Improving Water Services in a Post-Conflict Situation : The Case of the Management Contract in Kosovo

Countries emerging from a devastating conflict need to rapidly restore access to basic water and sanitation services for their population. While donors usually stand ready with generous reconstruction packages, the conflict may have left local institutions ill equipped to make good use of those resources. The traditional solution, involving technical assistance delivered by international consultants, has often proved disappointing. An alternative is to bring in a professional operator for a few years through a management contract. In postwar Kosovo the sizable improvements achieved under a three year management contract for water services in the Gjakove-Rahovec area suggest that it can be a promising approach for post-conflict situations.

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Auteurs principaux: Marin, Philippe, Mugabi, Josses, Mariño, Manuel
Format: Brief biblioteca
Langue:English
Publié: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-03
Sujets:BASIC SERVICES, BILL COLLECTION, COLLECTION PROCEDURES, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, CONTRACT DESIGN, CONTRACT PERIOD, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, EMERGENCY REPAIRS, FIXED FEE, HOUSEHOLDS, ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS, IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, METERING, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPALITIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATING COSTS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE TARGETS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PHYSICAL LOSSES, POTABLE WATER, PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC UTILITY, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, REDUCING WATER LOSSES, REGIONAL UTILITIES, SANITATION, SANITATION SERVICES, SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOWNS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER UTILITIES, UTILITY COMPANY, WASTEWATER ENTERPRISES, WATER BILLS, WATER COMPANIES, WATER LOSSES, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUALITY CONTROL, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER UTILITY,
Accès en ligne:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12821151/improving-water-services-post-conflict-situation-case-management-contract-kosovo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10506
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