Issues : |
- Low investment climate in EECCA region
- Question of Water Pricing:
- Currently too low Tariffs, not covering even Maintainance & Operation (M&O);
- In South Africa, first 30 L / capita / day are free of charge --> idea of a progressive tariff structure.
- But WHO calculated that the social return in investment into the water sector is 13:1 (if externalities are internalized).
- Need for small local banks (for investments in rural areas) -> through NGOs?
- Soviet Legacy: Over-sized systems, heavy metal, huge losses
- Subsidizing should go to output (connection), not the input (pipes)
- Needed Water Sector reform is not only about tariffs
- Blending funds (loans and grants); criteria needs to be adjusted that this works (Vanessa Celosse)
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