Public Water Sector Reforms

Over the last six years, the Reclaiming Public Water network has sought to advance the debate about how to make public water utilities work better, a crucial factor for securing clean water and sanitation for all. To overcome water poverty, we believe it is of crucial importance to learn the lessons from successful public utility reforms and community management taking place in numerous countries around the world. In the last 10-15 years, a positive trend has emerged in which local communities and public utilities have introduced new approaches to achieve improved water and sanitation for the poorest. The time has come to refocus the global water debate on the key question: how to improve and expand public water delivery around the world?