Against the Current

Nigeria has enough surface and ground water to meet domestic demand, but as of 2004 half of its urban population did not have access to piped water. And for those who did have access, water taps flowed only a few hours a day. Rapid urban population growth of 5.7 percent per year heightened the difficulties faced by State Water Agencies (SWAs) in meeting the need for piped water and expanding production capacity. Poorly maintained and aging pipes were subject to frequent leakages, and some newly built pipes carried no water owing to intermittent power supply. Nigeria’s water sector performance contrasts with that of smaller countries in West Africa, such as Niger and Burkina Faso, which, with fewer resources, have undergone major institutional reforms and made significant progress in the urban water sector. The case study is part of a series on Doing Development Differently in Nigeria. This series seeks to support the World Bank’s Nigeria country team in strengthening its effectiveness by tailoring interventions to the local context using World Bank support to leverage system wide change and systematically learn by doing. This case study is also part of the Science of Delivery case study program that is contributing to the Global Delivery Initiative’s Library of Delivery Case Studies. The Global Delivery Initiative is collaboration across the international development community to forge a new frontier in development efforts worldwide.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hima, Halimatou, Santibanez, Claudio
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-04
Subjects:	SANITATION, WATER QUALITY, WATER SERVICES, AFFORDABLE WATER, NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION POLICY, ACCESS TO WATER, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SECTOR, GOOD GOVERNANCE, PROGRAMS, WATER SUPPLY, DECISION MAKERS, INVESTMENT PLANNING, REGULATORY AGENCY, URBAN WATER, MAINTENANCE OF WATER, CHANNELS, CAPACITY BUILDING, UTILITY STAFF, FREE WATER, DOMESTIC USE, WATER BOARD, WATER COVERAGE, URBAN WATER SECTOR, WATER CONSUMPTION, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, WATER RESOURCES, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE COSTS, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, IRON, SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICE, COST RECOVERY, WATER SECTOR REFORM, POPULATION GROWTH, WATER TREATMENT, URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, CIVIL SOCIETY, DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY, WATER, WATER PROVIDERS, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE WATER, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, SCIENCES, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, WATER SCARCITY, POTABLE WATER, RESEARCH, BOREHOLES, SERVICE DELIVERY, UTILITY, SMALL URBAN CENTRES, URBAN DWELLERS, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, USERS, WASTEWATER, LEAKAGE, ACCESS TO DATA, REGULATORY AGENCIES, METERING, TRANSPARENCY, SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY, PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES, PERFORMANCE DATA, UTILITIES, CONNECTIONS, WATER POLICY, COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLE USE, SANITATION PROGRAM, WATER PRODUCTION, URBAN AREAS, WATER TARIFFS, DECISION MAKING, URBAN WATER SERVICE DELIVERY, RIVERS, LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS, SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS, SERVICE QUALITY, SANITATION UTILITIES, WATER UTILITIES, ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER, SPUR, PIPED WATER, WELLS, WATER NETWORKS, WATER SOURCES, ACCEPTABLE QUALITY, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER SERVICE DELIVERY, WATER AGENCIES, SANITATION SERVICES, WATER PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE OF WATERWORKS, NETWORK, WATER] BOARDS, GROUND WATER, STATISTICS, GROUNDWATER, HOUSEHOLDS, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, METERS, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, WATER CONNECTIONS, CLEAN WATER, URBAN CENTRES, SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY, WATER SERVICE, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, ACCOUNTABLE WATER, NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS, WATERS, URBAN WATER UTILITIES, WATER SOURCE, PIPELINE, AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER, CASH FLOW, NATIONAL WATER, PAYMENT FOR WATER, SERVICE PROVIDERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25073839/against-current-shape-enabling-environment-sustainable-water-service-delivery-nigeria https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22776
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!