Water utility consultation with the urban poor in developing countries

Providing water to the urban poor in developing countries: the role of tariffs and subsidies

Improving access to safe drinking water has long been recognized as one of the main challenges of sustainable development. The value to households of access to improved water services can be seen as a stream of benefits which are a function of savings on expenses from buying water from alternative providers; of indirect benefits in terms of time freed up to get water into the household; and of ...

Effective water supply surveillance in urban areas of developing countries.

Water supply surveillance generates data on the safety and adequacy of drinking water supply in order to contribute to the protection of human health. Most current models of water supply surveillance for urban areas come from developed countries and have significant shortcomings if directly applied elsewhere. There are differences not only in socio-economic conditions but also in the nature of ...

Urban Poverty and HealtH in develoPing CoUntries

ABout the Author MaRk R. MontgoMeRy is a professor in the economics department at Stony Brook University and a senior associate with the Population Council's Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program. His current research interests include the links between poverty and demographic behavior in the cities of developing countries; measurement of poverty and poverty dynamics using proxy variables; and the...

Decentralising urban health activities in developing countries

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Urban Transport and Poverty in Developing Countries