The social benefits of water and sanitation projects in Northern Colombia: Cost‐Benefit Analysis, the Water Poverty Index and beyond

Water, and Sanitation projects play an important role in alleviating water‐related poverty in developing countries. There are several methodologies that will not only assess the performance of these projects but will also help to better identify the problem and its characteristics, and to improve th...

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Published inDevelopment policy review Vol. 35; no. S2; pp. O118 - O139
Main Authors Azqueta, Diego, Montoya, Álvaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2017
Subjects
Case studies
Cost benefit analysis
Developing countries
Investments
LDCs
Poverty
Sanitation
Social Cost‐Benefit Analysis
Water
Water Poverty Index
Water supply
Colombia
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Summary:Water, and Sanitation projects play an important role in alleviating water‐related poverty in developing countries. There are several methodologies that will not only assess the performance of these projects but will also help to better identify the problem and its characteristics, and to improve the efficiency of the investment. The Water Poverty Index is one of them. It is a very useful tool that helps to measure water stress at the household level in a holistic way, and to identify priorities. It is important, however, to complement it with a Cost‐Benefit Analysis that will take into account the costs of the project. A case study in Northern Colombia illustrates this point.
ISSN:0950-6764
1467-7679
DOI:10.1111/dpr.12285