Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania

This paper focuses on the identification and analysis of key issues that impact the governance of rural water services in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania was selected as a representative case study. The analysis was based on a combination of relevant literature review, extensive fieldwork and action re...

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Authors: Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro, Pérez Foguet, Agustí|||0000-0002-2737-4710
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Publication Date:2010
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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Language:English
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900621003775763
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Keyword:Water-supply engineering
Aigua--Abastament--Tècnica
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spelling Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from TanzaniaJiménez Fernández de Palencia, AlejandroPérez Foguet, Agustí|||0000-0002-2737-4710Water-supply engineeringAigua--Abastament--TècnicaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Aigua i sanejamentThis paper focuses on the identification and analysis of key issues that impact the governance of rural water services in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania was selected as a representative case study. The analysis was based on a combination of relevant literature review, extensive fieldwork and action research case studies, which were carried out between 2005 and 2009. A number of weaknesses that continue undermining strategies for poverty eradication were identified at different administrative levels (from local to national): low quality of water services; lack of sustainability of constructed infrastructure; difficulties for targeting the poor; and inadequate internal information systems. Some initiatives to overcome these challenges were piloted and implemented at the district level. Policy recommendations presented entail new paradigms for the provision of rural water supply: adoption of water supply as a service that is monitored and supported by the government; needs-based allocation of projects at community level; and improving guidance for local government decision making are proposed.Peer Reviewed20102010-01-0120152015-02-16journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/26349https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900621003775763reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/263492026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
title Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
spellingShingle Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro
Water-supply engineering
Aigua--Abastament--Tècnica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Aigua i sanejament
title_short Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
title_full Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
title_fullStr Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
title_sort Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: lessons learned from Tanzania
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro
Pérez Foguet, Agustí|||0000-0002-2737-4710
author Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro
author_facet Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro
Pérez Foguet, Agustí|||0000-0002-2737-4710
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Water-supply engineering
Aigua--Abastament--Tècnica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Aigua i sanejament
topic Water-supply engineering
Aigua--Abastament--Tècnica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Aigua i sanejament
description This paper focuses on the identification and analysis of key issues that impact the governance of rural water services in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania was selected as a representative case study. The analysis was based on a combination of relevant literature review, extensive fieldwork and action research case studies, which were carried out between 2005 and 2009. A number of weaknesses that continue undermining strategies for poverty eradication were identified at different administrative levels (from local to national): low quality of water services; lack of sustainability of constructed infrastructure; difficulties for targeting the poor; and inadequate internal information systems. Some initiatives to overcome these challenges were piloted and implemented at the district level. Policy recommendations presented entail new paradigms for the provision of rural water supply: adoption of water supply as a service that is monitored and supported by the government; needs-based allocation of projects at community level; and improving guidance for local government decision making are proposed.
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