This note is a partial response to the above mentioned 2010 Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation. It covers the specific issues to be addressed in the Water supply and Sanitation (WSS) sector and in the irrigation sector in two distinct parts, because if WSS and irrigation have some...

What economic and political factors have made cost recovery for rural water systems so difficult in the Nsuuka district of Anambra State? This paper found that households in the region do not want to pay for water in advance or commit themselves to a fixed monthly payment for water. They want...

From a study of 82 households in urban areas of Tunis, Tunisia, it appears that the most important obstacle in connecting to the piped water system is the utility-required cash down payment. Results from the study's contingent valuation questions showed that the respondents could easily afford...