Special report: Water No 205, 2003/1 - 242 pagesPages 3 to 4EditorialBy Pierre JacquetPages 5 to 16The impact of the crisis in Ivory Coast on Landlocked Sahelian Countries: aAn initial overviewBy Laurent FilliettazPages 17 to 38The economic situation in Ghana and the HIPC: A happy convergence of eventsBy Christophe Barat, Benoît Massuyeau, Gilles SpielvogelPages 39 to 75Water: A vital issue for AfricaBy Pierre-Alain RochePages 77 to 98A political approach to water resource control in the Middle EastBy François BoëdecPages 91 to 102Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP): A successful co-operation initiative still awaiting a regional water policyBy Philippe ColombaniPages 103 to 117Water and sanitation: myths, trends, and modelsBy Janique EtiennePages 119 to 134The price of water to the poor: Reconciling the right to access with payment for a serviceBy Isabelle VincentPages 135 to 150Free Water for All? South Africa's new water policyBy Thierry VircoulonPages 151 to 169Water Pricing in Morocco: How can it serve multiple purposes?By Mathilde Tenneson, Dominique RojatPages 171 to 192The regulation of a public private partnership (PPP) to supply water to urban areas in GhanaBy Alan BookerPages 193 to 203Large hydro-agricultural projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Furthering institutional changesBy Jean-Claude Devèze, Jean-François Jullien, Vatché PapazianPages 205 to 224The policy of hydraulique pastorale: Blessing or curse to Sahelian herders?By Catherine BaroinPages 225 to 238Selected bibliography 2000-2002