Briefing Note 1b - Services are forever: The importance of capital maintenance in ensuring sustainable WASH services

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A dearth of data, methodologies and analyses to understand the full life-cycle costs of WASH maintenance is a major challenge faced by the water and sanitation sector. This briefing note introduces the concept of capital maintenance expenditure as a way forward to filling this gap. It is a valuable resource for policymakers, practitioners, donors and researchers working in this area.

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