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Water Services in the Danube Region A preliminary State of the Sector. 2014 Danube Water Conference May 2014, Vienna. The Big picture. Sector policies , institutions and governance. Sustainable Services for All ?. EU Accession / Integration. Stagnating Employment.
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Water Services in the Danube RegionA preliminary State of the Sector 2014 Danube Water Conference May 2014, Vienna
Sector policies, institutions and governance Sustainable Services for All ? EU Accession / Integration Stagnating Employment • Utilities and ServiceProviders Fiscal Constraints Demand for better services • Infrastructure Depopulation, growing mobility Access to Information
Economic Pressure Source: World Bank 2013
Climate pressure Source: ICPDR 2013
Demographic pressure Source: own elaboration from UN ESA data
Population satisfaction pressure Source: Gallup 2011
Infrastructure Access to Services
High levels of access to services Source: Joint Monitoring Program
Significant lag on WW treatment Source: ICPDR
Public Service biais? Example from Ukraine Source: derived from HH survey
Quality of service biais? Example from Albania Source: derived from HH survey
Ethnicity Bias? Example from Romania Source: derived from HH survey
Affordability? Example from Croatia Source: own elaboration
Access: Mission accomplished? On the surface… • High coverage (water, sanitation) • Significant investments flows (EU and others) But if we scratch: • Significant inequalities (urban / rural; poverty level; ethnicity) • Differences in service levels • Affordability constraints? Story to be continued…
Improvements and convergence… Source: derived from IB-Net/DANUBIS data
But not everywhere… Source: derived from IB-Net/DANUBIS data
And not for everyone + 450% + 100% Source: derived from IB-Net/DANUBIS data
Utilities: efficiency and quality agenda Overall • Apparent overall improvement of performance • Convergence towards better practice • Metering widely adopted But… • Significant national / regional differences • Non Revenue Water a growing problem • Cost recovery challenges Comprehensive, quality data essential for further analysis
A framework for sector performance Some Reform Options Utility governance Market Consolidation Independent Regulation
Market Consolidation Not planned In discussion Implemented
What does the data say? Hours ofsupply Cost recovery Labor productivity
Policies: trends and fads? Overall • Trends towards regulation, market consolidation • Size matters (?)… • But not governance, regulation (?) etc. • Financing, a missed opportunity? But… • Reform dogma? • Country-level messages might differ – no one size fits all
No clear conclusions yet… • Some clear messages • Access high but inequity quality, service level unequal • Regional reform trends • Slow convergence on performance, efficiency • Many questions • What policies matter? To reform or not to reform… • How to financing sustainable yet affordable services ? • And more data and analysis needed To be discussed here and next year!
Thank you David Michaud Sr. Water and Sanitation Specialist Sustainable Development Department Europe and Central Asia The World Bank ++43 (0) 1 217 07 38 dmichaud@worldbank.org
A State of the Sector • Data collection and processing • Analysis of household surveys • Analysis of available utility data • Country per country survey • Specific studies on points of crucial interests • Aggregation of utilities review (Romania, Kosovo) • Affordability and tariff study • Utility performance analysis • A final report with • Regional Review • Country Briefs • Supporting Papers Analysis continues… stay tuned for an update next year!
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