The Intricacies of Attracting and Sustaining Investment in WASH in Fragile States : Lessons from Liberia

de Waal, Dominick ; Hirn, Max

World Bank, Nairobi, Kenya

关键词: hygiene;    water and sanitation;   

RP-ID  :  106721

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The choice made early in thepost-conflict transition by the international community todirectly fund WASH service delivery through non-state actorsrather than through the Liberian government undermined bothsector policy dialogue and the formation of robustgovernment institutions able to lead and orchestrate servicedelivery by non-state actors. This paper aims to inform thisnew wave of support to Liberia’s WASH sector by looking backat service provision in the country over the period 2003 to2015 and reflecting on the transition from the post-waremergency response to the nascent development response. Thepaper first describes key trade-offs encountered by theinternational community in this transition, describingchoices made in Liberia that held back government capacityto orchestrate a national response to service delivery. Itthen goes on to describe how WSP and other developmentpartners have, since 2011, worked with the government ofLiberia to build and attract investment to a country-ledWASH development program. The paper presents lessons forsector practitioners operating in post-crisis transitionsituations, both those in developing country governments andtheir development partners.