Complementary Water Systems in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Case of Water Vending

Kjellén, Marianne

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“…For example, Bayliss (2008), Kjellén (2006) and Mujwahuzi (2002) track the considerable change in policy and governance arrangements that has led to the current conditions of water provision and governance (which we discuss below). Others report on the wide range of strategies adopted by communities to obtain water (Kjellén, 2006;Smiley, 2013), including specific methods such as water vending (Kjellén, 2000), and organisation of neighbourhood associations to fill gaps in infrastructure services left by centralised institutions (Kyessi, 2005).…”

Section: Urban Water Provision and Governancementioning

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Urban Water Governance Failure and Local Strategies for Overcoming Water Shortages in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rugemalila

Gibbs

2015

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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In Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, water supply does not meet the needs of the community. In response, people adopt multiple strategies to secure adequate water for their daily requirements. This paper investigates urban water provision and governance in Dar es Salaam, and has two aims: to investigate the causes of urban water failure; and to examine the full range of strategies employed by the local community to overcome water shortages. We critique the socioeconomic implications of both water shortages themselves and the methods used to overcome them. The paper draws on a household survey and key informant interviews in Temeke, one of the city's three municipalities. We find that failing urban infrastructure and rapid urbanisation place additional pressure on water supply, but argue that the primary cause of water shortages is water governance failure. In Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, water supply does not meet the needs of the community. In response, people adopt multiple strategies to secure adequate water for their daily requirements. This paper investigates urban water provision and governance in Dar es Salaam, and has two aims: to investigate the causes of urban water failure; and to examine the full range of strategies employed by the local community to overcome water shortages. We critique the socio--economic implications of both water shortages themselves and the methods used to overcome them. The paper draws on a household survey and key informant interviews in Temeke, one of the city's three Municipalities. We find that failing urban infrastructure and rapid urbanisation place additional pressure on water supply, but argue that the primary cause of water shortages is water governance failure.

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Section: Urban Water Provision and Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Water Governance Failure and Local Strategies for Overcoming Water Shortages in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rugemalila

Gibbs

2015

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…Solo (1999) argues that small scale water and sanitation providers play a big role in extending access of key services, especially in Latin America. Kjellen (2000) argues that given the inadequate state of water infrastructure in Dar es Salaam, the small scale water providers complement the water distributive system to the City's distributive system and do not provide poorer quality of water than the City does to its official customers. Similar observations have been made by Njiru (2006) on the role of small scale water providers in sub-Saharan Africa.…”

Section: The Independent Small Scale Water Service Providersmentioning

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Public Private Partnerships in the Privatization of Water Service Delivery in Kenya

Obosi¹

2011

Current Issues of Water Management

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“…In addition to this problem, the rapid increase in urban population challenges the ability of the public sector to comply with water demands [17] [18] [19] and therefore households transfer to a number of other alternatives or complementary water sources that satisfy their need. These sources vary from owning private wells, "water vending and vended water bottles" and bottled water [7] [8] [13] [20] and again this problem has in turn aggravated the health problems. Therefore, the objective of this study is an assessment of the domestic water profile for Al-Ghadir region in the suburbs of Beirut.…”

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Assessment of the Domestic Water Profile of the Region Surrounding Al-Ghadir River, Mount Lebanon

Mcheik¹

2017

IJEMA

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Abstract:The World Health Organization (WHO), in its Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, defines domestic water as the "water used for all usual domestic purposes including consumption, bathing and food preparation". Today, securing adequate safe drinking water and proper sanitation became a major challenge facing Lebanon. This work is a case study with objectives the assessment of the domestic water profile of the region surrounding Al-Ghadir River at Kfarshima and Al-Sahra. Samples were collected from 3 types of household water sources (Municipality water, Private wells and Water Vended Gallons) and assessed for their physiochemical and bacteriological profile. Results showed deterioration pattern in domestic water quality profile in the three water sources. The measured physiochemical and bacteriological parameters indicates the degree of deterioration of private well sources by the sea and the wastewater infiltration necessitating the enforcement of legislations associated with the use and the management of private wells, municipality water and private vending water.

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Complementary Water Systems in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Case of Water Vending

Cited by 48 publications

References 2 publications

Urban Water Governance Failure and Local Strategies for Overcoming Water Shortages in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Urban Water Governance Failure and Local Strategies for Overcoming Water Shortages in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Public Private Partnerships in the Privatization of Water Service Delivery in Kenya

Assessment of the Domestic Water Profile of the Region Surrounding Al-Ghadir River, Mount Lebanon

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