Socio-spatial and seasonal dynamics of small, private water service providers in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Hoque, Sonia Ferdous

doi:10.1080/07900627.2021.1951179

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“…Donor-funded projects in Khulna, Bangladesh play a vital role in addressing social, economic, and infrastructural challenges in the region (Ferdous Hoque, 2023). Khulna, located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh, is characterized by vulnerable communities, high poverty rates, and development gaps.…”

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Participatory Project Planning and Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Khulna, Bangladesh

2023

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Participatory project planning is a collaborative approach that involves stakeholders in the design and decision-making process of donor-funded projects. It ensures that the perspectives and needs of the beneficiaries are taken into account, leading to more effective and sustainable outcomes. By engaging stakeholders from the outset, participatory project planning promotes transparency, accountability, and ownership among all parties involved. This inclusive approach enhances project performance by fostering a sense of shared responsibility, increasing local knowledge and expertise, and promoting effective communication and coordination. It enables donors to achieve their development objectives while empowering local communities and building their capacity for long-term success. Research discovered that participatory project planning in Khulna significantly enhances community engagement and participation. Participatory project planning in Khulna leads to the development of projects that are more relevant and effective. By incorporating the perspectives and knowledge of local stakeholders, these projects are better aligned with the local context and are more likely to achieve their desired outcomes. The study concluded that participatory approach ensures that all stakeholders, including community members, local authorities, NGOs, and donors, have a voice in the decision-making process. Effective project performance management, including monitoring, evaluation, and learning, is critical for the success of donor-funded projects. The study recommended that there should be emphasis on capacity-building initiatives in order to enhance the skills, knowledge, and participation of the local community. Establish mechanisms for sharing best practices, lessons learned, and successful project outcomes among stakeholders. Encourage regular learning and reflection sessions to identify innovative approaches, challenges, and solutions. Regularly report on project performance to ensure transparency and strengthen accountability to the local community, donors, and other stakeholders.

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Participatory Project Planning and Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Khulna, Bangladesh

2023

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“…This finding suggests that although improved water sources are widespread in Matlab, they may not always provide safe and reliable access to water-that is, households that use improved water sources may still experience water insecurity. For example, in Bangladesh, tubewell service may be interrupted or inaccessible at certain times of the year, especially pre-monsoon when lower groundwater tables render many tubewells ineffecitve and water demand is greater at functioning wells [27].…”

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“…This could be explained by hotter temperatures pre-monsoon, which have been found to contribute to higher water demand and dehydration in other locations [45]. Additionally, due to limited pre-monsoon rainfall, households may run out of stored rainwater or may need to seek water sources that are farther away to meet their water needs [23,27,46]. Time to collect water was significantly associated with higher HWI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, this study builds on the few longitudinal studies in the HWI literature that examine effects of seasonal flooding [19][20][21]. While examining these water-related risks, we control for household-level water use and demographic characteristics as households within the same climate and region may experience HWI differently due to things such as water collection time [22][23][24], ability to pay for drinking water [25], water source access and ownership [26,27], and the ability to store water during periods of scarcity [24,28].…”

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Seasonal variation in household water insecurity in rural Bangladesh: A longitudinal analysis

Broyles,

Pakhtigian,

Aziz

et al. 2023

PLOS Water

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Billions of people globally are at risk for severe water scarcity periodically throughout the year. Moreover, intensifying climate change and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns will increase the severity and scope of those affected by household water insecurity, with negative consequences on household health and wellbeing. Faced with water insecurity, households shift to alternative water sources, which may be more expensive or of lower quality and contribute to both financial and health burdens. The extent to which household water insecurity varies throughout the year, however, remains understudied. Using a panel dataset of 2014 households across 40 villages in Matlab, Bangladesh, we test for seasonal variation in household water insecurity and its determinants using a modified HWISE scale. We find that while water insecurity in Matlab was low both pre- and post-monsoon, household water experiences vary throughout the year. Households report significantly lower water insecurity post-monsoon, compared to pre-monsoon, suggesting an annual measure of household water insecurity is insufficient to fully characterize intra-annual household water experiences. Comparing determinants of household water insecurity, we find that geography, household water use behaviors, and household characteristics are significantly related to experiences of household water insecurity but vary in their extent depending on the season. Our results demonstrate that physical location, seasonality, water quality, and household-level factors contribute to the dynamic nature of intra-annual household water insecurity. Knowing when and to what extent such determinants influence household water experiences throughout the year is essential for guiding and adapting engineering and policy design to reduce the costs and consequences of household water insecurity.

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“…Tankers have often been found to supply inferior quality water, leading to disease outbreaks (Hutin, Luby and Paquet 2003;Olajuyigbe 2012). And water sales driven by profit motives can skew services to communities where consumers are willing and able to buy water in larger quantities (Wutich et al 2016;Hoque 2021). Nonetheless, the expense and logistical challenges of building, extending, upgrading, and maintaining piped water networks means that mobile water vending is likely to become increasingly prevalent in the coming century (Garrick et al 2019(Garrick et al , 2023Vij et al 2019;Stoler et al 2023;Wutich et al 2023).…”

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Justice and Moral Economies in Modular, Adaptive, and Decentralized (MAD) Water Systems

Beresford¹,

Brewis²,

Choudhary³

et al. 2023

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Scholars and practitioners now acknowledge that “MAD Water” systems (modular, adaptive, decentralized engineered infrastructures) will expand to meet human water needs under future climate change, migration, and urbanization scenarios. Yet social science research on existing MAD water infrastructures documents how the use and deployment of such systems often undermines water justice. Here we posit that identifying and analyzing moral economies for water provides one approach for scholars to understand—and possibly predict—when and why justice norms in MAD water systems break down or become unstable. Moral economies are institutional arrangements in which people’s shared ideas of justice normatively shape how they distribute and exchange basic resources. We review the concept of moral economies, explain an operational framework for researching moral economies, and illustrate how moral economies function within three already-operating MAD water systems today: water sharing arrangements, informal water vending markets, and small-scale water commons. We argue that when moral economies are embedded and operating successfully within MAD water systems, they can create check-and-balance mechanisms against injustice. But when moral economies are absent or failing in MAD water systems, water injustices often prevail. As such, the moral economies framework provides not only a tool for analysis, but also a possible language and pathway forward toward organizing for justice in MAD water systems.

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Socio-spatial and seasonal dynamics of small, private water service providers in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Participatory Project Planning and Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Khulna, Bangladesh

Participatory Project Planning and Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Khulna, Bangladesh

Seasonal variation in household water insecurity in rural Bangladesh: A longitudinal analysis

Justice and Moral Economies in Modular, Adaptive, and Decentralized (MAD) Water Systems

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