andWorld Bank e-Library.Water utilitiesAfricaWater-supplyEconomic aspectsAfricaSanitationEconomic aspectsAfricaSewage disposalEconomic aspectsAfricaWater utilitiesWater-supplyEconomic aspectsSanitationEconomic aspectsSewage disposalEconomic aspects363.6/1096Banerjee Sudeshna Ghosh1973-1619617Morella Elvira1976-1701752World Bank.DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910819160303321Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure4085742UNINA