Armenia Takes on Water Management Challenges : Public-Private Partnerships in Water Sector
For many years after the collapse of the Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation systems in Armenia were in disrepair. The country was faced with increasing demand, deteriorating assets and dilapidated infrastructure, which resulted...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/20433717/armenia-takes-water-management-challenges-public-private-partnerships-water-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20606 |
| Summary: | For many years after the collapse of the
Soviet economy, most of the water supply and sanitation
systems in Armenia were in disrepair. The country was faced
with increasing demand, deteriorating assets and dilapidated
infrastructure, which resulted in a steadily decreasing and
costly provision of services. Despite an abundance of water
in the country, for almost all Armenians, water was
available for only a few hours a day. In recent years,
Armenia has made significant strides in reforming the water
sector by developing policies, enacting laws, and drawing up
plans, programs and strategies aimed at improving water
service provision. This report presents a background to the
water and wastewater sector in Armenia and summarizes the
strategy that the Government of Armenia took to meet the
challenges faced by the sector through the effective and
pragmatic use of different modalities of Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP). Section 2 of this report analyzes the
successes and challenges to date, as well as evaluates
against some key criteria, progress by each of the three
types of PPP used in the country. Section 3 summarizes some
of the key lessons learned. Section 4 discusses possible
future PPPs in the water sector. |
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