Study on the Performance and Sustainability of Water and Sanitation Initiatives in Rural Areas: Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Small Communities (PR0118)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Puerta
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

Securing 2020 vision for 2030: climate change and ensuring resilience in water and sanitation services

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Howard ◽  
Katrina Charles ◽  
Kathy Pond ◽  
Anca Brookshaw ◽  
Rifat Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Sanitation Systems ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

Drinking-water supply and sanitation services are essential for human health, but their technologies and management systems are potentially vulnerable to climate change. An assessment was made of the resilience of water supply and sanitation systems against forecast climate changes by 2020 and 2030. The results showed very few technologies are resilient to climate change and the sustainability of the current progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may be significantly undermined. Management approaches are more important than technology in building resilience for water supply, but the reverse is true for sanitation. Whilst climate change represents a significant threat to sustainable drinking-water and sanitation services, through no-regrets actions and using opportunities to increase service quality, climate change may be a driver for improvements that have been insufficiently delivered to date.

scholarly journals How much are households willing to contribute to the cost recovery of drinking water supply? Results from a household survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-241
Author(s):  
S. Tarfasa
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Cost Recovery ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water Supply Services

Abstract. Improving existing drinking water supply services in developing countries depends crucially on available financial resources. Cost recovery rates of these services are typically low, while demand for more reliable services is high and rapidly growing. Most stated preference based demand studies in the developing world apply the contingent valuation method and focus on rural areas. This study examines the willingness of households to pay for improved water supply services employing a choice model (CM) in an urban area in Ethiopia, a country with the lowest water supply coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa. The design of the choice model allows the estimation of the values of both drinking water reliability and safety. The estimated economic values can be used in policy appraisals of investment decisions. Despite significant income constraints, households are willing to pay up to 60% extra for improved levels of water supply over and above their current water bill, especially households living in the poorest part of the city with the lowest service levels. Women value the improvement of water quality most, while a significant effect is found for averting behavior and expenditures.

scholarly journals Geographical heterogeneity and inequality of access to improved drinking water supply and sanitation in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Jun He ◽  
Ying-Si Lai ◽  
Biraj M. Karmacharya ◽  
Bo-Feng Dai ◽  
Yuan-Tao Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Geographical Heterogeneity ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

The Imo State (Nigeria) Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project, 2. Impact on dracunculiasis, diarrhoea and nutritional status

1990 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon R.A. Huttly ◽  
Deborah Blum ◽  
Betty R. Kirkwood ◽  
Robert N. Emeh ◽  
Ngozi Okeke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation
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