Importance of internal factors for community-managed water and wastewater systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Helgegren, Ida; McConville, Jennifer; Landaeta, Graciela; Rauch, Sébastien

doi:10.1080/07900627.2019.1616536

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“…Opposition to highly unpopular and failed water‐privatization experiments also elevated CWG groups as a symbol of such activism for broader social change (Llano‐Arias, 2015; Poupeau & Hardy, 2017). Several studies address CWG interventions in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the scene of a “water war” involving successful community protests to end a water‐privatization contract (Helgegren et al, 2019; Marston, 2014; Marston, 2015). Community mobilization for water supply can also be part of local struggles against national threats to citizenship or livelihoods.…”

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“…As expected, institutional support, especially on technology, infrastructure, and funding, were important for success. Supportive institutional frameworks were also critical, as were transparency, financial and other accountability arrangements, and reliable leadership (Adams & Zulu, 2015; Ananga et al, 2016; Helgegren et al, 2019; Kayaga, 2013; Kifanyi et al, 2013). Relatively successful projects had high levels of community decision making and autonomy in day‐to‐day operations while utilizing outside technical expertise and financial support (Adegun, 2015).…”

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“…Several additive advances accompanied this second CWG literature boost. Anti‐privatization social movements following privatization failures (mostly in Latin America), and issues of power in community engagement received more attention than technical ones (Helgegren, McConville, Landaeta, & Rauch, 2019; Marston, 2014).…”

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Community water governance for urban water security in the Global South: Status, lessons, and prospects

2020

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As public and private water policies fail to address urban water insecurity in the Global South, community‐based water governance (CWG) has emerged as an alternative. However, systematic understanding of the current state, performance, and future opportunities of urban CWG remains lacking. We critically review literature (75 case studies from 1990 to 2019) on urban CWG in the Global South, focusing on the current scope and status of knowledge; importance, challenges, innovations, and opportunities; and prospects for scaling up CWG to enhance water security in urban areas. Institutional arrangements, scope and complexity, capacity, and outcomes of CWG varied widely. Most case studies showed improvements in water quantity, supply reliability, pricing, community empowerment, employment, reduced nonrevenue water, and financial viability. Community partnerships with nongovernmental organizations, private‐sector agents, public utilities, and donors; technological innovations; and community autonomy were important for financial sustainability, asset security, and service improvements. Many CWG interventions however remained fragmented, limited in geographic scope, and were undermined by poor funding, weak infrastructure and capacity, political interference, overburdening of poor communities, and collective‐action challenges surrounding elite capture, marginalization, and unequal benefit sharing. We argue that these challenges notwithstanding, CWG interventions offer more benefits than failures and remain critical alternatives for urban water security in the Global South. New research is needed to understand the impact of CWG under diverse settings, the role of incentives and financing mechanisms, and how persistent collective‐action challenges including gendered participation and marginalization undermine CWG. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Engineering Water > Planning Water

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“…The articles in this special issue consider the management of water demand in Singapore through a systems perspective (Hoo, 2019); water demand reduction in Australia, aiming at achieving the Sustainable Development Goal for water (Horne, 2019); structural and contingent factors in Spanish cities that have resulted in lower water consumption (Sauri, 2019); information-based interventions for household water efficiency in England and Wales (Lu, 2019); drivers of and challenges to water tariff reforms in Saudi Arabia (McIlwaine & Ouda, 2020); the importance of community-managed water and wastewater systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia (Helgegren et al, 2019); psychosocial and behavioural determinants of water conservation in the domestic sector (Russell & Knoeri, 2019); and psychological barriers to urban acceptance of recycled water (Nemeroff et al, 2020). In the non-domestic sector, articles focus on technological enablers and confidence building for effective water demand management in Singapore (Seah & Lee, 2020) and drivers of productivity change in water companies in England and Wales (Molinos-Senante & Maziotis, 2020).…”

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Water management in post-2020 world

Tortajada¹,

Biswas²

2020

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging ones for humankind from all points of view due to COVID-19 and the accelerating impacts of climate change. Both have caused, and will continue to cause, both directly and indirectly, severe disruptions of global economic activities, overall development and the quality of life of billions of people. Every country has been affected in terms of supply chain disruptions in all sectors, including retail and food services, manufacturing and wholesale trade, travel, and the hospitality industry. Before the pandemic, it was expected that by the end of 2020, the number of people living in absolute poverty, that is USD1.90 per day, would be reduced to 615 million. Instead, the pandemic is now expected to push an additional 88-119 million people back into absolute poverty. Even before the pandemic, achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets appeared very challenging. With COVID-19, its likelihood has plummeted. Even in normal times, but even more in these turbulent and uncertain times, all countries without exception need enlightened leadership, strong and functional institutions, robust legal and regulatory systems, formulation and implementation of long-term sustainable policies, and provision of efficient and timely services to all members of society, irrespective of socioeconomic status. Regrettably, many of these have been missing in nearly all countries. Instead, many countries, whether developed or developing, appear to have questionable leadership, weak and ineffective institutions, and self-serving leaders whose main objective is to remain in power, with improvements in societal well-being a secondary or even tertiary objective. One of the sectors that has been at the centre of attention is water. The pandemic the world is facing has reconfirmed once again, if any confirmation was ever necessary, how critical regular access to clean water is, not only for drinking but also for frequent handwashing and personal hygiene. In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals failed to recognize the paramount importance of clean water but focused on access to water alone, irrespective of quality. It was 15 years later that the Sustainable Development Goals acknowledged the relevance of access to clean water. Emergence of COVID-19 has exposed the dire situations of hundreds of millions of people, in both urban and rural areas and in both developed and developing countries, who do not have access to drinking water, or who do not perceive that the water they receive is clean and can be drunk from the tap without health concerns. It has further exposed the lack of proper hygienic practices that is still prevalent all over the world, irrespective of the socioeconomic status of the population.

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The role of social capital in community development: Insights from behavioral game theory and social network analysis

Sakamoto

2024

Sustainable Development

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This study examined the multifaceted nature of Social Capital (SC) in community development projects by using Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in three urban Bangladeshi slums as a case study. Despite its recognized importance, the ambiguity surrounding SC has led to mixed outcomes, necessitating a more theorized approach to quantitatively assess SC. To address this, a comprehensive methodology was developed, specifically crafted for a community development context and incorporating standard SC questions, social network analysis indices, and an adherence to social norms through behavioral game theory. The analysis revealed varied SC profiles, with one slum achieving successful community toilet management through strong reciprocal ties. The other slums faced challenges due to community division and weakened SC among key individuals. These findings underscore the necessity of tailoring interventions to community‐specific SC characteristics. The streamlined approach derived from the study provides guidance for both enhancing the effectiveness of community interventions and advancing sustainable development.

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Importance of internal factors for community-managed water and wastewater systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia

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Community water governance for urban water security in the Global South: Status, lessons, and prospects

Community water governance for urban water security in the Global South: Status, lessons, and prospects

Water management in post-2020 world

The role of social capital in community development: Insights from behavioral game theory and social network analysis

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