Guidance Note: Urban Water Supply Sector Risk Assessment

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Author: Asian Development Bank ISBN: 9789290921677
Publisher: Asian Development Bank Publication: November 1, 2009
Imprint: Asian Development Bank Language: English
Author: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9789290921677
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Publication: November 1, 2009
Imprint: Asian Development Bank
Language: English

The urban water supply sector is vulnerable to a broad range of risks that can threaten development effectiveness. Risks can spring from the involvement of multiple institutions in water governance, capital intensity, large-scale procurement contracts for goods and services that lend themselves to corruption, interface between public and private sectors, and political pressure on tariffs. Additional factors include weak capacity of sector agencies, high demand for water services, water scarcity, and dispersed water provision in poorly planned urban communities. This guidance note aims to explain key sector features of urban water supply and identify entry points for mapping governance risks. This guidance note aims to explain key sector features of urban water supply and identify entry points for mapping governance risks.

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The urban water supply sector is vulnerable to a broad range of risks that can threaten development effectiveness. Risks can spring from the involvement of multiple institutions in water governance, capital intensity, large-scale procurement contracts for goods and services that lend themselves to corruption, interface between public and private sectors, and political pressure on tariffs. Additional factors include weak capacity of sector agencies, high demand for water services, water scarcity, and dispersed water provision in poorly planned urban communities. This guidance note aims to explain key sector features of urban water supply and identify entry points for mapping governance risks. This guidance note aims to explain key sector features of urban water supply and identify entry points for mapping governance risks.

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