Water Supply and Sanitation in Mozambique : Turning Finance into Services for 2015 and Beyond
Mozambique has made enormous strides in the water supply sector in the past two decades. The sector has separated water resources and water production roles from water supply asset holding and from water services management. It has also created a r...
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| Format: | Other Infrastructure Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Nairobi
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16373874/water-supply-sanitation-mozambique-turning-finance-services-2015-beyond http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12888 |
| Summary: | Mozambique has made enormous strides in
the water supply sector in the past two decades. The sector
has separated water resources and water production roles
from water supply asset holding and from water services
management. It has also created a regulatory structure and
body that has struck a balance between government and
private-sector management while giving increasing voice to
consumers. The reform process continues today, with expected
modifications at decentralized levels of governance. After
more than a decade emphasizing service expansion, service
sustainability needs attention. The urban water delegated
management framework's greatest challenge lies in
maintaining operational cost recovery and making steady
progress on capital cost recovery. The challenge for rural
water supply lies not simply in expanding access, but in
ensuring sustainable services. Progress in urban and rural
sanitation has stagnated, and updated approaches to service
delivery are urgently needed. Sector information management
systems and human resource development have not kept pace
with institutional expansion, resulting in a potential drag
on long-term planning, financing, and implementation. |
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