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approach to environmental management. Therefore, institutions such as UNU-
FLORES can play an important role in providing blended learning curricula for the
training of policymakers, administrations and members of NGOs and local
communities.
Fourth, although evidence suggests that private participation in service delivery
increases operational ef
ciency and the reliability of services, it is important to
introduce enforceable requirements that affordable services will be available to all,
namely the poor. Given that the amount of private investment in the water and
sanitation sector is relatively small, PPPs should be seen as a device to improving
operational ef
nance.
For the attraction of additional private investment, it is essential to establish solid
legal and policy frameworks, as they are essential to guarantee that costs will be
recovered.
Finally, regardless of the delivery form chosen, the institutional framework
should give incentives for good governance and providers should be made
accountable for the services they deliver. The existence of reliable indicators, that
actually record intended results and do not create perverse incentives, is essential to
programme evaluation and monitoring, especially in the scope of results-based
ciency and service quality rather than as a major source of
financing, and there is considerable room for improvement in this area. RBF,
namely output-based aid, have the potential to allocate donor funds more ef
ciently
and to increase transparency, accountability and efficiency in service delivery.
However, it is important that
financing mechanisms do not distort local develop-
ment priorities. In countries that have made substantial progress in sector reform, it
is reasonable to move forward from sector-wide approaches to budget support, as
the latter allows for a broader development perspective.
Acknowledgment Linda Veiga would like to thank Francisco Veiga for helpful comments and
suggestions.
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