Sharing the recurrent costs of rural water services in four municipalities supported by WaterAid in Mali

Waterlines ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Jones
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Rural Water

Editorial: Leave no one behind in rural water services

Waterlines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-70
Author(s):  
Richard C. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Rural Water

Structural equation modeling for assessing of the sustainability of rural water supply systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 815-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Masduqi ◽  
N. Endah ◽  
E. S. Soedjono ◽  
W. Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Supply Systems

As one of the basic human needs, water services should be sustainable. Researches related to the sustainability of water services have been conducted in several developing countries. However, there are no identical researches in Indonesia. This paper discusses the analysis of factors that contribute to sustainability of rural water supply systems in East Java, Indonesia. Data is collected by observing rural water supply facilities, interviewing water committees and water users, and taking documentation. The data is used to build a model, which was developed from theoretical or conceptual model. The model's development uses structural equation modeling (SEM). This model can show the factors that contribute to sustainability of rural water supply systems. The sustainability is influenced significantly by nine variables; they are selection of technology, water sources, investment cost, capability of operator, availability of spare parts, operation cost, technical operation, community participation, and institutional management.

Users' perspectives on decentralized rural water services in Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 920-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zacharia S. Masanyiwa ◽  
Anke Niehof ◽  
Catrien J.A.M. Termeer
Keyword(s):  
Water Services ◽  
Rural Water

scholarly journals Why prepaid technologies are not a panacea for inclusive and sustainable rural water services in Tanzania?

Water Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 925-942
Author(s):  
Hans C. Komakech ◽  
Lukas Kwezi ◽  
Mansoor Ali
Keyword(s):  
Cost Recovery ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Revenue Collection ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
One Year

Abstract Poor sustainability of rural water schemes is a major problem in service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. About half of the schemes fail one year after commissioning, mostly due to poor operation and maintenance. Many communities fail to collect and manage water revenue. Prepaid technologies are argued to remedy the poor water revenue management. However, it is not clear to what extent prepaid systems can contribute to the sustainability of rural water schemes. This paper assessed the performance of three different cases where prepaid technologies were used in Tanzania. Although the technologies used can simplify water revenue collection, they are not a panacea to deliver sustainable and equitable water services. The capital cost of the prepaid system is often paid for by donors, which is not being recovered, hence the notion of cost recovery is biased here. Also, a strong institutional capacity and knowledge is required alongside the technology. Therefore, the technology which is being promoted as better for improving cost recovery is, instead, causing a burden on water users.

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