the fact that revenues from water tariffs are not allocated straight to the iwa raises efficiency considerations as well as inadequacies in funding in many areas readjustment of intergovernmental responsibilities for strategic water financial planning is therefore a national goal for the coming few years this refers not only to the technical knowledge and expertise but also to the lack of staff and time as well as obsolete infrastructure this is an interesting result since governments often tend to consider capacity issues in the water sector a major concern for developing countries rather than for developed ones