Tag Archive | Mozambique
Arrangements and cost of providing support to rural water service providers
Smits, S. … [et al.] (2011). Arrangements and cost of providing support to rural water service providers. (WASHCost working paper ; no. 5). The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. 42 p. : 1 fig., 16 tab. 37 ref. Download full paper This joint WASHCost and Triple-S paper is about the costs […]
Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery
Moriarty, P. … [et al.] (2011). Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery. (WASHCost working paper; no. 2). 2nd ed. The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. iv, 19 p. : 5 fig., 5 tab. 14 ref. Download full paper This working paper introduces the concept of service levels, grouped as […]
Netherlands: water escapes ODA cuts in 2012
The Netherlands will increase overseas development aid (ODA) in the water sector next year despite an overall cut of € 958 million in ODA. Total spending for integrated water resources management (IWRM), water and sanitation in 2012 will amount to € 181 million, which is € 54 million more than in 2011. This represents an […]
Islamic Development Bank approves financing for four water projects
At its 275th meeting on 3 May 2011, the Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) approved financing for the following three water projects: US$ 121.17 million for the Balkan Velayat Water Supply Project in Turkmenistan US$ 11.92 million for the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in the provinces of […]
WASHCost reveals the high cost of low quality services
It costs a lot of money to provide low quality water and sanitation services – and more expensive technology alone will not solve the problem, Catarina Fonseca, Director of the WASHCost project, has told an audience of economists, WASH specialists and researchers. Research in four countries has found that switching from boreholes with handpumps to […]
Assessing sanitation service levels – new WASHCost project working paper
Conventional sanitation ladders rank sanitation in increasing complexity of technological options. However, sanitation improvement is not as straightforward as the concept of “a ladder” with incremental improvements from op full flush, might suggest. For example, from the user perspective, a VIP toilet may in some circumstances be a better option than a septic tank system. […]
Mozambique: positive results claimed for delegated water management
The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Felicio Zacarias, said on 29 June 2009 that the reforms in water supply that began in 1995, and which have led to delegating the management of urban water supply in major cities to private consortia, have produced positive results. Investments have led to increased coverage (54%) and better service […]
Implications of the financial crisis for developent finance and global governance
Mold, A.; Paulo, S. and Prizzon, A. (2009). Implications of the financial crisis for developent finance and global governance. (OECD Development Centre working paper ; no. 277). 48 p. Full text Abstract This paper examines how the different forms of development finance for low-income countries are likely to be affected by the global financial crisis, […]
Mozambique: The Netherlands helps assess cost of supplying drinking water
The WASH cost project, which aims to quantify the unit costs of supplying drinking water to rural areas of Mozambique, was launched Friday in the city of Maputo by the governments of Mozambique and the Netherlands, according to a report in Notícias newspaper. The project was launched by the Ministry for Public Works and Housing, […]
Mozambique, Maputo: 95 million euros for water supply expansion project
The Mozambican government’s Water Supply Investment and Assets Fund (FIPAG) intends to expand the water system in the capital, so that it can supply about 1.5 million people in Maputo, the neighbouring city of Matola and the district of Boane. The project will cost 95 million euros (about 140 million US dollars). The money is […]
