Water and Wastewater Services in the Danube Region : FYR Macedonia Country Note
To evaluate the sustainability of services in the region, an overall sector sustainability assessment was done taking into account four main dimensions: access to services, quality of services, efficiency of services, and financing of services. Eac...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24623634/water-wastewater-services-danube-region-state-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22141 |
| Summary: | To evaluate the sustainability of
services in the region, an overall sector sustainability
assessment was done taking into account four main
dimensions: access to services, quality of services,
efficiency of services, and financing of services. Each of
these dimensions is measured through three simple and
objective indicators. For each indicator, best practice
values are established by looking at the best performers in
the region, and countries closest to those best performers
are deemed to have a more mature sector. A more complete
description of the methodology to assess sector
sustainability is included in the annex of the state of the
sector regional report from the Danube Water Program. The
outcomes of this assessment for the FYR Macedonia water
sector are presented in Figure 9, which also shows average
and best practices in the Danube region. The Macedonian
sector sustainability score is 61, which is below the Danube
average of 64. The assessment shows that, on average, the
country performs well in terms of access to piped water and
flush toilets, continuity of service, staffing level, and
affordability. The main deficiencies of the FYR Macedonia
water sector identified through the sector sustainability
assessment are investment level, operating cost ratio,
wastewater treatment coverage, and the nonrevenue water
level. The main sector challenges are: securing a multiyear
investment budget; improving the efficiency of service
providers; and implementing fully the existing water laws. |
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