Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review

This paper offers a diagnostic of the water and wastewater sector for the Republic of Belarus, addressing the sector's institutional, organizational, technical, and economic aspects, with a specific focus on urban areas. Significant national i...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BENCHMARKING CONTRACTS FUNDING INVESTMENTS MODERNIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR URBAN AREAS WASTEWATER WATER WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18639488/belarus-municipal-water-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16730

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spelling	okr-10986-167302021-04-23T14:03:32Z Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review World Bank BENCHMARKING CONTRACTS FUNDING INVESTMENTS MODERNIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR URBAN AREAS WASTEWATER WATER WATER UTILITIES This paper offers a diagnostic of the water and wastewater sector for the Republic of Belarus, addressing the sector's institutional, organizational, technical, and economic aspects, with a specific focus on urban areas. Significant national investment programs have enabled Belarus to significantly improve the quality of water and wastewater services, but major challenges remain. Water utilities show an overall acceptable performance that could be improved upon, especially in small towns. The sector's legal and institutional framework is well-defined and functional, but an insufficient operational regulation undermines the efficiency of services. The water and wastewater sector in Belarus urgently requires modernization. This review recommends that utilities be regionalized to generate economies of scale; the capacities, means, and resources be pooled; and access to funds be facilitated. Utility regulation needs to be reinforced by the introduction of benchmarking or yardstick competition, and by the set-up of performance-based contracts with their asset-owners. Key recommendations to improve the efficiency of utility operations include the development of a performance-oriented management culture and the involvement of the private sector. 2014-01-30T17:34:28Z 2014-01-30T17:34:28Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18639488/belarus-municipal-water-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16730 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Belarus
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topic	BENCHMARKING CONTRACTS FUNDING INVESTMENTS MODERNIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR URBAN AREAS WASTEWATER WATER WATER UTILITIES
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description	This paper offers a diagnostic of the water and wastewater sector for the Republic of Belarus, addressing the sector's institutional, organizational, technical, and economic aspects, with a specific focus on urban areas. Significant national investment programs have enabled Belarus to significantly improve the quality of water and wastewater services, but major challenges remain. Water utilities show an overall acceptable performance that could be improved upon, especially in small towns. The sector's legal and institutional framework is well-defined and functional, but an insufficient operational regulation undermines the efficiency of services. The water and wastewater sector in Belarus urgently requires modernization. This review recommends that utilities be regionalized to generate economies of scale; the capacities, means, and resources be pooled; and access to funds be facilitated. Utility regulation needs to be reinforced by the introduction of benchmarking or yardstick competition, and by the set-up of performance-based contracts with their asset-owners. Key recommendations to improve the efficiency of utility operations include the development of a performance-oriented management culture and the involvement of the private sector.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study
author	World Bank
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title	Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review
title_short	Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review
title_full	Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review
title_fullStr	Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review
title_full_unstemmed	Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review
title_sort	republic of belarus : municipal water sector review
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18639488/belarus-municipal-water-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16730
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Republic of Belarus : Municipal Water Sector Review

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