The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities

Winter, James C.; Davis, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113599

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“…We do not debate the social and economic benefits associated with accessing water services in close proximity to households, such as has been recently reported by Winter et al (2021). Neither do we question the audacious SDG 6.1 goal of universal access to safely managed water services.…”

Section: Revenue From On and Off Premises Connectionsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Piped water revenue and investment strategies in rural Africa

Armstrong

Hope

Koehler

2022

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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Viable pathways to universal safely managed drinking water access in rural Africa involve a blend of infrastructure types, service delivery arrangements, and sources of finance. Priorities are shaped by institutional and economic barriers and are often based on assumptions regarding user demand and revenue sustainability. Improved understanding of how alternative approaches affect revenue generated from user payments can enhance long-term viability and repayment capacity of rural piped water services. We analyse more than 3,900 monthly records from operators in Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda and model revenue patterns for novel service area archetypes. Results indicate on and off premises connections exhibit complementary revenue patterns, with volumetric revenue determined by tariff level rather than connection type and waterpoints with the greatest dispensing capacity generating the most aggregate revenue. The prepaid credit payment approach, which is increasingly promoted to enhance revenue collection efficiency, is not associated with revenue advantages compared to pay-as-you-fetch and monthly billing approaches when tariff level is controlled. These patterns are recurrent at multi- and single country scales and across service areas where public and enterprise-led investment approaches to infrastructure development are taken, suggesting the findings may be applicable beyond the study domain. Infrastructure investment strategies can promote revenue and equity goals through off-site piped water, but more evidence is needed to understand the trade-offs of prepaid credit systems.

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Section: Revenue From On and Off Premises Connectionsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Piped water revenue and investment strategies in rural Africa

Armstrong

Hope

Koehler

2022

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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“…Based on the main objective of this study is to show how men and women have participated in the local organizations and rural development activities for supporting the development of the village. They are related to how power relations are distributed between the sexes, with both men and women having different positions of authority in community (Winter, Darmstadt, & Davis, 2021). Thus, the study offers insights into the interactions between men and women whether an individual's active contribution is appropriately based on their roles in accordance with competency and talents.…”

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Gender and Local Organisations toward Sustainable Rural Development

Amandaria

2022

j.equilibrium

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Local organization and gender participation are two elements that have the significant role for the rural development plan. The objectives of the study are to describe the function and role of the local organizations as a media for participation, job allocation of men and women performed in rural development plan. A case study method was used with the key informants from the local organization committees, target group, and development facilitators. The data collected are the type and form women and men contribution, roles and functions of the local organizations in the rural development plan process, and the activity proposed by men and women. The study indicated that the involvement of men and women in the development plan process encourages community participation in rural development and generating a better development plan. Women have the significant role in the identification of problems and planning, primarily related to social and economic aspect affecting household activities, while men profoundly concern to public infrastructure affecting to economic activities. The involvement of men and women should be a necessity for every rural development because the proposed action planned is based on the local community needs.

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“…In the literature, it is clear that in communities that resort to alternative sources of water, women are responsible for fetching water and associated physical and domestic activities, such as house cleaning, hygiene, and food preparation [59,80]. Often, women's responsibility for fetching water results in time poverty, limiting time for work outside the home, educational activities, care, and leisure [84].…”

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Review of Community-Managed Water Supply—Factors Affecting Its Long-Term Sustainability

Machado

Oliveira

Matos

2022

Water

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Although water is considered a human right, rural communities in many countries face challenges related to the lack of a safe water supply. In rural areas, where there is no access to public or private water supply, populations have no other choice than to rely on other unsafe sources of water. Community-managed water supply (CMWS) has emerged as an alternative to address the lack of access to safe water. Nonetheless, this alternative has several critical characteristics that harm the sustainability of water supplies. Studies on sustainability and the long-term impact of the CMWS were explored through a review of recent literature using Scopus and Web of Science databases, which analyzed 86 papers reporting on research into the sustainability and efficiency of water supply systems managed and operated by local communities, as well as the long-term critical factors that can interfere with the functionality of these systems. Based on the critical factors most cited in the literature, we proposed a framework of strategies that interrelate and integrate the critical factors into levels of responsibility. The most critical factors are related to the community level, such as inadequate capacity and ineffective systems. This demonstrates the relevance of local characteristics in the implementation of water management systems. The most cited sustainability strategies refer to the local level as the one requiring action to promote effective community involvement and post-construction support. The framework helps to conceptualize what we called an enabling environment for decision-making, and thus, the achievement of the long-term sustainability of water supply.

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The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Piped water revenue and investment strategies in rural Africa

Piped water revenue and investment strategies in rural Africa

Gender and Local Organisations toward Sustainable Rural Development

Review of Community-Managed Water Supply—Factors Affecting Its Long-Term Sustainability

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