Pro-poor water and sanitation: operationalising inclusive discourses to benefit the poor

Santos, Rafaela Windy Farias dos; Gupta, Joyeeta

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.004

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“…Regarding sanitation, findings show that 83% of the HIV-positive sample reported an increased need to access toilet facilities of at least twice per day compared to before diagnosis. In contrast to equality where all persons are treated the same, an equitable approach to water and sanitation should enable vulnerable groups to access what they need [10,[34][35][36]. Accordingly, differentiated support to PLWHA in Wukro should be provided in order to ensure that the real water and sanitation needs of PLWHA are met.…”

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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

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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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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

Water

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“…The practise was initially designed to compel citizens to remain at home during the designated hours and actively clean their homes, drains, and the surrounding environment. This could improve opportunities for local sanitation mapping initiatives, collective action for sanitation at the community level, and free access for sanitation service trucks; such local mapping initiatives have been an important source of WASH data and very useful for identifying vulnerable groups (de Albuquerque, 2014;dos Santos & Gupta, 2017). by all stakeholders in the sanitation sector towards improving knowledge transfer between the HRS and other disciplines and governance frameworks relevant for sanitation.…”

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“…Nonetheless, technology is a relatively inflexible governance instrument (Majoor & Schwartz, 2015) and depending on the type, may require a high level of technical knowledge and expertise for operation and maintenance (see 3.5). Further, the choice, design or application of technologies (see 3.2 and 3.3) may compound the drivers of poor sanitation services and hamper ID (dos Santos & Gupta, 2017), where for instance:…”

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Strengthening the Human Right to Sanitation as an Instrument for Inclusive Development

Obani¹

2018

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“…While there is substantial research on the technical aspects of the 'pro-poor' WatSan (Paterson et al, 2007;Younger, 2007;Berg & Mugisha, 2010;Isoke & van Dijk, 2014), there is limited research on whether WatSan policy design promotes inclusive development (ID) including social, environmental and relational dimensions (Gupta et al, 2015;Gupta & Vegelin, 2016). Combining indicators commonly used in the WatSan field with social science perspectives (dos Santos & Gupta, 2017; we assess how the WatSan sector incorporates ID discourses and how these two knowledge fields can support each other's development, ultimately benefiting the poorest. ID goes beyond pro-poor discourses, has become more prominent in the international development agenda (dos Santos & Gupta, 2017) and may advance WSS provision to include the urban poor.…”

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“…Combining indicators commonly used in the WatSan field with social science perspectives (dos Santos & Gupta, 2017; we assess how the WatSan sector incorporates ID discourses and how these two knowledge fields can support each other's development, ultimately benefiting the poorest. ID goes beyond pro-poor discourses, has become more prominent in the international development agenda (dos Santos & Gupta, 2017) and may advance WSS provision to include the urban poor. Hence, this research addresses the questions: How can we elaborate on indicators for inclusive WatSan policies?…”

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Public water supply and sanitation policies and inclusive development of the urban poor in Brazil

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Poorly designed policies jeopardise ecosystems and their services and the expansion of basic services to vulnerable populations. In the water and sanitation (WatSan) sector, inadequate access of the urban poor to formal and public drinking water supply and sanitation services (WSS) calls for more inclusive policies. Inclusive development (ID) has social, environmental and relational dimensions. However, there is little research on operationalising ID dimensions in WatSan policy discourse analysis. Hence, this paper addresses: How can we elaborate on indicators for inclusive WatSan policies? How can these be applied to assess the design of Brazilian WatSan policies? It examines the literature on ID and WatSan, develops and applies an analytical framework with six indicators to assess ID in WSS through policy analysis: access to minimum WSS; access to WSS even if the urban poor do not have formal housing; domestic wastewater collection/treatment; water availability; participation; and WSS subsidies for low-income people. Comparison between two Brazilian WatSan policies shows that the current WatSan law scores higher on ID than the previous law but neglects key aspects of social, environmental and relational ID dimensions. The selected indicators were useful to operationalise ID in WatSan policy discourse analysis and can boost policy design assessment elsewhere.

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Pro-poor water and sanitation: operationalising inclusive discourses to benefit the poor

Cited by 9 publications

References 35 publications

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

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

Strengthening the Human Right to Sanitation as an Instrument for Inclusive Development

Public water supply and sanitation policies and inclusive development of the urban poor in Brazil

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