Bolivia is one of a growing number of developing countries turning to the private sector to improve urban water and sanitation services. The country's first major contract in the sector, a twenty-five-year concession for the neighboring cities of La Paz and El Alto, was implemented in August...

Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Overview -- Why is it important to assess benefits from investing in water and sanitation? -- Structure of the report -- Chapter 1: Setting the stage --...

This paper argues that there are many challenges to designing and implementing water and sanitation interventions that actually deliver economic benefits to the households in developing countries. Perhaps most critical to successful water and sanitation investments is to discover and implement...

Past and present administrations have implemented water supply and sanitation (WSS) programs to increase the number of households with access to safe drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities. This study examines the President's Priority Program for Water and the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig...