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Household affordability and willingness to pay for water
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Douangchanh LopayingGenerally, urban water supply provisions are often constructed without consultation with the community concerned through
assessing their affordability or ability to pay (ATP) and willingness to pay (WTP). This is evident in the water supply
system of the study areas for the BTC-funded project towns in Champhone and Laongam. The utilities were unable to set
appropriate water tariffs that were consistent with ATP and WTP. This study investigated and assessed those criteria and
compared them to monthly household income. The ATP for connection is about 51.7% in Champhone and 70.2% in Laongam
and monthly water charge is 2.3% and 4.8% of average household income respectively. The WTP for connection is
about 38.0% and 75.7% with a water charge of 1.5% and 2.4% respectively. Overall, the WTP for monthly water charges
is less than ATP and is less than the amount that is generally assumed (3 - 5% of income).
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
LOPAYING, D., 2004. Household affordability and willingness to pay for water. IN: Godfrey, S. (ed). People-centred approaches to water and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 30th WEDC International Conference, Vientiane, Laos, 25-29 October 2004, pp. 199-205.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:11243Language
- en
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