Sustainability Assessment and Identification of Determinants in Community-Based Water Supply Projects using Partial Least Squares Path Model

Ibrahim, Samir Hag

doi:10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0153

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“…This can promote good governance and practice (16). While committee activity and social participation is an enabling factor, this alone is not enough to ensure the sustainability of community water and sanitation infrastructure (53).…”

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, market failure of water kiosks occurs (and they become unviable in the long term) due to continued supply during the wet season in settings where there is increased availability of water due to cheaper options linked to rains then becomes unviable in the long term (51). Willingness to pay for a water system (17)(18)(19)21,51) and community-based water supply projects (52,53) often determines a systems reliability or sustainability, and this is linked to demand, affordability and financial capacity in a community. Ability to access resources and funding is important when communities lack knowledge and skills, and the ability to pay for such skills lacking (41).…”

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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How community engagement in water and sanitation interventions impacts human health, infrastructure and service longevity in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Nelson

Drabarek

Jenkins

et al. 2020

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Background Access to safe water and sanitation is considered a basic human right and a focus of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, many water and sanitation interventions do not have long lasting impacts in communities and are generally associated with high levels of failure. Limited information is available to understand what types of interventions work for whom and under what circumstances. Methods A realist review to understand how, and under what circumstances community engagement in water and sanitation interventions impacts access (to safe water and sanitation), change (in health status or behaviour), and sustainability (of resources and services). We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases to identify studies from low- and middle-income countries.Results We reviewed 56 studies conducted in 25 countries. We identified five mechanisms that explain access, change and sustainability outcomes: 1) accountability (policies and procedures to hold communities and committees responsible for their actions and outcomes of an initiative), 2) diffusion (spread of an idea or behaviour by innovators over time through communication amongst members of a community), 3) market (the interplay between demand and supply of a service or resource), 4) ownership (sense of possession and control of the service or resource), and 5) shame (a feeling of disgust in one’s behaviour or actions). Contextual elements identified include: community location, communities with similar characteristics, communication, leadership, fines/penalties, seasonality, resource dependency, access to resources and funding, community financial and technical skills and knowledge, leadership, ongoing support and acknowledgement of change, community connectedness and social cohesion, community willingness to pay, committees that followed and understood responsibilities, rules and management plans, active committees with women and community/committee involvement in the design, planning or implementation of the intervention. Conclusion The findings highlight five key mechanisms, impacted by 19 contextual factors that explain outcomes of community-based water and sanitation interventions. Policy makers, program implementers and institutions need to consider community dynamics, location, resources, committees and level of community involvement, prior to the introduction of community-based water and sanitation interventions.

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Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

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Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

How community engagement in water and sanitation interventions impacts human health, infrastructure and service longevity in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Nelson

Drabarek

Jenkins

et al. 2020

Preprint

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“…In the study, the basic needs of rural people mainly refers to food, energy, shelter, income, and healthcare [32,33], while forest products refer to any product derived from forests, other wooded lands, and trees outside forests for subsistence use or cash generation. These forest products include timber, nontimber, and wild animals and their by-products [8,10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interaction between Rural People’s Basic Needs and Forest Products: A Case Study of the Katha District of Myanmar

Hlaing

Kamiyama

Saito

2017

International Journal of Forestry Research

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The understanding of interaction between rural people and forest products is one of the challenges faced while balancing forest product utilization with forest conservation in Myanmar. This study aims to contribute an effort to such challenges by analyzing the interaction of rural households with forest products in Myanmar. Data were collected using face-to-face questionnaire interviews with 218 households and conducting a rapid tree inventory across 132 circular random plots in selected rural communities around four townships of the Katha District. The empirical results indicate that the 95% of rural households were entirely dependent on forest products. The survey documented 13 main forest products and 54 tree species, which were primarily used for household consumption. Low-income households compared with medium-and high-income households with low educational level ( < 0.05) and a small agricultural land area ( < 0.05) were found to be more forest-dependent households. Illegal logging, mining, fuelwood collection, slash-and-burn agriculture, and the establishment of forest plantations were reported as the main causes of forest products depletion. Findings from this study, although at a microlevel, can be used by the Myanmar Forestry Department as baseline information to improve community-based forest management activities.

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“…The majority of rural residents who obtained access mainly rely on boreholes with hand pumps [8]. The limited capital investment needed to achieve the target, which is about three times the current investment levels [4], dependence on unimproved sources [6], and sustainability of existing infrastructures [9] are the main challenges for the sector.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project Implementation Management Modalities and Their Implications on Sustainability of Water Services in Rural Areas in Ethiopia: Are Community-Managed Projects More Effective?

Senbeta

Yang

2019

Sustainability

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The study examines the impact of project implementation management approaches on the sustainability outcomes of rural water services in Ethiopia. A random selection of 102 water access points managed by the community, local government, and other external actors (charity and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)) were made to comparatively assess the sustainable outcomes of each. The analysis of the study is based on a unique set of data that constitutes interview results gathered from 612 beneficiary households, observation of 102 water access points, and another set of interviews held with 387 water supply, sanitation, and hygiene committee (WASHCO) members drawn from 102 water supply services. Additionally, document analysis was conducted on the records that were kept by all the 102 WASHCOs. One-way ANOVA and chi-square analysis was employed to assess and test the existence of significant differences among project implementation management approaches. The result showed the existence of a significant difference in most of the sustainability variables among project implementation management modalities under the study. As to the findings, the community-managed project approach generated a relatively higher and statistically significant sustainability outcome as compared to the others. Nevertheless, environmental sustainability indicators lack a statistically significant relationship. Overall, the key findings suggest that, in addition to demand-driven interventions, if the communities are empowered with the management and decision-making role of constructing their water points, the benefits of continuous delivery and sustainability of services can be maximized.

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Sustainability Assessment and Identification of Determinants in Community-Based Water Supply Projects using Partial Least Squares Path Model

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

How community engagement in water and sanitation interventions impacts human health, infrastructure and service longevity in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

How community engagement in water and sanitation interventions impacts human health, infrastructure and service longevity in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Interaction between Rural People’s Basic Needs and Forest Products: A Case Study of the Katha District of Myanmar

Project Implementation Management Modalities and Their Implications on Sustainability of Water Services in Rural Areas in Ethiopia: Are Community-Managed Projects More Effective?

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