PPP and the Poor in Water and Sanitation Interim findings An interim review of documents

The extension of the mains to marginal urban areas does indeed require considerable investment and implies supplying disadvantaged population groups whose ability to pay presents significant collection problems (Lyonnaise des Eaux, Lyonnaise des Eaux also suggests the use of order of priority within contracts, in order to prioritise services in the order of most pressing need, as follows (Lyonnaise des Eaux, Glossary of definitions for the purposes of this reveiw Informal (Private) Sector Small-scale, unofficial and unregulated provider of water and sanitation, usually to unserved areas. The Poor For the purpose of this study, people who have inadequate access to water supply or sanitation services that are of sufficient quality and/or which are affordable to them. Private sector A commercial organisation of any scale that is self-financing and operating for profit. Private-Public Partnership (PPP) Agreement between the public sector and a private sector entity, whereby both parties share risk, responsibility, and in some cases investment. PPP differs from PSP in that the private sector has a greater degree of responsibility with regard to service provision. Private Sector Participation (PSP) Any degree of involvement of the private sector in the provision of a service. PSP can be considered a more general term that also 5 encompasses PPP. Privatisation For the purpose of this study, and for distinction from PSP, full privatisation (divestiture) of water and sanitation services, e.g. UK model. Public sector Government department or agency responsible for the provision of public water supply and sanitation services (sewerage and wastewater). Water and sewerage/ sanitation sector The provision of sufficient and safe water meeting the appropriate standards in force for consumption and the adequate removal of wastewater and sewage from the household environment. Small-scale Private Sector Small-scale commercial organisation with a greater degree of formality than the informal sector, e.g. may have a small office.