Rural water supply, sanitation, and hygiene : a review of 25 years of lending 1978 - 2003
Davis, Jennifer | Iyer, Param | Yavuz, Elif
This review was carried out using data from 397 Bank-supported projects. Summary information about each of these projects was collected from existing reports, and was used for analysis of broad trends in the Bank's rural water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (RWSHH) portfolio. Next, a stratified sample of 60 projects was drawn that mirrored the full dataset in terms of regional distribution, size of projects, and period of execution. To supplement the available secondary data for this sub-sample, in-person or telephone interviews with World Bank task managers were carried out whenever possible. This additional data-collection effort allowed for the more in-depth analyses included in the review. Further information on the methodological approach employed for the review is provided in Section 2. Section 3 lays out the key findings of the Review, grouped into four thematic sub-sections: regional lending patterns and alignment with the Bank's MDG agenda; institutional and financial performance of RWSSH projects; the consideration of "scalability" in project design; and sanitation and hygiene. Section 4 summarizes the outcomes of the Review and provides concluding observations.
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