Assessment of stakeholders’ preferences towards sustainable sanitation scenarios

Bao, Pham Ngoc; Aramaki, Toshiya; Hanaki, Keisuke

doi:10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00327.x

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“…For example, sanitation failure has been attributed to supply-driven approaches (Starkl et al, 2013), lack of maintenance (Katukiza et al, 2010), faulty designs (Sujaritpong and Nitivattananon, 2009), high operation and maintenance (O&M) costs (Cronin et al, 2014), lack of ongoing support (Eales et al, 2013), lack of user acceptance (Bao et al, 2013), inadequate technical knowledge (Kaminsky and Javernick-Will, 2012), or inappropriate technologies (Murphy et al, 2009). However, persistent sanitation failure suggests that these factors may not fully explain the causes of failure and/or these factors could be better addressed in the sanitation sector.…”

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The use of qualitative comparative analysis to identify pathways to successful and failed sanitation systems

Davis

Javernick‐Will

Cook

2019

Science of The Total Environment

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Sanitation systems globally fail at high rates. Researchers and practitioners attribute the causes of both sanitation success and failure to numerous factors that include technical and non-technical issues. A comprehensive understanding of what leads to sanitation failure and how to achieve sanitation success is imperative to prioritize the use of limited resources. To determine which combinations of causal conditions led to successful and failed sanitation systems, we applied fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to 20 cases in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India with small-scale sanitation systems. Two pathways led to successful sanitation systems, and four pathways led to failed sanitation systems. All successful systems required Sufficient O&M Funds, a Clear O&M Plan, and Technical Support in addition to either Addressed Sanitation Priorities and Community Participation in Planning or Behavior Change Education and Municipality Involved in Planning. All failed systems had Lack of Municipality in Planning, Unaddressed Sanitation Priorities, and No Technical Support. Most failed systems also had No Clear O&M Plan, Poor Construction Quality, Lack of Community Participation in Planning, and Insufficient O&M Funds. Two failed cases had unique pathways because Government Barriers permanently disrupted use and maintenance. Overall, implementing organizations who initiate sanitation projects in resource-limited communities should ensure that (1) communities have adequate technical and financial resources for maintenance; (2) community and municipality stakeholders are engaged in planning and know their maintenance responsibilities; and (3) appropriate technologies are selected that meet community needs and achieve community buy-in.

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The use of qualitative comparative analysis to identify pathways to successful and failed sanitation systems

Davis

Javernick‐Will

Cook

2019

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Despite concerted efforts at reducing the anthropogenic impacts, many water resources such as rivers and streams are still faced with the problem of pollution and in many instances rendered useless for drinking, fishing and other uses (St Laurent and Mazumder, 2012). The discharge of effluent and wastewater into rivers, lakes, estuaries and the sea is of great concern in most developing countries (Danazumi and Bichi, 2010;Bao et al, 2013). Globally, rivers and streams are increasingly under pressure due to direct human use and pollution that often overwhelm the capacity of rivers to assimilate these water bodies (Olayinka et al, 2013).…”

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Bacteriological pollution indicators in Ogun River flowing through Abeokuta Metropolis

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Water resources are significant part of integrated community development policy and good health. Hence, the need to reduce the impact of natural and anthropogenic pollution causes so as to enhance water quality. The bacteriological quality of the Ogun River was investigated to determine the sanitary conditions of the water body between March and August, 2014. Total heterotrophic bacteria counts (THBC), total coliform counts (TCC) and total Escherichia coli counts (TEC) using standard plate count and Most Probable Number (MPN) techniques were determined. The isolates were identified using 16SrRNA gene. Total heterotrophic bacteria counts varied between 1.13 × 106 and 4.1 × 107 CFU/ml, TCC ranged between 2.5 × 105 and 2.33× 107 CFU/ml and TEC was between 5 × 104 and 1.3 × 106 CFU/ml. Most Probable Number of coliforms in all samples varied between 120 and 1600 MPN/100 ml. Isolated microorganisms include Escherichia coli strain SUS9EC, Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain SSI7, Escherichia coli strain BW25113, Escherichia coli strain C-X1B, and Klebsiella oxytoca strain KU-5. One-wayanalysis of variance showed significant difference within the samples at (P<0.05).The results revealed high bacteria counts which is higher than the recommended value of 1.2 × 102 for THBC, a zero E. coli count and not more than 10 coliforms per 100 ml by World Health Organization standards for drinking water.Keywords: Water, bacteria, Escherichia coli, pollution

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“…We extensively employed this tool in the water sector (Bao et al 2013;Gallego-Ayala and Juizo 2014;Ruiz-Villaverde et al 2013). …”

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The Influence of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Normative Content in Measuring the Level of Service

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Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) have been consolidated as relevant frameworks to measure different levels of services. It is essential to move forward with specific initiatives that interpret the content of these human rights and operationalize them through specific metrics. However, some critical issues emerge in attempting this. Different approaches are proposed in this article to tackle this challenge: i) utilizing a participatory technique to discuss the relative importance of the normative criteria to define water and sanitation services, ii) defining a short list of key indicators to measure the different dimensions of HRWS, and iii) assessing the impact of different weighting systems in the constructing an aggregated index, which has been proposed as a useful tool to monitor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) from a rights perspective. Two municipalities (in Mozambique and Nicaragua) were selected as initial case studies. The results suggest that there is a common understanding among the experts about prioritization of the HRWS criteria. Differences in the relative importance given to the HRWS criteria can be explained due to the particularities of the local context. Further, the research suggests that expert opinions may be partially conditioned by targets and indicators proposed at the international level. Although the influence of weighting techniques on aggregated measures and their utilization in the decision-making process are limited, this methodology has a great potential for adapting specific WASH metrics to different regional, national, and/or local contexts taking into account the HRWS normative content.

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Assessment of stakeholders’ preferences towards sustainable sanitation scenarios

Cited by 22 publications

References 20 publications

The use of qualitative comparative analysis to identify pathways to successful and failed sanitation systems

The use of qualitative comparative analysis to identify pathways to successful and failed sanitation systems

Bacteriological pollution indicators in Ogun River flowing through Abeokuta Metropolis

The Influence of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Normative Content in Measuring the Level of Service

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