Subsidizing Water Connections in Cameroon : How to Apply Output-Based Aid to an Affermage

The Cameroon water connection scheme that started in 2008 is the first GPOBA project to be implemented under an affermage contract. It is also the first subsidized water connection program in West Africa to be implemented through an output-based aid (OBA) mechanism. This note highlights the emerging lessons learned from the design of the project, summarizing the challenges and opportunities in applying OBA to the affermage model and how they were dealt with. A second note will share lessons from the project's implementation.

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Main Authors: Marin, Philippe, Loening, Esther, Drozdz, Jan
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-07
Subjects:ALLOCATION OF RISKS, AUDITS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, CONCESSION AGREEMENT, CONCESSION CONTRACT, CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS, CONNECTION COST, CONNECTION FEE, CONNECTION PROGRAM, CONNECTIONS, COUNTERPART FUNDING, COUNTRY RISK, CUBIC METER, CUBIC METERS, DEPOSIT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISBURSEMENT, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL RISKS, FLOW OF FUNDS, HOLDING, HOLDING COMPANY, HOUSEHOLDS, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, LENDERS, LOW WATER, LOW WATER CONSUMPTION, NATIONAL UTILITY, NATIONAL WATER, NEIGHBORHOODS, OPERATIONAL RISK, OUTPUT, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PROVISION OF WATER, PUBLIC ASSET, PUBLIC UTILITY, PUBLIC WATER, PUBLIC WATER UTILITY, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SANITATION, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVISION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SECTOR, WATER CONNECTION, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER COVERAGE, WATER SALES, WATER SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY, WATER UTILITY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/12696624/subsidizing-water-connections-cameroon-apply-output-based-aid-affermage
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10921
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