Download or read book Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation Projects in Rural Ghana written by Simon-Davies Amenyenu Nutakor and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project Management in Rural Ghana written by John Ernest Koku and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social and Cultural Context of Rural Water and Sanitation Projects written by Alison Mary Furber and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research underpinning this work took place in the context of two rural water and sanitation projects carried out in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The focus of study was on the way engineers can make water and sanitation projects more sustainable. In particular, emphasis was placed on the broad range of non-technical factors engineers need to incorporate into the design of water and sanitation systems and the processes they need to follow in order to achieve this, looking specifically at the implications of community participation for design process, project management and health and safety management. The current high failure rate of rural water and sanitation projects provided the impetus for carrying out this work. There is an urgent need to improve engineering ability to provide vital life-saving infrastructure in developing countries as this infrastructure is a pre-requisite for poverty reduction. A critical realist perspective framed the research to allow socially constructed realities to be combined with scientific and technical facts, and to allow inquiry in a 'real world' scenario where variables cannot be controlled individually. The research questions were explored through the author's involvement in two community development projects involving water and sanitation system implementation. The key methods employed were interview, both informal and group, observation and reflection. The contribution to knowledge made by this investigation is an increased understanding of the relevance of social and cultural context for engineers engaged in rural water and sanitation infrastructure provision through exploration of these issues in a particular context. Also examined are health and safety aspects of rural water and sanitation projects where the community participate in construction. Whilst health and safety had been explored in a developing country context there is a lack of previous work looking at these issues in a community self-construction context. It was found that a broad range of factors need to be considered in the engineering design of water and sanitation systems if projects are to have a chance of being sustainable in the long term. In order to understand and design appropriately for the context of rural projects with direct community involvement it is necessary to adapt the engineering process to incorporate community participation fully into the design and construction of water and sanitation facilities. Where communities are involved in construction particular issues arise with regards to health and safety management; many of the issues originate in the socio-cultural context and motivations for community members to engage in hazardous construction activities need to be understood and considered to properly manage the construction process. To truly incorporate the ideas of local communities into engineering design, engineers need a greater awareness of the assumptions they hold arising from their scientific outlook. Further research is required in different contexts in order to more clearly define the boundaries of the findings of this study and begin to overcome the limitations of the case study method. However, this research contributes to understanding how engineers can improve their designs of water and sanitation infrastructure and the processes they use to create more sustainable projects by looking at these issues in one particular context. This contribution adds to understanding of how a lack of access to water and sanitation infrastructure in rural regions of developing countries can be overcome, which is ultimately necessary to meet the Millennium Development Goals and as a pre-requisite to reducing poverty in the developing world.
Download or read book Community Participation in Rural Water Supply Projects written by Emmanuel Opong and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rural Water Supply in Africa written by Peter Harvey and published by WEDC, Loughborough University. This book was released on 2004 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to assist those responsible for planning, implementing and supporting rural water supply prograames to increase sustainability.
Download or read book Urban Water and Sanitation in Ghana written by Kanton I. Osumanu and published by IIED. This book was released on 2010 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Potable Water and Sanitation written by Joel M. McMann and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundwater is the mainstay of the rural water economy of Ghana. The resource has been tapped at various levels in the hydrogeological basins to supply potable water resources to communities. Also discussed are the water resources development and sustainable management in the Republic of Sudan. This book reviews the structural issues that have confronted the reform of the potable water supply and wastewater industries, and examines them in light of the forces that are expected to impact on this issue across the globe.
Download or read book Ghana written by P. C. Mohan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Community Water and Sanitation Project (CWSP-I), 1994-2000, was the World Bank's first stand-alone rural water and sanitation project in Ghana. It was designed to help achieve the objectives of the National Community Water and Sanitation Program by: a) providing basic water and sanitation services to communities that will contribute toward the capital costs and pay the normal operations, maintenance, and repair costs of their facilities; b) ensuring sustainability of these facilities through community management, including involvement of women, private sector provision of goods and services, and public sector promotion and support; and c) maximizing health benefits by integrating water, sanitation, and hygiene education interventions. This Notes summarizes some of the target achieved and the lessons learned from the implementation of the project.
Download or read book Rural Water Supply written by Joseph Ato Forson and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2012 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, grade: A, , course: Policy and Management, language: English, abstract: The axiom “water is life and life is water” underscores the importance of water to the everyday needs of all living things including man. The global perspective on access to safe drinking water for both domestic and agriculture needs has for some time now been a major challenge. The WHO estimates that nearly 3.4 million people die annually as a result of water and sanitation related diseases and about 99 percent of this number is from developing countries. About 780 million people lack access to potable drinking water that is one in every nine people. Women spend almost 200 million hours daily collecting water for domestic chores. These findings are jaw-dropping. Ghana, as a developing country with an estimated population of 23 million is faced with these same challenges. Incidence of water related diseases have been prevalent in most rural communities in Ghana. Background check shows that Ghana’s problem in rural water supply have come as a result of low investments couple with high capital demands in carrying out annual rehabilitation works on existing facilities.
Download or read book Creating Shared Value in the Cocoa Value Chain written by Vera Zimmerli and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reportedly low functionality rates of rural water supplies in sub-Saharan Africa point at the importance of increasing the sustainability of water and sanitation supplies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 and to enhance health, social and economic development. The consultancy report for a water, sanitation and hygiene project in Ghana observed that other factors than the safety of water are important for people's decisions on a water service and that these factors are clustered around convenience. As further part of this consultancy, this thesis explores the role of convenience for water and sanitation services in cocoa producing communities in Ghana and the implications on a project design by consolidating field observations, interviews and theoretical insights. It is shown that customers perceive convenience as added value. Therefore, convenience is a driving factor for the acceptance of water and sanitation services and for the customer's willingness to pay. Thereof necessary conditions for the project design of a water and sanitation project, which aims at achieving sustainability through cost recovery, result. The customer-perceived convenience of the target group in Ghana requires for water services a shift away from handpumps towards limited-mechanized systems. For sanitation services, a shift away from awareness creation towards building sanitation markets is required.
Download or read book Safe Water and Sanitation for a Healthier World written by Jay Rajapakse and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a review of global progress made towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6): Clean Water and Sanitation, part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It builds on the latest data and statistics provided by the UN and other international organizations through chapters written by a wide variety of authors, including representatives of government ministries and departments, members of international organizations specializing in this area, academics and senior professionals. The book details how SDG 6 is being approached in a number of geographic regions, with each chapter describing developments in a particular region or country. Supporting case studies presented in the book illustrate progress, achievements and challenges that remain in the effort to reach SDG 6 by 2030. The book is intended for academics/researchers, scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and all stakeholders working at the global, regional, national and local levels who support or are engaged with the implementation of SDG 6.
Download or read book Designing Water Supply and Sanitation Projects to Meet Demand in Rural and Peri Urban Communities Book 1 Concept Principles and Practice written by Paul Deverill and published by WEDC, Loughborough University. This book was released on 2002 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. The aim is to improve the use and sustainability of the services provided. The guidelines consist of three books: Book 1: Concept, Principles and Practice Book 2: Additional Notes for Policy Makers and Planners Book 3: Ensuring the Participation of the Poor.
Download or read book Water Governance written by R.K. Mishra and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This present volume contains 18 contributions, papers presented in four technical sessions during the national seminar on Governance and Management of water. The volume analyses the present crisis of water from different aspects and provides an opportunity to address the challenges on effective water governance and management. By focusing on different cases from around the country, the colume generates new ideas and hopes for probable of such challenges.
Download or read book Ghana Rural Water Project written by Nevada System of Higher Education. Desert Research Institute. Division of Hydrologic Sciences and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goals of this project included: improved well-siting methods in northern Ghana; develop a database that will integrate historical and new data to improve understanding of the local hydrogeologic framework and geochemistry; assess water quality; promote dry season small scale farming; and train field staff on new equipment and technologies.
Download or read book Planning for Project Sustainability in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Projects written by Kimberley Elizabeth Berglind and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Water Community Management written by Ton Schouten and published by Practical Action. This book was released on 2003 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community management has become the leading concept for implementing water supply systems in rural areas . In the light of two decades of experience, this book considers the opportunities and constraints of community management in providing a service to the millions of people who need it:
Download or read book How to Support Community Management of Water Supplies written by Catarina Fonseca and published by Kit Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for those who are in charge of facilitating community management of water supplies. It provides guidelines and food for thought for managers and decision-makers who want to improve the performance of their organization and make sure that water supply services in place keep working. It answers such questions as: what kind of support do communities require? How can this support be provided? What are the organizational conditions we need to put in place? What tools can we use? Who should be involved? What does it demand from support organizations and the communities? In other words: what does it take to support community management of water supplies.
