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Innovations in WASH Impact Measures : Water and Sanitation Measurement Technologies and Practices to Inform the Sustainable Development Goals

Thomas, Evan - 2009

The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at its core. A dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) declares a commitment to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." Monitoring progress toward this...

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Benin : Innovative Public Private Partnerships for Rural Water Services Sustainability

Migan, Sylvain Adokpo - 2015

This case study provides evidence of the possibilities for attracting private sector engagement in piped rural water systems, and also clearly lays out some of the on-going sustainability challenges. There is an important learning opportunity for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa to develop similar...

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Romania Water Diagnostic Report : Moving toward EU Compliance, Inclusion, and Water Security

World Bank Group - 2018

This diagnostic report was prepared by the World Bank to support its water sector dialogue with the Government of Romania. It aims to provide stakeholders, especially from the Romanian Government and the European Commission, with a comprehensive stock-taking of the situation in the Romanian...

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Better Use of Capital to Deliver Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Services : Practical Examples and Suggested Next Steps

Kingdom, Bill - 2018

efficiencies is poorly understood, frequently overlooked, and difficult to evaluate, even though the scale of savings can be … could surface from a comprehensive study. It also doesn't quantify the savings possible through increasing CEE. However …, almost all the examples show capital savings of 25 percent or more compared to traditional solutions. This alone this should …

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City-Wide Inclusive Water Supply : Refocusing on Off-Grid Solutions for Addressing Sustainable Development Goal 6.1

Misra, Smita - 2019

The objective of this report is to better understand the challenges of meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 from the perspective of off-grid services currently being used by a large and increasing proportion of the urban population. For this assessment, two key distinct areas with high...

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Citywide Inclusive Water Supply : Adopting Off-Grid Solutions to Achieve the SDGs

Misra, Smita - 2019

shows that more than 68 percent of these customers come from the bottom two wealth quintiles (the poor and the poorest …

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Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth

World Bank Group - 2020

The study described in this policy brief quantified the impacts of water shocks (too much, too little and too dirty) on economic outcomes in Colombia, using combined hydrological and econometric modeling, and offers recommendations for putting the country on the path to water security (see...

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Sustainability of Demand Responsive Approaches to Rural Water Supply : The Case of Kerala

Andres, Luis - 2017

This paper presents the findings of an impact evaluation to assess the performance and sustainability of the demand responsive community-based approach toward rural water supply in the state of Kerala, India. To achieve the study's objectives, conceptual definitions of the "performance" and...

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Building Partnerships for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Africa

World Bank - 2009

This briefing note provides a rapid scan of partnership initiatives by the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) to improve the state of water and sanitation services in Africa. The note aims to highlight the gains and challenges of the major...

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Reducing Inequalities in Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals : Synthesis Report of the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH...

World Bank Group - 2017

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Bank's corporate goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity call for specific attention to the poor and vulnerable. The overarching objective of the SDGs is to end poverty in all its forms, but their key difference from...

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