Water tariff conflict resolution through indigenous participation in tri-water sector partnerships: Dalun cluster communities in northern Ghana

Galaa, Sylvester Zackaria; Bukari, Francis Issahaku Malongza

doi:10.1080/09614524.2014.940852

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“…Adequate representativeness and leadership of these vulnerable groups (e.g., indigenous, women, disabled persons, etc.) are also vital to make an outstanding contribution [112,113], e.g., by providing specialist knowledge [114].…”

Section: Rural Drinking-watermentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enabling Environment for Participation in Water and Sanitation: A Conceptual Framework

Jiménez

LeDeunff

Giné

et al. 2019

Water

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Participatory approaches are an important component of institutional frameworks for the governance of water resources and services. Studies on public participation in water management provide evidence for the outcomes of public participation and insights into the types of methods and the contexts under which participation can be meaningful. However, participatory processes are complex, and there is no single method by which to interpret, approach and implement them. This paper explores elements from the theory and practice of participation, applied to the management of water resources and water and sanitation services. Based on an in-depth literature review, we analyze the forms of participation in water and sanitation, their outcomes, as well as the contextual factors and procedural elements of participatory processes that affect their success. Contextual factors are those that are largely outside of the control of agencies or participants (e.g., demographics, history, and culture) or those that can only be influenced by management and institutional decisions in the mid- and long-term (e.g., the legal and institutional framework); while procedural elements are those over which agencies and participants have considerable control when designing and executing participatory efforts (e.g., representativeness and inclusivity, access to information, and opportunity to influence). We propose a framework that interrelates and integrates both contextual factors and procedural elements of participation. It, includes three additional aspects that are influenced by, and in turn influence, the context and the process: existing capacities for implementation of meaningful participatory processes, the resources that are allocated to them, and attitudes towards participatory processes. The framework helps conceptualize what we call the enabling environment for active, free, and meaningful participation in the delivery of water and sanitation services. By breaking down the complexities of participation, the framework supports practitioners and decision-makers to better design and implement participatory processes in water resources and water and sanitation services.

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Section: Rural Drinking-watermentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enabling Environment for Participation in Water and Sanitation: A Conceptual Framework

Jiménez

LeDeunff

Giné

et al. 2019

Water

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“…The before-and-after study design was used. This involved a baseline survey of the existing WASH technology and service situation in the CIKOD's intervention in 2017, followed by an evaluation of the situation after the intervention in 2019 (see Galaa & Bukari, 2014).…”

Section: Sampling Research Design and Methods Of Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Non-Governmental Sector in Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies and Services in North- Western Ghana

Bukari,

Aabeyir,

Achanso

2023

Ghana J. Geography

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Despite the Sustainable Development Goals which have been adopted since September 2015, researchfindings on sectoral achievements of the gaols are inadequate. This study ascertained the approaches,effectiveness, implications and challenges of the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and OrganisationalDevelopment as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in promoting access to water, sanitation andhygiene (WASH) through its water for resilience project in rural communities of the Lawra Municipalityand Nandom District of the north-western corridor of Ghana. A before-and-after study design with mixedmethods research approach was used, and theoretically dictated by the Malongza’s model. Sample sizesof 400 for ex-ante evaluation and 260 at the ex-post evaluation stages were used. It was found that theintervention improved WASH technologies and services, provided schools with vegetables, equippedwomen with livelihood opportunities and reduced diarrheal diseases, but challenged by implementationdeadlines. Joint public and private sector interventions to make WASH services sustainable in ruralcommunities were recommended.

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“…Dorimon therefore has a surface water resource ownership claim. Under such circumstances, Galaa and Bukari (2014) report that water resource owning rural communities not served by GWCL in northern Ghana caused illegal damage to delivery main pipes for extraction of treated piped water by some residents, leading to non-revenue water losses.…”

Section: Accessibility and Affordability Of Groundwater Servicesmentioning

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Social Aspects of Groundwater Use and Management in the Wa West District

Bukari,

Authur,

Zachary

2024

Ghana J. Geography

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Despite the relevance of groundwater to the rural safe drinking water needs, inadequate description of its distinctive social aspects in the policy documents and empirical literature makes it difficult to assess its specific contribution towards the achievement of policy targets. This paper used a mixed research design to assess the social characterisation of groundwater in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Findings indicated that boreholes and dug wells constituted the major forms of water infrastructure in the study communities. There is an implicit stakeholder framework for the governance and management of groundwater but hardly noticed, as they do not deliberately separate groundwater from surface water governance. Accessibility and affordability were close to meeting policy and standard expectations on average, but quantity of groundwater use fell below the acceptable level attributable to factors such as household size and water storage container size among others. Socio-cultural factors such as whether or not, the construction of graves and pit latrines met regulated standards and the associated impacts on groundwater security. This study recommended the education of communities and promotion of community participation as strategies of addressing any identified challenges of groundwater management.

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Water tariff conflict resolution through indigenous participation in tri-water sector partnerships: Dalun cluster communities in northern Ghana

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

The Enabling Environment for Participation in Water and Sanitation: A Conceptual Framework

The Enabling Environment for Participation in Water and Sanitation: A Conceptual Framework

The Role of Non-Governmental Sector in Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies and Services in North- Western Ghana

Social Aspects of Groundwater Use and Management in the Wa West District

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