World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities
Photo: Bill Lyons / World Bank A look at how output-based aid (OBA) is being used to help the urban poor access water services The theme of World Water Day (WWD) 2011 is Water for CitieGPOBA Grants US$5.25 million to Improve Access to Water Services in Urban and Peri-urban Areas in Cameroon
News Release No. 2008/4
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Cathy Russell, tel. (+1-202) 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
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Henri Bateg, tel. (+237) 2220 3815 hbateg@worldbank.org
Subsidizing Water Connections in Cameroon: How to Apply Output-Based Aid to an Affermage
The Cameroon water connection scheme that started in 2008 is the first GPOBA project to be implemented under an affermage contract. It is also the first subsidized water connection program in West Africa to be implemented through an output-based aid (OBA) mechanism.
Subventionner les raccordements aux réseaux d’adduction d’eau: Comment appliquer l’aide basée sur les résultats à l’affermage
Le programme camerounais de raccordement aux réseaux d’adduction d’eau lancé en 2008 est le premier projet du Partenariat mondial pour l’aide basée sur les résultats (GPOBA) mis en oeuvre en vertu d’un contrat d’affermage.
