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Locally responsive intervention to improve municipal solid waste collection coverage in Accra, Ghana
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Kwaku Oduro-Appiah, Anne Scheinberg, Anthony Mensah, V. Kotey, A. Afful, M. de VriesThe paper reports on a process that engaged stakeholders to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the
city of Accra’s approach to raising solid waste collection coverage. Stakeholders, working with
researchers, have made the evaluation using a combination of benchmark indicators, analysis of
franchise agreements, process flow diagramming of collection trends, and statistical analysis of user
answers to a survey. Informal services are growing while formal services are shrinking. A logistic
regression model suggests that regular collection and affordable user charges significantly increases the
levels of user satisfaction. The use of a participatory approach has led to an unusual alliance: formal
service providers have agreed to work with informal providers as subcontractors and support them to
formalize and increase collection coverage. The positive experience of participation leads the authors to
advocate institutionalizing the use of a participatory approach through stakeholder platforms to evaluate
interventions and develop plans for service improvement.
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ODURO-APPIAH, K. ... et al, 2017. Locally responsive intervention to improve municipal solid waste collection coverage in Accra, Ghana. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Local action with international cooperation to improve and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: Proceedings of the 40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 24-28 July 2017, Paper 2713, 7pp.Publisher
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