This report, developed for policy makers and sector development partners, highlights the manner in which the domestic private sector is successfully participating in the delivery of water and sanitation services in Niger. It outlines the factors for success as well as the challenges that need to...

Since 1990, many national and local governments in developing countries have contracted with private companies to operate or manage their water utilities under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. The assumption was that the private sector will improve utilities by bringing in new...

For the last couple of decades, developed as well as developing countries have relied on procurement models such as public-private partnerships (PPP) to finance, develop, manage and operate water infrastructure facilities. However, as in the case of other public infrastructure projects, not all...