Description

Impact of Water on the Poor extracts key messages from an impact evaluation study (IES) on Water Supply and Sanitation Projects in Selected Developing Member Countries.

The six featured ADB projects have been reviewed extensively to examine their impact on poverty. The study focused on the level of improvement in water availability for different user groups, the economic and social impact of improved water availability on the poor, policies relating to tariffs, supply alternatives, and institutional arrangements, and solutions to common problems based on best practices. This study is part of the publications prepared for the 3rd World Water Forum sessions organized by ADB in Osaka, Japan on 18-19 March 2003.

This study is no. 9 in the Water for All publication series.

Contents

• Abbreviations
• Overview
• Introduction
• Key Impacts of Case Study Projects
• Conclusions and Recommendations