Setting water tariffs right: Considerations and approaches
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- Governments must ensure access to water for all citizens as it is a right with far-reaching social, political and economic implications.
- To facilitate sustainable access to quality water, an appropriate approach to water tariffs needs to be determined that considers various contextual challenges and opportunities.
- This brief looks at the potential options for Mandalay City to help them better understand how to set tariffs for water in their municipality.
- In order to improve this process, access to good data on the costs of running the system, including leakages, operations, and maintenance, is critical.