… benchmarking tool for urban water strategists and national governments for assessing cities’
… centralised water supply and sewerage authorities and over time also by local authorities. …

… in the urban water sector (government agencies, water utilities, donors, private sectors, NGOs
and the beneficiary community or consumers). Some of the most common and widely used …

… ” as it applies to urban water supply to poor households, … not only to water supply providers
and governments, but also to … institutions and associated incentives to which governments, …

… by government agencies were identified as delaying certain projects; this was also reflected
in the challenge of securing government … dual-pipe reticulated water supply at Aurora Estate …

… and state government agencies – which has subsequently resulted in gaps between urban
water … centralised affair and largely reliant on formal institutions. For example, governance in …

… regulate the provision of water supply and sanitation services … of water supply and sanitation
service provision shifted from local government authorities to specific utilities called ‘Urban …

… , government departments) as important because the distribution of authority affects each …
Interviewees discussed both centralised and decentralised authority, which again highlights …

… Governmental authorities responsible for water-supply decisions, in this sphere where the
private sector is as but a shadow, are tempted to regard themselves not as mere purveyors of …

… The water supply company was taken back under government control. A subsequent …
privatisation initiatives,15 which have been taken up by bilateral aid agencies (eg DfID) and …

… aid agencies, government departments and water supply … I present three urban water supply
models-government, private… (from on-foot water vendors to bottled water, private wells to …