Water sector in need of investment

Despite the establishment of the Cambodian Clean Water Supplier Association last week, the clean water sector still lacks sufficient investment to connect rural Cambodia. … There is very little clean water in Cambodia and accelerating its supply requires the government, private sector and other development partners to work together, he said.  … Kov Phearom, facilitator of the Water Supply Project of the World Bank, said there are two main obstacles to extending the water supply: getting a loan from banks and demotivating government regulations, such as the three-year licence required for water suppliers. …

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