| Title | Investing in water infrastructure : capital, operations and maintenance |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Rodriguez, DJ, van den Berg, C, McMahon, A |
| Secondary Title | Water papers |
| Pagination | viii, 44 p.; 2 tab.; 5 fig.; 7 boxes |
| Date Published | 2012-01-01 |
| Publisher | World Bank |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | consumer demand, infrastructure, investment, stakeholders, subsidies, water demand |
| Abstract | All countries face a growing funding gap as they try to keep up with the rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance of aging water infrastructures. New water systems must also be built to cope with growing populations, shifting consumption patterns, and a changing climate. In developing countries, public and private investment has not kept up with demand for water infrastructure, which increases costs in the long-run. The financial crisis threatens to bring even more uncertainty to an already underfunded sector with inherently low capacity to attract investment. [authors abstract] |
| Notes | Bibliography on p. 41 - 44 |
| Custom 1 | 202.8 |
