UNA QUESTIONE DI GOVERNANCE. Il PNRR e il “Water Service Divide” tra Centro-Nord e Mezzogiorno/A QUESTION OF GOVERNANCE. NRRP and the “Water Service Divide” between the Center-North and the South

Abstract

The investments in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan are
meant to correct the “Water Service Divide” between the North and South
of Italy.

The ‘Water Service Divide’ consists of the difficulty of accessing
high-quality water services in a significant part of the south of the country
as well as in the islands.

This article highlights how the regulations developed by the Italian Government for the use of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan funds actually complicate the access to European funds in those regions that most need them.

The contribution focuses in particular on the case of Campania, a region in which the failures to successfully entrust the integrated water service by the Campania Water Authority ends up preventing the use of European funds and penalizing public means of water management.

Keywords:
Water Service Divide; National Recovery and Resilience Plan; European
Union; Infrastructure; South Italy.