1. How can developing cities provide better water to their residents?
- Author:
- Benjamin Edwards and Mohammad Hamze
- Publication Date:
- 11-2015
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- The world’s urban population is projected to add 2.5 billion people by 2050, with nearly 90 percent of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. The provision of safe, clean drinking water in urban settings is a high priority for international development, and justifiably so. Drinking water that is protected from contamination improves health, education, and economic growth, yet roughly 150 million urban dwellers do not have access, with numbers on the rise. Fortunately, the problem has not gone unrecognized. An expansive body of work explores the causes of water market failures and the policy interventions national governments can use to mitigate them. This body of work, however, has paid less heed to local governments’ role in implementing those policies, a critical link in the chain of service provision.
- Topic:
- Development, Government, Water, and Cities
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Asia, and Global Focus