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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Climate change, infrastructure deficiencies, and contamination of water sources threaten water supply reliability in Botswana, a report by World Bank has warned.<\/b><\/p>\n

The World Bank country private sector diagnostic titled, \u201c A Diamond in the Rough: Toward a New Strategy for Diversification and Private Sector Growth\u201d says that although the state-owned water and sanitation company, Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), performs well relative to many African utilities, it is facing serious headwinds to maintain and increase water supply.\u201cWUC\u2019s deteriorating infrastructure, inadequate collection rates, shortfall of revenue necessary to cover operating costs, challenges to access finance for water supply expansion, and low productivity of staff all hamper investment in water resilience,\u201d the report says further stating that because WUC\u2019s revenue does not cover its operating costs, traditional lenders are hesitant to provide WUC with investment capital.<\/p>\n

The report advises that introducing private sector participation in the water sector could help address weaknesses and further identifies three main opportunities for private sector participation being: performance-based contracts for non revenue water reduction, collections, and energy efficiency; concession for wastewater treatment and water recycling services; and water savings performance contracts for large users.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government, working with WUC, should consider legally establishing a subsidy system to ensure affordability of low-income households while also providing a reliable source of revenue (that is, cross-subsidies or direct subsidies by the government),\u201d advised the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cBotswana is already a water-stressed country and projected to become even more highly water stressed by 2040, with water supply shortages affecting all key sectors of the Botswana economy including mining, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. Climate change, infrastructure deficiencies, and contamination of water sources threaten water supply reliability in Botswana, a report by World Bank has warned. 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