IB-Net: International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities

2008-09-02T18:05:52Z

Brief description:

IBNet (Performance Benchmarking toolkit for water and wastewater enterprises) provides a global database – with comparable data – for use of water sector stakeholders (utilities, regulators, policymakers, funding agencies, academia and consultants). The website contains also tools, publications, useful links, glossary.
It is funded by DFID (UK) in partnership with the World Bank and the WSP.

Legislative background/program:

Initiative launched in 1996 by the World Bank to enable water and sanitation professionals with an interest in utility performance to compare data by working on reducing the key barriers to benchmarking through (i) agreement on a standard set of indicators; (ii) the use of a standard set of definitions; and (iii) a route to sharing results.

Targeted audience:

The main target is Utilities, water sector managers, utility operators. But the information is publicly available on the web

Type of national contact:

Had-hoc: utilities, water regulators, universities, consultants

Coverage:

Water and sanitation services with indicators for: Service coverage - Quality of service - Water consumption and production - Billing and collections - Non revenue water - Financial performance - Metering practices - Assets - Pipe network performance - Affordability of services - Cost and staffing - Process Indicators

Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - Data collection processes

IB-Net: International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities

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