by Polly Markandya | Aug 20, 2017
This Topic Brief presents assessments of the financial performance of six WSUP-supported WASH service delivery models in Bangladesh, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zambia. Each model has been developed in partnership with locally mandated service providers to facilitate...
by Polly Markandya | May 18, 2017
Dhaka is one of the world’s megacities, with a population of around 16 million. The clear majority of residents (80%) are dependent on on-site sanitation systems, yet until recently, no private operator existed to provide mechanical emptying services to this vast and...
by Polly Markandya | May 18, 2017
This guide has been developed as a resource for water utilities to support implementation of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction programmes. It covers what NRW is and why it matters, before providing systemic guidelines that can be adopted by utility managers, engineers...
by Polly Markandya | May 18, 2017
A joint report by EY and WSUP. For many low-income residents in urban areas, flush toilets and connections to a piped sewer or septic system are simply not an option. Frequently the infrastructure just doesn’t exist (and may take years to come), systems are too...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 18, 2017
WSUP works on the front line of a challenging sector: not everything goes to plan when trying to innovate. This note details the development and testing of a business model in Chittagong (Bangladesh) that was found to be unviable. It is part of a series of reports...