Water Supply and Sanitation Feature Stories describe how the World Bank supports countries to ensure efficient, affordable, and sustainable delivery of water supply and sanitation services.

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	The Management Contract in Gaza. No. 17. March 2006. Better water supply and sanitation services are provided for the population of Gaza.
	Visible Service Improvements Facilitate Reforms in Town Water Supply: PRAGUAS in Ecuador. No. 15. March 2006. PRAGUAS has become the government’s primary vehicle for addressing challenges in the water supply and sanitation sector.
	Hygiene and Low Cost Sanitation Improvement for the Urban Poor in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.No. 14. March 2006. As an initial step in advancing sanitation and hygiene in the Ger areas, the World Bank has provided technical assistance to the Mongolian Government through the Sanitation, Hygiene and Wastewater Support Service (SWAT).
	Local Solutions Improve Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Colombia. No. 12. March 2006. The government of Colombia has been a pioneer in adopting sound water sector policies, and has made substantial progress in the expansion of water supply and sanitation.
	Promoting Rural Sanitation and Hygiene in Morocco. No. 11. March 2006. The Moroccan government has developed the Rural Water and Sanitation Project for which the World Bank has provided a $60 million IBRD loan.
	Community Participation and Low Cost Technology: Bringing Water Supply and Sanitation to Brazil. No. 10. March 2006.The PROSANEAR project supported the scaling up of a new approach to delivering WSS services to the urban poor in Brazil.
	Rehabilitating the Urban Water Sector in Cambodia. No. 9. March 2006. The government, with assistance of the World Bank, took its initial steps to reform the institutional framework of the water supply sector in Cambodia.
	Reaching the Poor Through Sustainable Partnerships: The Slum Sanitation Program in Mumbai, India.No. 8. March 2006.The SSP shows how partnerships between municipalities, communities and the local private sector can create sustainable sanitation services at scale.
	Urban Water Sector Reform in Senegal: Innovative Contract Design to Expand Services to the Poor. No. 7. March 2006.The Water Sector Project resulted in significantly better services and financial health for the sector.
	A Demand-Driven Approach in Service-Delivery: The Community Water and Sanitation Program in Ghana. No. 6. March 2006.Increasing access and achieving effective and sustained use of improved WSS services in villages and small towns.
	Management Options for Public Toilets in Liuzhou, China. No. 5. February 2006. The World Bank is assisting Liuzhou with the implementation of the Liuzhou Environment Management Project, comprising USD 205.60 million of investments.
	Reaching Out to Remote Communities: The Yemen Social Fund for Development. No. 4. February 2006. Reducing poverty in Yemen by improving living conditions and creating income-generating activities for the poor.
	The World Bank's Increased Focus on Basic Sanitation and Hygiene. No. 3. January 2006. Lending is up, more focus on basic hardware combined with hygiene education.
	Water Supply and Sanitation Lending: Volume Rises, Quality Remains High. No. 2. January 2006. Financial support provided by the World Bank to the WSS sector in developing countries rose to $1.8 billion in fiscal year 2005.
	Scaling Up Support to WSS in Ethiopia. No. 1. August 2005.In 2004, the World Bank launched the Ethiopia WSS Project, which builds on earlier projects and scales up World Bank involvement in town and rural WSS.