Since the mid-1990s, Morocco has made big strides in developing access to potable water in rural areas. The National Water Supply Company, Office national de l' eau potable (ONEP), has developed an important network of standpipes in rural communities and over 87 percent of the rural population...

Financing and the role of aid within the water sector are poorly understood. We estimate the levels of spending achieved in developing countries during the Millennium Development Goals period to be US$80 billion per year. Aid represented a substantial proportion of total sector financing in...