Policy Note: Policy Responses to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation Services During COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Network

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dc.contributor.authorAmaechina, Ebele
dc.contributor.authorAmoah, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorAmuakwa-Mensah, Franklin
dc.contributor.authorAmuakwa-Mensah, Salome
dc.contributor.authorBbaale, Edward
dc.contributor.authorBonilla, Jorge A.
dc.contributor.authorBrühl, Johanna
dc.contributor.authorCook, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorChukwuone, Nnaemeka
dc.contributor.authorFuente, David
dc.contributor.authorMadrigal-Ballestero, Róger
dc.contributor.authorMarín, Rolando
dc.contributor.authorNam, Pham Khanh
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Jackson
dc.contributor.authorPonce Oliva, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorSaldarriaga, Carlos A.
dc.contributor.authorVásquez Lavín, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorViguera, Bárbara
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Martine
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T21:15:11Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T21:15:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis policy note provides a snapshot of water and sanitation measures implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries in the Global South: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Panama, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. We find that many countries have taken action to stop utility disconnections due to non-payment. With the exception of Ghana and Vietnam, few countries are instituting new water subsidy programs, and are instead choosing to defer customers’ bills for future payment, presumably when the pandemic recedes and households will be able to pay their bills. It is easier for the utilities’ COVID-relief policies to target customers with piped connections who regularly receive bills. However, the situation for unconnected households appears more dire. Some countries (e.g., Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda) are attempting to provide unconnected households temporary access to water, but these households remain the most vulnerable. This health crisis has accentuated the importance of strong governance structures and resilient water service providers for dealing with external health, environmental and economic shocks.es
dc.identifier.citationWater Economics and Policy, 2020, vol. 6, no. 4: 2071002es
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X20710022es
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/4349
dc.language.isoenes
dc.subjectCOVID 19es
dc.subjectWater supply and sanitationes
dc.subjectSubsidieses
dc.subjectCustomer assistance programses
dc.titlePolicy Note: Policy Responses to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation Services During COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Networkes
dc.typeArticlees

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