More than a billion people in the develo** world lack safe drinking water—an amenity
those in the developed world take for granted. Nearly three billion people live without access …

Water and sanitation affordability has drawn researchers' attention over the past years due
to the recent economic crisis and the growing role of tariffs on funding services. This paper …

Achieving universal access to safely managed sanitation services is one of the Sustainable
Development Goal 6 targets (SDG6. 2). The cost and availability of services to ensure the …

Persisting wide inequality among various geographical spaces and social groups is a
significant disincentive to India's healthy socioeconomic growth and human development …

Low-quality electricity service constitutes a significant obstacle in achieving sustainable
development. Governments in low-income countries and donors are increasingly seeking to …

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, India's flagship sanitation intervention, set out to end open
defecation by October 2019. While the program improved toilet coverage nationally, large …

There are cross subsidies in China's power industry and there is a gap between supply cost
and the sales price of electricity to residents and enterprises. Enterprises pay for part of …

Sanitation remains a global challenge, both in terms of access to toilet facilities and resource
intensity (eg, energy consumption) of waste treatment. Overcoming barriers to universal …

Improving sanitation conditions in low-income communities is a major challenge for rapidly
growing cities of the develo** world. The expenses and logistical difficulties of extending …

Abstract The Maynilad Water Services Inc.(MWSI) is responsible for supplying water to the
west zone of Metro Manila. The utility provides service to 17 cities and municipalities which …