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Toward a Universal Measure of What Works on Rural Water Supply : Rural Water Metrics Global Framework.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Other Rural Study
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Affordability.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Services and Infrastructure.
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.
- Water Economics.
- Water Pricing and Subsidies.
- Water Resources.
- Water Supply and Sanitation.
- Water Supply and Sanitation Economics.
- Local Subjects:
- Affordability.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Services and Infrastructure.
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.
- Water Economics.
- Water Pricing and Subsidies.
- Water Resources.
- Water Supply and Sanitation.
- Water Supply and Sanitation Economics.
- Other Title:
- Toward a Universal Measure of What Works on Rural Water Supply
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2017.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- One of the most pervasive development issues related to the provision of rural water supply and sanitation services (RWSS) is their lack of sustainability. Assessing and measuring sustainability is a difficult task for which there has not emerged a consensus on which indicators to use. Unlike in the urban water supply and sanitation where there exist universally recognized indicators, the rural water supply and sanitation sub-sector still lacks a universal metrics global framework. This is because the rural water sector has a wide variety of service levels (water points and piped systems) as well as type of service providers (communities, governments and private sector). The adoption of such universal framework by adapting country monitoring systems will facilitate improved national and global reporting and analysis. This publication summarizes the methodology and conclusions of a study aimed at proposing a Rural Water Metrics Framework that was based on the findings of analyzing 40 RWSS frameworks. The proposed Global Framework contains minimum, basic, and advanced indicators to be tailored according to each country context. The study finalizes presenting a total of 24 indicators as being key to monitoring RWSS and proposes further validation and dissemination with regional and global partners in the short term, as well as engagement with regional platforms working on water issues for their framework adoption in the long-term to support data sharing and analysis.
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