An Evaluation of the Contributing Factors of Water Scheme Failures in Nigeria

32 Pages Posted: 23 Mar 2018

Date Written: March 21, 2018

Abstract

This paper utilizes information from the 2015 Nigeria National Water and Sanitation Survey to identify the extent and timing of the failure of water schemes in the country and the factors affecting it. Around 46 percent of all the water schemes in Nigeria are nonfunctional, and approximately 30 percent are likely to fail in the first year. The results indicate that during the first year of operation, factors that can be controlled in the design, implementation, and operational stages contribute to the failure of 61 percent of the water schemes. As water schemes age, their likelihood of failure is best predicted by factors that cannot be modified. The influence of operational factors, such as repairs and maintenance, decreases slightly over time.

Keywords: Hydrology, Engineering, Health and Sanitation, Sanitation and Sewerage, Environmental Engineering, Sanitary Environmental Engineering, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Water Supply and Sanitation Economics, Rural Water, Water and Human Health, Small Private Water Supply Providers, Rural & Small Town Water & Sanitation, Town Water Supply and Sanitation, Inequality, Global Environment

Suggested Citation

Andres, Luis Alberto and Chellaraj, Gnanaraj and Dasgupta, Basab and Grabinsky, Jonathan, An Evaluation of the Contributing Factors of Water Scheme Failures in Nigeria (March 21, 2018). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8371, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3146603

Luis Alberto Andres (Contact Author)

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Gnanaraj Chellaraj

Ministry of Health, Singapore ( email )

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Basab Dasgupta

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Jonathan Grabinsky

World Bank ( email )

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