Environmental sustainability and water availability: Analyses of the scarcity and improvement opportunities in the Usangu plain, Tanzania

Malley, Z.J.U.; Taeb, M.; Matsumoto, Tetsuo; Takeya, Hiroyuki

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2008.02.034

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“…Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [4][5][6][7][8]. In order to evaluate and sustain water and sanitation supplies in developing countries, the international literature offers some proposals such as (i) create a "sustainability chain", consisting of motivation, maintenance, cost recovery and continuing support elements [9]; (ii) divide water and sanitation projects into sequential steps [10]; (iii) base the project on three sustainability components: Effective community demand, local financing and cost recovery, dynamic operation and maintenance [11].…”

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Sustainability of Water Safety Plans Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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Abstract:In developing countries, the drinking water supply is still an open issue. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 68% of the population has access to improved sources of drinking water. Moreover, some regions are affected by geogenic contaminants (e.g., fluoride and arsenic) and the lack of access to sanitation facilities and hygiene practices causes high microbiological contamination of drinking water in the supply chain. The Water Safety Plan (WSP) approach introduced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2004 is now under development in several developing countries in order to face up to these issues. The WSP approach was elaborated within two cooperation projects implemented in rural areas of Burkina Faso and Senegal by two Italian NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations). In order to evaluate its sustainability, a questionnaire based on five different sustainability elements and a cost and time consumption evaluation were carried out and applied in both the case studies. Results demonstrated that the questionnaire can provide a useful and interesting overview regarding the sustainability of the WSP; however, further surveys in the field are recommended for gathering more information. Time and costs related to the WSP elaboration, implementation, and management were demonstrated not to be negligible and above all strongly dependent on water quality and the water supply system complexity. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 11140

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Sustainability of Water Safety Plans Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa

2015

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“…Some villages' water use groups were found inactive because their shallow wells were no longer discharging water at a required amount especially during dry seasons. During dry season water sources dries up, hence the area experiences poor water discharge as supported by Malley et al [14].…”

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“…This clearly shows that women play a significant role in domestic water collection. Malley et al [14] added that women are more involved in water fetching than men especially in developing countries.…”

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Assessment of Water Shortage and its Implications to Gender Role in Semi-arid Areas in Mvumi Ward, Dodoma in Tanzania

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2015

Arts Social Sci J

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This study was carried in Mvumi wards in Dodoma region, Tanzania. The study area was selected to represent semi-arid biome as it experiences annual excessive drought. The majority rural dwellers in Tanzania live in extreme shortage of water. The general objective of this study was to assess the impacts of water shortage to social life especially to women. Questionnaire, PRA's and documentary review were used for data collection. A sample size of 120 respondents was used for the study to cover two villages namely; Ilolo and Iringa. The finding shows that the majority (about 70%) of rural communities are severely suffering from water shortage crisis. They spend more time to fetch water instead of engaging in other economic activities. And, women are more vulnerable and stressed to this problem. There is a need to supply water services to the rural communities in order to solve this problem.

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“…Depending on the level of existing infrastructure and water application purposes, the scale of water capture and distribution can range from household to neighborhood to city. In many developing regions, small scale capture is recommended at the household level using storage tanks or infiltration ponds in conjunction with hand pumps for recovery [114]. Increased capture and use of all available water resources will significantly reduce water stress, especially during dry seasons and periods of drought.…”

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Sustainable Water Management in Urban, Agricultural, and Natural Systems

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Alfredo

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2014

Water

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Sustainable water management (SWM) requires allocating between competing water sector demands, and balancing the financial and social resources required to support necessary water systems. The objective of this review is to assess SWM in three sectors: urban, agricultural, and natural systems. This review explores the following questions: (1) How is SWM defined and evaluated? (2) What are the challenges associated with sustainable development in each sector? (3) What are the areas of greatest potential improvement in urban and agricultural water management systems? And (4) What role does country development status have in SWM practices? The methods for evaluating water management practices range from relatively simple indicator methods to integration of multiple models, depending on the complexity of the problem and resources of the investigators. The two key findings and recommendations for meeting SWM objectives are:(1) all forms of water must be considered usable, and reusable, water resources; and (2) increasing agricultural crop water production represents the largest opportunity for reducing total water consumption, and will be required to meet global food security needs. The level of regional development should not dictate sustainability objectives, however local OPEN ACCESSWater 2014, 6 3935 infrastructure conditions and financial capabilities should inform the details of water system design and evaluation.

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Environmental sustainability and water availability: Analyses of the scarcity and improvement opportunities in the Usangu plain, Tanzania

Cited by 29 publications

References 5 publications

Sustainability of Water Safety Plans Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sustainability of Water Safety Plans Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa

Assessment of Water Shortage and its Implications to Gender Role in Semi-arid Areas in Mvumi Ward, Dodoma in Tanzania

Sustainable Water Management in Urban, Agricultural, and Natural Systems

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