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Appendix 4: James Duncan (Consultant, World Bank), Brian Blankespoor (Environmental Specialist, World Bank), Ryan Engstrom (Assistant Professor, George Washington University), and Christopher Marques (Consultant, World Bank) This work was made possible by the financial contribution of the Water Partnership Program (WPP) (http://water.worldbank.org/water/ wpp). The author team was inspired and supported throughout by Jamal Saghir (Director, Africa Sustainable Development Department, World Bank), Marianne Fay (Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank), José Luis Irigoyen (Director, Transport, Water, Information and Communication Technology Department, World Bank), Julia Bucknall (Manager, Water Anchor, World Bank), Ashok Subramanian (who initially proposed this Economic and Sector Work as former manager, Africa Water Resources, World Bank), Jonathan Kamkwalala (Manager, Africa Water Resources, World Bank), Junaid Kamal Ahmad (former Manager, Africa Region Urban and Water Unit, or AFTUW, World Bank), Alex Bakalian (Acting Sector Manager, AFTUW, World Bank), Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough (Sector Manager, Environment and Natural Resources Management, Africa Region, World Bank), and Jaehyang So (Manager, Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank). Invaluable support for maps and databases was provided by Brian Blankespoor (Environmental Specialist, World Bank) and Jim Duncan (Consultant, World Bank), who were in turn supported by Ryan Engstrom (Assistant Professor, George Washington University) and Christopher Marques (Consultant, World Bank). The comprehensive and rigorous editorial support of Hilary Gopnik was very much appreciated. Meghana Kandekhar provided design support for graphics and Kristine Kelly for copyediting. Chonlada Sae-Hau and Immaculate Bampadde provided administrative assistance. The authors would like to acknowledge the importance of the contributions of peer reviewers. External peer reviewers include Muchadeyi Masunda (His Worship the Mayor of Harare, Zimbabwe), Jean Pierre Mbassi (Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa, or UCLGA), Sylvain Usher (Secretary General, African Water Association), Jay Bhagwan (Director, Water Use and Waste Management, Water Research Commission, South Africa), and Mark Pascoe (CEO, International Water Center, Australia). Internal peer reviewers include Daniel A. Hoornweg (Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank), Dominick Revell de Waal (Senior Economist, World Bank), David Michaud (Senior