Community based collective action for safe water in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Bisung, Elijah

doi:10.1016/j.wasec.2021.100088

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“…For example, voice strategies take the form of complaints, demonstrations, and the formation of associations to help address water supply challenges. They include engaging in collective action (Bisung, 2021; Bukachi et al, 2021; Bulled, 2018; Kelly et al, 2017; Patrick, 2021). For this to occur, individuals need to hold sufficient agency, power, and social capital.…”

Section: Results—climate Change Water and Women: Complex Interlinkagesmentioning

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A conceptual framework for gender and climate mainstreaming to mitigate water inaccessibility in ruralsub‐SaharanAfrica

2022

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Evidence underscores that water inaccessibility in rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) disproportionately affects women due to patriarchal gender norms and practices. In the context of Sustainable Development Goals 5 (Gender Equality) and 6 (Water and Sanitation), globally driven efforts and initiatives are set against a backdrop of empowering women, improving rural water accessibility, and reducing water-related risks. Furthermore, climate change is altering spatiotemporal patterns of water availability and quality. A thematic analysis of the literature was conducted through Scopus and Web of Science to identify drivers and consequences of as well as coping strategies for water (in)accessibility in rural SSA. A conceptual framework was developed to better understand and assess research gaps and points of intervention for gender and climate mainstreaming in mitigation strategies that reduce the impacts of water inaccessibility in rural SSA. Findings show that complex intersecting factors underlie water inaccessibility-and responses-among rural women in SSA. The complex socio-ecological interlinkages among climate change, water, and gender are discussed and a case is made for more integrative research (including dimensions of vulnerability, impacts, and effective grassroots strategies and co-benefits) to inform policy, planning, and practice. This article is categorized under: • Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation • Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change • Human Water > Rights to Water K E Y W O R D S climate mainstreaming, gender mainstreaming, rural water access, sub-Saharan Africa, SDGs 5 and 6 | INTRODUCTIONReliable access to potable water has been demonstrated to improve public health, community resilience, food security, and empower women (

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Section: Results—climate Change Water and Women: Complex Interlinkagesmentioning

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A conceptual framework for gender and climate mainstreaming to mitigate water inaccessibility in ruralsub‐SaharanAfrica

2022

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“…As a type of social capital, the cadre-farmer relationship is an important driving force affecting the performance of village governance. Township governments are characterized by limited political power; they lack the human, material, and financial resources for rural collective action (Bisung, 2021). Village cadres can guide and mobilize farmers to treat domestic waste.…”

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The effect of cadre–farmer relationship on farmers’ willingness to treat domestic waste: evidence from China

Jian,

Lin,

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The construction of an ecologically livable rural environment requires treating rural domestic waste. Farmers, as key participants in rural domestic waste disposal, can improve the rural environment by disposing of domestic waste in an environmentally friendly manner. Few studies have examined the cadre–farmer relationship and its impact on rural waste pollution. Using a questionnaire survey of farmers in Shaanxi Province, China, this study estimates the effect of cadre–farmer relationship on their willingness to treat domestic waste. The findings indicate that a positive cadre–farmer relationship significantly increases farmers’ willingness to treat domestic waste. This positive relationship can also strengthen the positive effects of institutional rules on waste treatment willingness. Further mechanism analysis shows that a good cadre–farmer relationship mobilizes farmers to protect the environment and to comply with national ecological laws and regulations, enhancing their willingness to treat domestic waste. These findings enrich research on rural domestic waste management.

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“…The success of self-governed communities and collective action can be measured in the sustainability and productivity of the common resources, conflict-free communities, lack of freeriding, participation, and the existence of accountability to their own crafted rules [30,33,37]; in the literature, this has been tied to the presence or absence of DPs [30,32,49]. However, DPs cannot be seen in isolation.…”

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“…On the one hand, in the presence of power asymmetries, communities may not be inclusive and may just replicate the existing local power inequalities [23,24]. On the other hand, scholars have also highlighted that the effectiveness or success of self-governed common resources depends on the community characteristics, such as size, community homogeneity, economic endowment, social and cultural aspects, and leadership [8,9,[25][26][27][28][29], and on external factors such as the political and social context, physical infrastructure, definition of property rights, and policy interventions [30][31][32][33]. As for community characteristics, for example, Luo et al [9] and Arvanitides et al [25] showed that smaller communities can create opportunities for interactions that, in turn, facilitate agreements and monitoring, thus increasing the chances for the community to engage in collective action.…”

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Governing Water Resource Allocation: Water User Association Characteristics and the Role of the State

Engler

Melo

Rodríguez

et al. 2021

Water

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Water, as a common pool resource, is threatened by the possibility of overextraction generating a negative economic impact, conflicts among users, and greater income inequality. Scholars have discussed different governance approaches to deal with this threat, including centralized governance and self-governance, and lately, special attention has been paid to the interactions between formal institutions (the state) and local water user associations and how this promotes self-governance. The aim of this paper was to examine the adoption of Ostrom’s design principles present in the legal norms dictated in the Chilean Water Code by water user associations and to analyze the roles of their size, community homogeneity, and perceived water stress on adopting legal norms. The results showed that water communities generally follow the rules established in the Water Code, but the voting system, distribution of water, and fee payment are adjusted in small and homogenous water user associations. We can also conclude that a cornerstone in the system is implementing graduated sanctions, as water users see the tools provided by the Water Code as ineffective.

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Community based collective action for safe water in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

A conceptual framework for gender and climate mainstreaming to mitigate water inaccessibility in ruralsub‐SaharanAfrica

A conceptual framework for gender and climate mainstreaming to mitigate water inaccessibility in ruralsub‐SaharanAfrica

The effect of cadre–farmer relationship on farmers’ willingness to treat domestic waste: evidence from China

Governing Water Resource Allocation: Water User Association Characteristics and the Role of the State

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