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Non-conventional public-private partnerships for water supply to urban slums
Slums are a common feature in developing countries. The pressure of growing urbanization is exacerbating the deplorable socio-environmental conditions in the slums, where providing water supply remains as a key challenge. Public utilities usually are reluctant to supply water to slums due to lack of tenure and other policy hurdles. Alternative options such as conventional public-private partnerships (PPP) are not always feasible for slums. The authors investigated NGO led water supply arrangements in six slums of Dhaka city to show that the interventions are a variant form of PPP that differs from the conventional form in terms of institutional, financial and social aspects. These non-conventional PPPs used social capital of slum dwellers as a major resource in about 200 slums enabling approximately 100,000 poor slum dwellers to gain legal access to public water supply. It also increased water revenue collection efficiency and helped in reforming related public policies in Bangladesh.
Non-conventional public-private partnerships for water supply to urban slums
Slums are a common feature in developing countries. The pressure of growing urbanization is exacerbating the deplorable socio-environmental conditions in the slums, where providing water supply remains as a key challenge. Public utilities usually are reluctant to supply water to slums due to lack of tenure and other policy hurdles. Alternative options such as conventional public-private partnerships (PPP) are not always feasible for slums. The authors investigated NGO led water supply arrangements in six slums of Dhaka city to show that the interventions are a variant form of PPP that differs from the conventional form in terms of institutional, financial and social aspects. These non-conventional PPPs used social capital of slum dwellers as a major resource in about 200 slums enabling approximately 100,000 poor slum dwellers to gain legal access to public water supply. It also increased water revenue collection efficiency and helped in reforming related public policies in Bangladesh.
Non-conventional public-private partnerships for water supply to urban slums
Hossain, Khandker Zakir (author) / Ahmed, Shafiul Azam (author)
Urban Water Journal ; 12 ; 570-580
2015-10-03
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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