 | Economic Regulation of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Services: Some Practical Lessons (222k pdf). April 2007. This paper discusses the regulation of water and sanitation services in urban areas. Specifically, it explores ways of thinking about regulatory design as part of a wider, country-specific program to reform the way in which water supply and sanitation services are provided and paid for. |
| | Taking Account of the Poor in Water Sector Regulation(1.10mb pdf). August 2006. Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Board Working Note, Paper No. 11. This note seeks to provide practical guidance on how regulatory frameworks can be designed and implemented in a way that is more conducive to expanding access and improving service to poor customers. |
| Explanatory Notes on Key Topics in the Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services (1.06mb pdf). June 2006. Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Board Discussion Paper Series, Paper No. 6. The notes provide an integrated view of regulatory functions and the principles and practice underlying the design of regulatory systems in the water supply and sanitation (WSS)sector. Additionally, it provides a brief analysis of consistent approaches to resetting tariffs for WSS services. |
 | Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services: Getting Better Service to Poor People(711k pdf). OBA Working Paper Series. Paper No. 3. June 2006. This paper aims to provide practical guidance on how to evaluate regulatory arrangements and adapt them to be more conducive to expanding access and improving service to poor customers. The paper also provides guidance on how to draw inferences from evaluation for OBA design and on how regulatory reforms can be promoted. |
 | Water Week 2005 Session 19: The World Bank's Response to Decentralization. March 2005. The objective of the session is to present innovative approaches to target World Bank support to municipalities and discusses their relevance to support in other World Bank client countries. Recent international events on water supply and sanitation (CSD-12, the global WASH Forum in Dakar) have called on donors to better support local authorities. This session takes stock on practical approaches that are being implemented in countries around the world. |
| Regulating Water Services: Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile. (200k pdf). March 2005. During the 1980s and 1990s the Chilean water and sanitation sector underwent deep reforms so that private capital could finance the huge investments needed to achieve universal service. This note examines key features of the new regulatory scheme that have contributed to the sustainability of the reforms: a phased approach, an efficient pricing policy and methodology, and expert panels to deal with conflict resolution. |
| Lessons for India: Australia’s Water Sector Reforms(111k pdf). April 2004. This note summarizes some of the key developments in the Australian water sector, with the objective of identifying aspects of the reform approach and its outcomes that are relevant to India. As in India, economic liberalization and the exposure of the private sector to foreign competition provided the pressure for reforms in the infrastructure sector. |
| Moving from Protest to Proposal: Building the Capacity of Consumer Organizations to Engage in Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform in Africa(348k pdf). June 2004. This report looks at methods and strategies for building the capacity of consumer organizations in urban water supply and sanitation. The report is intended for use by consumer organizations, wider civil society and public interest institutions, government agencies, donors, academics and other institutions seeking to increase consumer participation in the water and sanitation sector. |
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