Ten Years of Water Sector Reform in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
OECD Publishing, August 2011, Pages: 144
Providing safe water and adequate sanitation to the citizens of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) involves unique challenges. Whereas in many parts of the world the challenge is to construct water infrastructure, in EECCA countries, the challenge has been to maintain over-sized, inefficient infrastructure constructed in the Soviet period. EECCA countries have struggled to face up to this challenge. This has impacted on human health and the environment, and impeded economic development in these countries.
This report evaluates how well EECCA countries have done in ensuring people’s access to adequate water supply and sanitation services since their Economic, Finance, and Environment Ministers adopted the Almaty Guiding Principles to support such efforts in 2000. Besides looking at trends in the technical and financial performance of the water sector, the report analyses the results of institutional reforms at different levels of governance, as well as financing arrangements. Analysis focuses mainly on urban areas, but some of the challenges in rural areas are also examined.
The report draws policy recommendations to help countries stem the decline in the sector’s performance that has occurred over the last decade, despite opportunities provided by rapid economic growth in many EECCA countries in this period.
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Setting the scene
Chapter 2. Recent trends and current status
Chapter 3. Institutional reforms
Chapter 4. Financial sustainability
Chapter 5. Policy recommendations
Annex. Key Statistics by country
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