January 2023

The path to investment in water infrastructure in low income and least developed countries: Obstacles and possibilities

Rural communities in low-income countries rely on intermittent water supply, defined as access to water for less than 24 h a day. The path to continuous water supply requires electricity as well as water infrastructures, which in turn requires the necessary finance for investment. We show that a sample of 16 Least Developed Countries (as classified by the UN) do not yet meet the minimum conditions necessary to implement...

Author(s): Mohammed H. I. Dore, Gopal Achari, Aaron Janzen and Samantha Irwin