Acronyms and Abbreviations

AA

Aguas Argentinas

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AGBAR

Aguas de Barcelona

AGUACAR

Aguas de Cartagena 

AMC

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (India)

BMC

Biratnagar Sub-Municipal Corporation

BOT

build-operate-transfer

BoTT

build-operate-train-transfer (South Africa)

BPD

Business Partners for Development

CBO

community-based organization

CD

community development

CEO

chief executive officer

CMIP

Consolidated Municipal Infrastructure Programme (South Africa)

COSATU

Congress of South African Trade Unions

COVAAP

Vigilance Committee for Drinking Water (Peru)

DAS

Departamento de Aguasy Saneamiento (Argentina)

DBOT

design-build-operate-transfer

DBSA

Development Bank of Southern Africa

DCC

Dar-es-Salaam City Commission

DCD

Department for Constitutional Development (South Africa) now DPLG

DFID

Department for International Development (UK)

DPLG

Department for Provincial and Local Government (South Africa)

DSSD

Dar-es-Salaam Sewerage and Sanitation Department

DWAF

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

EAPP

El Alto Pilot Project (Bolivia)

ECA

export credit agency

EIA

environmental impact assessment

EIB

European Investment Bank

ERSEP

Ente Regulador de Servicios Publicos (Argentina)

ESAP

economic structural adjustment programme

ETOSS

Ente Tripartito de Obrasy Servicios Sanitarios (Argentina)

EU

European Union

FINIDA

Finnish International Development Agency

GCC

Gweru City Council

GDP

gross domestic product

GEAR

growth, employment and redistribution strategy (South Africa)

GNLC

Greater Nelspruit Local Council

GNP

gross national product

GNUC

Greater Nelspruit Utility Company (South Africa)

GoSA

Government of South Africa

HH

household

HRD

human resource development

IDP

integrated development plan

IDS

Institute of Development Studies (UK)

IIED

International Institute for Environment and Development

IIED-AL

International Institute for Environment and Development - America Latina

IFC

International Finance Corporation (South Africa)

IFI

international finance institution

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

ISD

institutional and social development

JAC

Junta de Acción Comunal

kip

Lao monetary unit

kl

kilolitre

KMC

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (Nepal)

LAPF

Local Authority Pension Fund

LDE

Lyonnaise des Eaux (France) now Ondeo

LED

local economic development

m3

cubic metres

MCH

Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (India)

MIIF

Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework (South Africa)

MIIP

Municipal Infrastructure Investment Plan (South Africa)

MIIU

Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit

MLGNH

Ministry of Local Government and National Housing (Zimbabwe)

MoU

memorandum of understanding

MSP

municipal service partnership

MSWM

municipal solid waste management

MWSS

metropolitan waterworks and sewerage system (Manila)

NBI

National Business Initiative (South Africa)

NEDLAC

National Economic Development and Labour Advisory Council (South Africa)

NGO

non-governmental organisation

NPR

Nepalese rupees

NWSC

National Water Supply Corporation

O and M

operations and maintenance

ODA

Overseas Development Administration (UK) now DFID

POT

Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial (Colombia)

PDR

People's Democratic Republic

PPA

participatory poverty assessment

PPIAF

Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (World Bank)

PPP

public-private partnership(s)

PPPUE

Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (UNDP programme)

PSP

private sector participation

R

rand (South Africa)

RDP

Reconstruction and Development Plan (South Africa)

RfP

request for proposals

RfQ

request for qualifications

RoSA

Republic of South Africa

RUPP

Rural-Urban Partnership Programme (Nepal)

SABS

South African Bureau of Statistics

SALGA

South African Local Government Association

SAMWU

South African Municipal Workers Union

SAUR (UK)

Société d'Aménagement Urbain et Rural (UK)

SDF

Stutterheim Development Forum (South Africa)

SEDAPAL

Sanitation and Potable Water Company of Lima

SEP

service expansion plan

SIDA

Swedish International Development Agency

SL

sustainable livelihoods

SSIP

small-scale independent provider

STLC

Stutterheim Transitional Local Council (South Africa)

SUMA

universal service and environmental fee (Argentina)

SW

solid waste

SWM

solid waste management

SWOT

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

TA

technical assistance

ToR

terms of reference

TShs

Tanzanian shillings

UDLE

Urban Development through Local Efforts (Nepal)

UFW

unaccounted-for water

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USN

Urban Sector Network

UWS

urban water supply

watsan

water and sanitation

WDC

Ward Development Committee

WPLG

White Paper on Local Government

WSP

Water and Sanitation Program

WSP-AND

Water and Sanitation Program - Andean Region

WSSA

Water and Sanitation Services South Africa

WTP

willingness to pay

ZD

Zimbabwean dollars