Ensuring Sustainable Access to Drinking Water in Sub Saharan Africa: Conflict Between Financial and Social Objectives

Marson, Marta; Savin, Ivan

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.06.002

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“…Despite some minor differences in the definitions, there is a considerable agreement on the main principles of commercialization [14][15][16][17][18][19]. The essence of commercialization revolves around creating the conditions under which a utility is able to operate independently from any third party.…”

Section: Commercialization Of Water Servicesmentioning

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Degrees and Forms of Commercialization: Community-Managed Water Operators in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia

Tutusaus

Surya²,

Schwartz

2019

Water

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Globally, the water services sector has adopted commercial principles since the 1980s and 1990s. Most of the reforms based on these principles have been introduced as part of broader neoliberal reforms in these countries. Often these reforms are portrayed as being homogenous and standardized, suggesting there is a shared understanding of commercialization. However, in recent years, scholars have explored the lack of universality of these principles when comparing the implementation of these reforms across settings. Across different countries significant differences in implementation and outcomes of commercialization can be identified. In much of this literature, emphasis is placed on the differences visible in the implementation of commercialization across different geographical areas. In this article, we contribute to this literature by questioning the universal application of the principles of commercialization even within the same geographical area and actor. Using the case of community-based organizations in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia, this paper elaborates on the multiple manifestations of commercialization when documenting the actual practices of water operators. We argue that, within even the operations of these water operators, commercial principles are indeed differently implemented from the original commercial model of water provisioning. The deviations from the model can be attributed to not only local conditions under which the water providers operate, but also reflect the interests of the implementing agency and its environment. The deviations from the model of commercialization lead to questions about the validity of this model as they re-interpret key principles of the model. Yet, we find that little of these divergences and re-interpretations are reported upon. As a result, these two models of commercialization, the one practiced by the water operator and the one endorsed by donors and sector organizations co-exist as separate, and equally valid, guidelines. We advocate for a richer vocabulary to describe or refer to different manifestations and interpretations of commercialization as this may lead to a more honest development of water services for all.

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Section: Commercialization Of Water Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Degrees and Forms of Commercialization: Community-Managed Water Operators in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia

Tutusaus

Surya²,

Schwartz

2019

Water

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“…In many of the poorest countries, fiscal and financial constraints are too severe to be able to deal with poverty. Marson and Savin (2015) look at how watercoverage accounts and financial performances of utilities in 25 Sub-Saharan countries, from 1996 to 2012, interact. They find that access to water depended on financial results, but not linearly.…”

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Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting For Institutional and Informational Constraints

Daurella¹,

Estache²

2017

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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“…There was a global increase in improved quality water access from 76 to 91% but a huge gap remains in sub-Saharan Africa (Emenike et al 2017). Despite many interventions and efforts from international organisations and governmental institutions, the poor performance in ensuring water availability in mostly urban and peri-urban areas are still evident in the sub-Saharan region of Africa (Marson and Saving 2015;Ndikumana and Pickbourn 2017). This, therefore, calls for a considerable reconsideration and evaluation of the efforts aims at ameliorating water (especially drinking water) challenges in the region.…”

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Ensuring water availability in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia: evaluation of the water supply sub-project

Oyedotun

2017

Appl Water Sci

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The need and demand for water in the world are becoming acute with the growing population. This is mostly pressing in developing countries of which Mekelle City in Northern Ethiopia is not an exception. World Bank borehole-support sub-project was aimed at addressing this challenge. The evaluation of the intervention indicates that there is a significant increase in water supply in the city because of the sub-project. However, the increase in water supply has not been able to meet up with the already established and increasing demand. Coupled with this challenge are: the limited capacity of human capital and expertise that will ensure the proper management of borehole interventions; insufficient cost recovery for proper operation and maintenance of the projects; loss of land and farmlands and lack of compensations because of the projects which affect the livelihood.

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Ensuring Sustainable Access to Drinking Water in Sub Saharan Africa: Conflict Between Financial and Social Objectives

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

Degrees and Forms of Commercialization: Community-Managed Water Operators in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia

Degrees and Forms of Commercialization: Community-Managed Water Operators in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia

Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting For Institutional and Informational Constraints

Ensuring water availability in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia: evaluation of the water supply sub-project

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