Cost estimates, budgets, aid and the water sector: What’s going on?

Increasing access to water and sanitation services is a financially daunting task. Recently, a large number of studies have been conducted to estimate the costs to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this analysis the authors focus on the adequacy of estimates of the cost of providing access to water and sanitation per capita in these countries, rather than how effective or efficient the funding flows may be. They hope to initiate discussions and reflection on these issues by exposing what seems to be contradictory information in the sector.

This document forms the basis for WELL Briefing Note 36.

WELL Financing Trends Final.pdf (199.0 kB)