What is non-revenue water? How can we reduce it for better water service?

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In developing countries, roughly 45 million cubic meters of water are lost daily with an economic value of over US$3 billion per year.

A World Bank study puts the global estimate of physical water losses at 32 billion cubic meters each year, half of which occurs in developing countries. Water utilities suffer from the huge financial costs of treating and pumping water only to see it leak back into the ground, and the lost revenues from water that could have otherwise been sold. If the water losses in developing countries could be halved, the saved water would be enough to supply around 90 million people.

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How can water utilities provide reliable water to poor people in African cities?

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 targets“universal and equitablwater-www-logo-squarede access to safe and affordable drinking water for all”. However, in Africa’s fast-growing cities, just accessing water is a daily struggle for many poor families. While Africa’s urban population is expected to triple by 2050, the proportion of people with improved water supply has barely grown since 1990, and the share of those with water piped to their premises has declined from 43 percent in 1990 to 33 percent in 2015. Poor families bear the brunt of these inadequacies through poor health, the long time required to collect water, and higher costs when purchasing from on-sellers’

eC2: Business Case Development and Financial Feasibility of Agri-water projects, Mexico

Deadline: 24-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 

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signed MoUs with the Mexican Government (Conagua) and the Consejo Consultivo del Agua (CCA – a multistakeholder platform of senior business, academic and NGO leaders) to form working groups to tackle the most pressing water challenges the country faces Continue reading

September WBG Water Events

Ministerial Conference on Ocean Economy and Climate Change in Africa
Building on commitments made on the SDGs in NY and at COP-21 in Paris, the World Bank’s Africa Climate Business Plan as well as the WBG’s Climate Change Action Plan, The African Ministerial Conference and Investment Forum (Mauritius, September 1-2, 2016) will be a decision-forcing two-day event that will:
  • September 1-2, 2016
  • Hotel Le Meridien, Balaclava, Republic of Mauritius

 

The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Water Resource Economics Consortium (IWREC) will be hosted by the World Bank in Washington, DC on September 11-13, 2016.  The overall theme of the meeting will be “Water Security in a Changing World.”

  • September 11-13, 2016
  • The World Bank, Washington, DC

 

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eConsultant2: Development of Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program to Support National Urban Water Supply Program

Deadline: 13-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.waterC.)

The Bank is seeking a Consultant Team to assist the WBOJ Water Team in providing support to the Directorate of Water Supply Development (DitPAM) of DG Human Settlements in the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, to prepare and develop technical assistance (TA) and Capacity Building (CB) programs for the LGs and PDAMs participating in the NUWAS program.
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eConsultant2: Development of Integrated Web-based Monitoring and Evaluation System in Support of the Development of National Urban Water Supply Program

Deadline: 13-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.Cwater.)

The Bank is seeking a Consultant Team to assist the WBOJ Water Team in providing support to the Directorate of Water Supply Development (DitPAM) of DG Human Settlements in the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, to prepare and develop an integrated MIS with web-based monitoring and evaluation system in the framework of NUWAS Program implementation. Continue reading

eConsultant: Supporting Resilience to Coastal Hazards in Vietnam

Deadline:20-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank is in the initial stages of working with Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture waterand Rural Development for the identification of preparedness and risk reduction measures for coastal hazards. This assignment can be seen as a first step in establishing an overview. Later on, activities to come to design guidelines, feasibility studies and possibilities for Public Private Partnerships are foreseen

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eConsultant2:CONSULTANCY FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED: MURANGA TOWN/ MUKUYU WATER SUPPLY PPP

Deadline: 03-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)water

The Consultants will prepare a feasibility study consistent with the PPP Act (2013), to a standard that will enable the County Government of Muranga to establish the technical configuration, commercial attractiveness and bankability of the proposed Project.
The overall objective of the consultancy assignment is to assist the County Government in developing a bankable transaction structure for the proposed project under a PPP scheme.

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eConsultant2: Feasibility Study to Develop a Sustainable Institutional Model for the Delivery of Training and Capacity Building to Commercial Water and Sanitation Utilities and other Service Providers in Zambia

Deadline: 14-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this assignment is to support the implementation of MLGHs National waterWater Supply and Sanitation Capacity Development Strategy through the assessment and evaluation of alternative institutional arrangements for delivering capacity development and training programs to promote the technical, management and leadership skills.

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eConsultant2:TSU for Scaling up Rural Sanitation

Deadline: 23-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Waste water plant

The objective of this assignment is to engage a firm to support a specific State Government establish Technical Support Units (TSU) at the state level for a period of 2 years, with a provision to extend services for one more year. The firm will provide services in one of the select state for TA.

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