Tag Archive | water supply
ADB watsan consultancy opportunties for TA projects in Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and the Mekong
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has three consultancy opportunities for technical assistance in the water water supply, sanitation & waste management sector: Sri Lanka – AOTA:SRI 41679-01 Institutional Strengthening for Decentralized Service Delivery in the Water Sector 4 international experts required for a total of 14.5 person months 9 national experts required for a total […]
Colombia: Government attracts pension fund investment in water, infrastructure projects
Colombian government authorities are promoting investment in infrastructure development projects among local pension funds, national planning department (DNP) head Carolina Rentería told BNamericas. Pension savings have increased tremendously over the last years and authorities see infrastructure initiatives, including drinking water and sanitation services, as attractive due to their long-term sustainability. Source: Eva Medalla, BNamericas.com [subscription […]
Tender notice – Technical assistance to the Implementation of the Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Ethiopia, Planning phase
The advisers will provide technical assistance to the implementation of the planning phase of the Programme. The Purpose of the Planning phase is to establish a sound basis for expansion of the Community Development Fund approach in water point development in Benishangul-Gumuz to the extent possible. The tender must be received by the Ministry for […]
Global costs of attaining the Millennium Development Goal for water supply and sanitation
A new WHO study provides “more updated and comprehensive figures than have been previously available of the costs of attaining the MDG target for water and sanitation” [1]. “From 2005 to 2014 approximately US$ 70 billion needs to be spent annually on water and sanitation in the countries included in this analysis, of which US$ […]
Calculating constant-reliability water supply unit costs
Gary Wolff, G. (2008). Calculating constant-reliability water supply unit costs. Water policy ; vol. 10, no. 1 ; p. 95–104. doi:10.2166/wp.2007.032 Abstract: Water planners facing a choice between water “supply” options (including conservation) customarily use the average unit cost of each option as a decision criterion. This approach is misleading and potentially costly when comparing […]
