Policy on Private Water Sales in Rural Ghana

Boadu, Fred O.

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9496(1994)120:6(944)

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“…Ghana's water sector, for example, was handled by the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation (now known as Ghana Water Company), a state owned agency which had sole responsibility for water and sanitation schemes (Opoku-Ankomah et al 2006;Boadu 1994;Fuest 2005;Lane 2006). Establishment of public owned enterprises in Ghana became the norm after the country gained political independence in March 1957, and was pursued in an effort to advance the socio-economic development economy (Conteh and Ohemeng 2009).…”

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“…They therefore remained passive recipients of water supply services. Failure to involve beneficiary communities resulted in an inability to give due consideration to user preferences in choice of water supply technology and to engage in a consultative process with them (Akuoko-Asibey 1996 ;Boadu 1994;Fuest 2005). Water tariffs were fixed arbitrarily and then increased indiscriminately without prior community consultations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The latter who did not understand the basis for these, refused payment which led to prompt closure of the water facilities. In response, the communities resorted to the use of surface water sources notwithstanding their polluted conditions (Akuoko-Asibey 1996;Boadu 1994;Lane 2006). Similar state-controlled water resource management efforts in India were characterized by significant management difficulties, staff inefficiencies, and political interests of elites that were at variance with management priorities (Wiggins et al 2004).…”

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Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme

Opare

2011

Environ Dev Sustain

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Water sector reforms in Ghana and in other developing countries resulted in the adoption of the community management approach for water systems in an effort to ensure better management and service delivery. However, community management is also plagued internal differences, paucity of technical skills, and insufficient management experience. This article presents a case study of a successful community management system in Ghana that utilized a two-phase comanagement period before a full transfer of management responsibilities to the four communities. The first phase of 3 months was a more intensive comanagement system under which the communities teamed up with public agencies and a private firm to manage the water system. This enabled the communities to acquire hands-on management experience and also tap needed skills from external agencies before a second phase of 3 months characterized by gradual withdrawal of private agency support, and a simultaneous measured assumption of higher responsibilities by the communities. Communities thereafter assumed full management responsibility of the water system and have since then posted significant successes in financial management and operations of the system such that some profits have been generated, there is regular water supply and the system operates without major technical hitches. This strategy illustrates the fact that successful community management system is possible if local capacity is adequately strengthened with external support prior to assumption of full community control of water supply systems, and if assumption of responsibilities is pursued gradually.

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Section: State Involvementmentioning

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Section: State Involvementmentioning

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2011

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“…· Specific organizational law designed to create specific organizations, such as the Emscher-Genossenschaft, The Ruhr Verband, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation. These laws provide for highly centralized decision-making and severely limit local options (Boadu, 1994). · Divestiture Law is law typically designed to facilitate and regulate the transfer of utilities from the public Sector to the private Sector.…”

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Alternatives for private participation in the provision of water services

Lee

1996

Natural Resources Forum

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Recent years have seen a region‐wide movement throughout Latin America and the Caribbean toward wider private participation in the provision of infrastructure, as well as in other public services. This paper discusses the possible benefits from the privatization of water services and illustrates the range of alternatives available for private participation in their provision. These alternatives are analyzed and their possible application in Latin America and the Caribbean is assessed on the basis of examples from the region and other parts of the world. However, the paper does not discuss, in any detail, the theoretical justifications for the movement back to a market system in the provision of public services.

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Public–private partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development in Ghana: a systematic review and recommendations

Akomea-Frimpong

Jin

Osei‐Kyei

et al. 2021

SASBE

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PurposeThe contribution of the public–private partnership (PPP) model towards the achievement of the United Nation (UN)'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been widely acknowledged. However, limited studies have shed light on the connection between PPPs and the achievement of these coveted goals in Ghana. In this study, the authors aimed at analysing and synthesising the existing literature on the use of PPP to achieve sustainability in infrastructure projects in the country.Design/methodology/approachA three-step approach was used to retrieve and review 60 selected articles aided by content analysis.FindingsThe analysis showed that all existing relevant publications on the application of the PPP model to attain UN’s SDGs in the country are organised around dominant themes, such as poverty alleviation, urban development, waste management and risk management. However, the review revealed little studies exist on pertinent issues relating to PPPs and sustainable development goals, such as climate action, critical resilience, sustainable finance and clean energy.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the study is limited to 60 articles in Ghana, the results reveal pertinent gaps for further research studies to achieve sustainable infrastructural development in Ghana and other countries.Practical implicationsHolistically, the outcome of this study will serve as a guide to project managers to understand essential issues on attaining sustainability on public projects.Originality/valueThis article contributes to the literature and practice on the significance of PPP in mainstreaming UN's SDGs in public infrastructure projects.

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Policy on Private Water Sales in Rural Ghana

Cited by 3 publications

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Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme

Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme

Alternatives for private participation in the provision of water services

Public–private partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development in Ghana: a systematic review and recommendations

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