Public perceptions of the performance of community-based drinking water organizations in Costa Rica

Madrigal-Ballestero, Róger; Alpízar, Francisco; Schlüter, Achim

doi:10.1016/j.wrr.2013.10.001

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“…In Peru, "Juntas Administradoras de Servicios de Saneamiento" (JASS) operate and maintain water systems individually, relying exclusively on support delivered by local governments [45]. Rural communities in Costa Rica follow a similar outline, where "Asociaciones Administradoras de Sistemas de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Sanitarios" (ASADAS) are responsible for water systems and have not assembled to create organizational levels beyond the first [46,47].…”

Section: Community Management Of Water Supply In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

Contributions of Organizational Levels in Community Management Models of Water Supply in Rural Communities: Cases from Brazil and Ecuador

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Alves

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The community management model of water supply systems has reached a great number of rural settlements worldwide, especially in developing countries. Its functionality, however, has proven to be a major challenge once the stakeholders responsible for maintaining the service fail to provide the technical, financial, and social resources necessary to secure its sustainability. A number of fragilities are associated with a lack of political recognition of community organizations. In some cases, community organizations have been able to maintain strong recognition in decision-making processes through the establishment of associations involving several community organizations, representing a second organizational level. A third organizational level is achieved once these associations reach an extensive area of a territory. This article conducted four case-studies in Latin America. The study revealed that the emblematic examples according to scientific literature presented the second and, in one case, the third organizational level, while the others, where several weaknesses are noticed, only presented the first level. Although difficulties still exist in every scenario analyzed, our study supports that the presence of the second and third organizational levels are factors that positively contribute to better outcomes from the community management model.

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Section: Community Management Of Water Supply In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

Contributions of Organizational Levels in Community Management Models of Water Supply in Rural Communities: Cases from Brazil and Ecuador

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Santos

Alves

et al. 2019

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“…However, this is dependent on the household composition of the female-headed households. On another note, Madrigal-Ballestero et al [50] indicated that due to historical pathways, older people have witnessed improved water security in their lifetimes. Table 4 shows the PCA results for sensitivity to water insecurity for female headed households in South Africa.…”

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Gendered Water Insecurity: A Structural Equation Approach for Female Headed Households in South Africa

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Zhou

Monde

2019

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Intricacies between women and water are central to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Gender equality and women empowerment is a key driver in ending hunger and poverty as well as improve water security the study sought to identify and provide pathways through which female-headed households were water insecure in South Africa. Secondary data collected during the 2016 General Household Survey (GHS) was utilised, with a sample of 5928 female-headed households. Principal Component Analysis and Structural Equation Modelling were used to analyse the data. The results show dynamic relationships between water characteristics and water treatment. There were also associations between water access and wealth status of the female-headed households. Association was also found between water access and water treatment as well as between wealth status and water treatment. The study concludes that there are dynamic relationships in water insecurity (exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity) for female-headed households in South Africa. The study recommends that a multi-prong approach is required in tackling exposures, sensitivities and adaptive capacities to water insecurity. This should include capacity–building and empowering women for wealth generation, improve access to water treatment equipment as well as prioritising improvement of infrastructure that brings piped and safe water to female-headed households.

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“…The committee members of a RWSS should define and follow a set of rules related to O&M, investment, and management. However, the absence of these rules combined with the lack of mechanisms to elect committee members or call for meetings can explain why a community is unable to adequately solve their problems [42]. Four indicators were used to characterize this attribute: Existence of democratic mechanisms to choose water committee members (3.1); Number of times in the last year the water committee met users (3.2); Percentage (%) of users who know rules for access and use of the service (3.3); and Existence of mechanisms to inform users about committee finances and use of funds (3.4).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Appropriate technology has been connected with indicators such as: the impact of demand on the operation and maintenance of the technology [3]; the local availability of parts and technology [22,38,42]; system complexity [4]; adequacy [46]; and the compatibility of a technology with geographic characteristics [5].…”

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Assessing Sustainability in Rural Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries Using a Novel Tool Based on Multi-Criteria Analysis

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Rural water supply systems (RWSS) in developing countries typically have deficiencies that threaten their sustainability. This research used Multi-Criteria Analysis and the Analytical Hierarchy Process to identify indicators that can be used to assess the sustainability of RWSS. The assessment tool developed is composed of 17 attributes with 95 quantifiable indicators. The tool enables the assessment of the sustainability of RWSS, using data collected through semi-structured interviews, social cartography, technical inspection, household surveys, and water monitoring. The tool was applied in a case study of a RWSS in the Andean region of Colombia, illustrating a participatory, holistic, and structured assessment that provided a single sustainability measure for the system (3.0/5.0). The tool’s completeness is represented by its extensive attributes and indicators that deliver a robust baseline on the state of a system, help identify improvement strategies, and monitor system performance over time that can assists rural community organizations with RWSS management.

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Public perceptions of the performance of community-based drinking water organizations in Costa Rica

Cited by 16 publications

References 27 publications

Contributions of Organizational Levels in Community Management Models of Water Supply in Rural Communities: Cases from Brazil and Ecuador

Contributions of Organizational Levels in Community Management Models of Water Supply in Rural Communities: Cases from Brazil and Ecuador

Gendered Water Insecurity: A Structural Equation Approach for Female Headed Households in South Africa

Assessing Sustainability in Rural Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries Using a Novel Tool Based on Multi-Criteria Analysis

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