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Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure : access, affordability, and alternatives /

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) have called attention to deficiencies in the quantity and quality of water supply and sanitation (WSS) globally. Although most of the world is on track to meet the MDG drinking water target, Africa lags behind. Only 58 percent of the population enjoys access to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh, 1973-, Morella, Elvira, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Infrastructure.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the AICD; Series Foreword; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Elusiveness of the Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation; Chapter 2 Access to Safe Water: The Millennium Challenge; Chapter 3 Access to Safe Sanitation: The Millennium Challenge; Chapter 4 Improving the Organization of the Water and Sanitation Sectors; Chapter 5 Urban Water Provision: The Story of African Utilities; Chapter 6 Cost Recovery, Affordability, and Subsidies; Chapter 7 Spending Needed to Meet Goals in Water and Sanitation.
  • Chapter 8
  • Bridging the Funding GapChapter 9
  • Policy Options for the Water and Sanitation Sectors; Appendix 1 Access to Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities; Appendix 2 Institutions in the Water and Sanitation Sector; Appendix 3 Performance Indicators of Selected Water Utilities; Appendix 4 Tariffs; Appendix 5 Affordability of Water and Sanitation; Appendix 6 Funding Gap for Water Supply and Sanitation; Index; Back Cover.