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The brief synthesizes main sector messages and recommendations, including governance, financing, data and information priorities, while highlighting special challenges and stakeholder-driven refinements.","Public Disc losure Authorized  \nWASH DIAGNOSTIC BRIEF  \nUnlocking Service Delivery for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Liberia  \nLIBERIA  \nPublic Disclosure  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nAbout the Water Global Practice  \nLaunched in 2014, the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice brings together financing, knowledge, and implementation in one platform.  \nBy combining the Bank’s global knowledge with country investments, this model generates more firepower for transformational solutions to help countries grow sustainably.  \n[Please visit us at www.worldbank.org/water or](Please visit us at www.worldbank.org/water or) follow us on Twitter at @WorldBankWater.  \nAbout GWSP  \nThis publication received the support of the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP) . GWSP is a multidonor trust fund administered by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice and supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austria’s Federal Ministry of Finance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign  \nAffairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.  \n[Please visit us at www.worldbank.org/gwsp or](Please visit us at www.worldbank.org/gwsp or) follow us on Twitter at @TheGwsp.  \nUnlocking Service Delivery for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Liberia  \n© 2021 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433  \nTelephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent.  \nThe World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.  \nRights and Permissions  \nThe material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to this work is given.  \nPlease cite the work as follows: World Bank. 2021. “Unlocking Service Delivery for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Liberia.” WASH Poverty Diagnostic. World Bank, Washington, DC.  \nAny queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522- 2625; e-mail: [pubrights@worldbank.org](pubrights@worldbank.org).  \nCover design: Bill Pragluski, Critical Stages LLC.  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments iv  \n1. The Toll on Liberia of Inadequate Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene 1  \nA Succession of Shocks 1  \nCosts to Liberia’s Health and Education (Human Capital) of Deficiencies in WASH Services 2  \n2. Overview of WASH Services in Liberia 4  \nDrinking Water Supply 4  \nSanitation and Hygiene 7  \n3. Policies, Institutions, and Regulations for WASH Services 10  \nPolicy Landscape 10  \nInstitutional Landscape 10  \nRegulatory Landscape 12  \nSpecial Challenges with the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation 13  \n4. Main Messages and Recommendations on the WASH Sector in Liberia 14  \nWASH and Human Capital 14  \nWASH Sector Governance and Institutions 15  \nWASH Sector Financing 16  \nWASH Sector Data and Information 19  \n5. 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