Tag Archive | rural water supply
Costing rural water service levels in Burkina Faso
Based on national standards, the 7 boreholes and 3 standpipes in the village of Komsilga, Burkina Faso, are sufficient to supply water to 3,600 people. Since only 1,500 people live in the village, you might think that they had water in abundance. In reality, only half of the villagers receive a basic level of service […]
We can no more expect unmaintained pumps to provide services than we can a car with no fuel to take us on our journey
What does it cost to provide water services that last? What do we mean by a water service? How can we measure whether water is being provided effectively, and at the desired level? These were among the questions tackled during a panel discussion held in WASH Advocate’s 301 session for World Water Day. Catarina Fonseca […]
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 […]
Yemen: Japanese funding for small-scale rural water projects
In 2010, the Japanese government has funded several small-scale water projects in Yemen though its “Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects” scheme. These projects include: construction of a water supply system in an arid area in Al-Mouza’ District, serving 800 people including the pupils of a primary school a water supply system serving about […]
India, Maharashtra: surcharge on mineral water to pay for rural water supply
Maharashtra hopes to generate an extra US$ 171 million to improve rural water supply through a one Rupee (2 US dollar cents) surcharge on bottled mineral water. The state also plans to replace public water taps in the slums of its capital Mumbai by safer bottled water. The plans were presented by Maharashtra’s water supply […]
Sri Lanka, Trincomalee: France funding mega water supply scheme
Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and French Ambassador Christine Robichon signed an Agreement to implement a mega water supply scheme in Trincomalee, a National Water Supply and Drainage Board spokesman said. The spokesman said this mega water supply scheme is to be implemented in Trincomalee at a cost of Rs 1,800 million [US$ […]
India, Karnataka: rural water supply gets boost with US$ 150 million WB loan
The World Bank has approved financing of US$ 150 million (Rs. 810 crore) for the second phase of the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (KRWSS) project to be implemented by the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSSA) in 11 districts of north Karnataka. The KRWSS project, which is also called Jal Nirmal […]
Namibia: government moves closer to subsidising water for the poor
A group of experts has presented findings on possible future subsidisation of water tariffs for poor households, a plan that was mulled some three years ago. Although thousands of water points have been set up in rural areas, many households had their taps disconnected because they couldn’t afford to pay for the water they and […]
WHO publishes workshop reports on costing of drinking water systems
As part of the on-going work on the economics of water and sanitation, Water Sanitation and Health (WSH) of the World Health Organization (WHO) has published the reports of two workshops that were held in Khon Kaen (Thailand) [1] and Luang Prabang (Lao PDR) [2] in 2008 on the Practical Manual for Costing Improved Drinking-water […]
Peru: govt reassigns US$ 7mn “austerity” savings to water and sanitation
Peru’s President Alan García signed on Sunday (Sep 27) a supreme decree that authorizes the transfer of 21.5mn soles (US$7.4mn) for 139 municipalities to carry out 174 potable water and basic sanitation projects. The funds – to be included in the public sector budget for fiscal year 2009 – will come from the so-called equality […]
