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TitleStrategic financial planning for water supply and sanitation in Africa : rationale, methodology, experience, lessons learned
Publication TypeBriefing Note
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWinpenny, J
Pagination35 p.; 29 refs.; 7 checklists; 9 boxes; 1 fig.
Date Published2010-05-01
PublisherEU Water Initiative, EUWI
Place PublishedStockholm, Sweden
Keywordsaccess to sanitation, africa, sanitation, WASHCost, water supply
Abstract

WSS in Africa has been under-funded for many years, resulting in deteriorating infrastructure, declining levels of service, and the lack of resources to fi nance the future needs
of water security, including the expansion of services called for by the MDGs. The recently updated version of the African Water Vision projects an annual need of US$12 billion for WSS, whereas the current level of fi nance would only cover half of this. SFP aims to overcome these problems by putting the future fi nances of WSS onto a sustainable basis. SFP matches national water policy to local resources, capacity and available fi nance. A key part of SFP is the production of a national consensus on what WSS services the country can or should afford in the long term, and how these will be paid for.SFP helps those involved in WSS to engage with other relevant parts of government, especially the MOF – a crucial aspect of getting ‘Out of the Box’. The process of creating and sustaining an SFP produces greater understanding across the sector of fi nancing issues, and confronts all concerned with a ‘reality check’. Although SFPs are dataintensive, the initial data assembly and analysis should pay off in future through the creation of a more informative and functional body of information. [authors abstract, partly]

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