xviii Acknowledgments
Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Marcus J. Wishart (Senior Water Resources Specialist, World Bank), and Sudipto Sarkar (Sector Leader, World Bank). A large number of colleagues and other professionals have contributed their advice and suggestions to the report. For the Nairobi case studies we thank Wambui Gichuri (Principal Regional Team Leader, Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank), Rafik Hirjii (Senior Water Resources Specialist, World Bank), Patrick Mwangi (Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Pascaline Ndungu (Consultant, World Bank), Christian Peter (Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank), Andreas Rohde (Senior Sanitary Engineer, World Bank), Rosemary Rop (Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), and Johannes Zutt (Country Director, World Bank). For the Arua and Mbale case studies we thank Mukami Kariuki (Sector Leader, World Bank), Samuel Mutono (Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye (Country Manager, World Bank), Halla Qaddumi (Consultant, World Bank), Adolf Spitzer (Senior Infrastructure Planner, NWSC), and Berina Uwimbabazi (Water Resources Management Specialist, World Bank). This study would not have been possible without access to and interpretation of data provided by Alexander Danilenko (International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities) and Rosemary Rop (Water Operators’ Partnership—Africa, Water and Sanitation Program). In addition to the background material mentioned for each chapter, contributions to unpublished background papers and suggestions and comments on early drafts and ideas were provided by a large number of colleagues and professionals, including Ger Bergkamp (Director, International Water Association, or IWA), Greg Browder (Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Uwe Deichman (Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank), Martin Gambrill (Senior Water Engineer, World Bank), Abhas Jha (Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank), Felix Masangai (Head of Program, Ministry of Finance, Mozambique), Abel Mejia (Consultant, World Bank), David Michaud (Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Soma Ghosh Moulik (Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank), Ngoni Mudege (Consultant, Water and Sanitation Program), Paul Reiter (Executive Director, IWA), Matthijs Schuring (Operations Analyst, World Bank), Somnath Sen (Consultant, World Bank), Sarah Tibatemwa (Director, IWA Africa), Hyoung Wang (Economist, World Bank), and Tony Wong (Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia).