Water Bill Perception in Brazil: Do Households Get It Right?
May 2022
Author(s): Pérez Urdiales, María;Libra, Jesse Madden;Machado, Kleber;Serebrisky, Tomás;Solís, Ben
An issue that affects the effectiveness of water pricing policies is consumers misperception, which implies that households decide their water consumption based on poor/inaccurate information about…
The Case for Green Infrastructure in LAC: Conclusions from Stockholm World Water Week 2018
Jun 2019
Author(s): Sarni, Will
As part of Stockholm World Water Week 2018 (SWWW), the IDB organized, in coordination with several partners, a set of four sessions (“Eye on LAC”) in which the necessity, challenges, and…
Does Participatory Budgeting have an Effect on the Quality of Public Services?: The Case of Peru's Water and Sanitation Sector
Mar 2013
Author(s): Jaramillo, Miguel;Alcázar, Lorena
Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water…