PPIAF on the ropes (Bretton Woods Project)

PPIAF on the ropes

The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), a World Bank-administered body that advises countries on water privatisation projects, is facing renewed challenges. On 22 May activists held an international conference in parallel to the PPIAF annual meeting in The Hague. Over 130 organisations signed onto an open letter to PPIAF donors calling for them: "to oppose the extension of PPIAF's remit and instead to collaborate together to create a wholly new mechanism to support public-public partnerships in the water sector." Building on Norway's withdrawal in the spring (see Update 55), the Italian government responded to the letter by agreeing to stop its funding of the controversial entity.

World Bank: private role in water under scrutiny News|Bretton Woods Project|2 April 2007|update 55|url
At this year's World Bank water week, the Bank and water CSOs took a step closer to dialogue; while the contentious role of the private sector in water provision has been highlighted by the withdrawal of Norway from an infrastructure trust fund, a new UNDP-supported report, and pending investment arbitrations. read article...
¿La PPIAF por el desagüe? News|Bretton Woods Project|16 July 2007|update 56|url
La Facilidad de Consejería sobre la Infraestructura Pública y Privada, un servicio de consultoría administrado por el Banco Mundial que aconseja a los países sobre "cómo mejorar la infraestructura a través de la participación del sector privado”, de nuevo enfrenta retos de cambio. read article...