Factors influencing the uptake of household water connections in peri-urban Maputo, Mozambique

Jimenez-Redal, Ruben; Parker, Alison; Jeffrey, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2013.11.003

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“…Poor stakeholder management led to the failure of the Cochabamba water concession which resulted in violent protests in Bolivia. On the other hand, good stakeholder management ensured the success and continued operation of the Maputo water supply PPP( Jimenez-Redal et al, 2014).…”

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Exploratory factor analysis of skills requirement for PPP contract governance

Umar

Zawawi

Abdul‐Aziz

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the skills required for effective contract management of public–private partnership (PPP) projects over their contract duration. The growing body of literature indicating the lack of expertise in managing PPP-related projects within the public sector prompted this study. Design/methodology/approach The study, being an exploratory one, relied on a survey of 207 survey responses from a sample of PPP experts across the globe. The data from the survey are a rich mix of responses from public policy experts, construction professionals, project finance experts, lawyers and academic researchers in PPP. Findings It was found through exploratory factor analysis that project management, financial engineering, negotiations, risk management, forecasting, stakeholder management and technical skills were very critical for successful contract management of PPP projects. It was also found that regional characteristics influence skills prioritisation. Research limitations/implications The results of this study can be validated on larger data sets in specific countries and across regions, sectors and variety of PPP projects. Currently, the authors conducted a general survey using convenience sampling. Practical implications The results send a clear signal to practitioners that infrastructure regulation training programs cannot be generalised. Training should be tailored to reflect regional and country-specific characteristics. Originality/value The increasing failures and remunicipalisations of privately financed infrastructures is a cause for concern. Little attention has been given to the complicity of PPP regulatory institutions responsible for contract governance of such projects. Studies are increasingly pointing to the absence of critical PPP skills among institutions responsible for managing PPP contracts. This lack of capacity has resulted in poor oversight of private companies providing public services resulting in poor services, and financial recklessness which threaten the sustainability of service provision.

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Exploratory factor analysis of skills requirement for PPP contract governance

Umar

Zawawi

Abdul‐Aziz

2018

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“…They claimed that if vulnerable households were able to access specifically targeted subsidies to reduce the fee there would likely be a rise in the number of private water connections. Householders under financial stress could also benefit from the splitting the connection fee into several instalments [33]. In parallel, foreign aid disbursements should also focus on up-scaling public sanitation facilities, which will decrease the time required to access facilities and reduce the number of users at each facility.…”

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Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access to Water and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia

Jimenez-Redal

Holowko

Almandoz

et al. 2018

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For more than a decade, foreign aid-supported water interventions focusing on an increase in household private connections have been implemented in the small urban center of Wukro. However, little has been investigated about the effectiveness of these interventions in achieving equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all, including the most vulnerable. With this purpose, a cross-sectional comparative analysis of service provision between the HIV-infected population (n = 199) and non-infected population (n = 199) was undertaken. Findings suggest significant inequalities regarding the primary water source, monthly expenditure in water, water consumption, and time employed to fetch water, as well as the type of toilet facility, number of users, and the time employed to access it. Results also show a reported feeling of discrimination with regard to service provision within the HIV-positive population. This study provides evidence on local-scale interventions increasing the number of household water connections but overlooking the pursuit of equity and inclusion for the most vulnerable. The study also presents recommendations on how to specifically target the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in order to achieve equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all.

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“…Risks are related to affordability, flexibility of supply conditions, quality, quantity and continuity of supply, distance [33,35,[88][89][90][91][92][93][94]. Risk management strategies such as water storage or use of multiple water sources are further shaped by socioeconomic status, social and economic networks, capacity, inter-and intra-household power relations [19,88,[95][96][97][98].…”

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Changing Hydrosocial Cycles in Periurban India

Butsch

Chakraborty²,

Gomes

et al. 2021

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India’s urbanisation results in the physical and societal transformation of the areas surrounding cities. These periurban interfaces are spaces of flows, shaped by an exchange of matter, people and ideas between urban and rural spaces—and currently they are zones in transition. Periurbanisation processes result inter alia in changing water demands and changing relations between water and society. In this paper the concept of the hydrosocial cycle is applied to interpret the transformation of the waterscapes of six periurban villages in the fringe areas of Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata. In doing so, three specific aspects will be investigated: (1) the institutions shaping the hydro-social cycle, (2) the interplay between water as a livelihood-base and the waterscape, (3) the interplay between the waterscape and water as a consumption good. This approach opens new views on periurban interfaces as emerging mosaic of unique waterscapes. The meaning of water, the rights to access water and the water related infrastructure are constantly renegotiated, as permanently new water demands emerge and new actors enter the scene. Especially this process-based understanding links the theoretical lens of the hydrosocial cycle with the object of investigation, the periurban space.

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Factors influencing the uptake of household water connections in peri-urban Maputo, Mozambique

Cited by 22 publications

References 27 publications

Exploratory factor analysis of skills requirement for PPP contract governance

Exploratory factor analysis of skills requirement for PPP contract governance

Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access to Water and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia

Changing Hydrosocial Cycles in Periurban India

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