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Provision of water to the poor in Africa : experience with water standposts and the informal water sector (English)

Standpipes that dispense water from utilities are the most common alternatives to piped water connections for poor customers in the cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fifty-five percent of the unconnected urban population relies on standpipes as their first water source. Other informal water providers include household resellers and a variety of water tankers and vendors, which are the first water source of 1 percent and 3 percent of the urban population...
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Banerjee,Sudeshna Ghosh; Keener,Sarah; Luengo,Manuel.

Provision of water to the poor in Africa : experience with water standposts and the informal water sector (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5387 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/421921468191675047

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