Challenges of Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction In War-affected Economies.

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In this paper we considered the challenges of infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction in twelve war-affected economies in Africa. Our survey of the water, transport, energy and telecommunication sector showed that the standard of infrastructure provision is very low in all of the twelve countries. On average only about 30 per cent of the population have access to safe water and only about 20 per cent of the population have access to sanitation. As a result the incidence of water-borne and water-related diseases is high. Due to the influx of refugees to the major cities the existing water and sanitation facilities are now used by more people, i.e. one result of the conflicts was a deterioration of the water and sanitation access for the urban population.

Authors: Hoeffler, A

• Publisher: African Development Bank
• Series: Economic Research Papers
• Publication date: 1998-01-01
• Language: English