Bosnia and Herzegovina: Securing Access to Water through
Institutional Development and Infrastructure Access to safe
drinking water in BiH is well below European standards: only 60%
of the population is connected to public/municipal water
utilities, compared to a 90% average for the EU. Water supply
and quality is only adequate in large urban areas; in many
smaller cities and rural areas, residents have to pay high
prices for water delivered with tankers by private vendors. This
Joint Programme aims to reduce the proportion of people without
sustainable access to drinking water by strengthening government
capacity, increasing investments in the water supply sector and
including poor populations in water planning and policy. The
programme focuses on three levels of stakeholders -- the rights
holders (citizenry), the service providers (utilities), and the
duty-bearers (governments) -- to achieve the following
objectives: 1. Improving the inclusion of citizens in decision-
making processes; 2. Improving the econo