Breaking Corruption’s Grip on the Water Sector

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5272
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Stålgren, Patrik
Journal:	Stockholm Water Front
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Page(s):	12-13
Date:	2006
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5272
Sector:	Social Organization Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	Africa
Subject(s):	corruption water management water resources governance and politics efficiency cost benefit analysis
Abstract:	"Corruption is increasingly recognised as one of the major challenges facing the water sector. The World Bank estimates that corruption undermines efficiency in the water sector by 20-40%. This scale is significant. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, with its USD 6.7 billion annual price tag to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a 30% leakage is more than USD 20 billion in losses over the next decade. Research published by Transparency International shows that if water utilities in Africa would operate in a corruption-free environment, efficiency would increase by 64%. Put another way, nearly two-thirds of the operating costs for providing water in Africa are due to corruption."

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