Global: Multiple Use Water Services for the Poor; Assessing the State of Knowledge : annexes

Global: Multiple Use Water Services for the Poor; Assessing the State of Knowledge : annexes

TitleGlobal: Multiple Use Water Services for the Poor; Assessing the State of Knowledge : annexes
Publication TypeStudy report
Year of PublicationSubmitted
Publication Languageeng
Citation Key489
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The purpose of this study was to guide prospective investments in the water sector by

  • assessing the relative costs, benefits and poverty impacts of multiple-use approaches over single-use approaches
  • evaluating the potential market for multiple-use approaches focusing on South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

The study findings suggest that while multiple-use services cost more than single-use services, they do offer significant advantages in that they have greater potential to:

  • generate more income and benefits
  • decrease vulnerability
  • more effectively reduce poverty
  • Increase sustainability of services

The estimated potential beneficiaries from multiple use investments according this studies is over 1 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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