POLICY ON PRIVATE WATERS SALES IN RURAL GHANA Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This paper examines strategies for forming public-private sector partnerships in order to improve the distribution of water in rural areas in Ghana. The options explored include: (1) An outright sale of the existing government-controlled water corporation; (2) setting up decentralized regional water utilities; (3) maintaining the existing central authority but contracting out services to the private sector; (4) charging user fees for water services based on the cost of producing and distributing the water; and (5) encouraging private and community-level institutions to participate in the water market. Based on a limited case study, the paper finds a wide disparity between public and private prices of water, which points to a need for more-rigorous pilot programs and studies to further explore alternatives for public-private partnerships in the Ghana water sector. ASCE.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT-ASCE

author list (cited authors)

  • BOADU, F. O.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • BOADU, FO

publication date

  • November 1994