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Factors influencing equitable distribution of water supply and sanitation services in Uganda

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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Narathius Asingwire, Dennis Muhangi, John K. Odolon
Inequitable distribution of water and sanitation services has received national recognition and equity has been adopted as a key theme that should be monitored and measured every year as part of the sector’s performance review. The study revealed that existing policy prescriptions, strategies and guidelines are largely inclusive of equity provisions. The problem is more of policy translations and application at the district and lower levels. The study concluded that, whereas other factor such as natural occurrence of water, hydro-geological factors and availability of funds combine to dictate the choice of technology for water service delivery, political influence seems to be decisive in actual allocation of water points to be constructed especially where there is no accurate information and uncertainty about the technical criteria to use.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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WEDC Conference

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ASINGWIRE, N. ... et al, 2005. Factors influencing equitable distribution of water supply and sanitation services in Uganda. IN: Kayaga, S. (ed). Maximising the benefits from water and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 31st WEDC International Conference, Kampala, Uganda, 31 October-4 November 2005, pp. 25-28.

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© WEDC, Loughborough University

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2005

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WEDC_ID:9953

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  • en

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