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Download fileAchieving a lasting impact in rural water services: a case study from south-west Uganda
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Richard C. Carter, Ronnie Rwamwanja, George BagamuhundaThe achievement of lasting beneficial impacts through rural water supply services has been elusive. In too many cases
significant effort and investment has been devoted to providing a service, but after a few years (or even a few months) the
system breaks down and no longer provides a useful service to the community. Much thought has gone into the question of
what is required to bring about sustainable services, but there remain missing dimensions in much of the existing literature
and practice. This paper describes a small research project, focused on one long-term rural water and sanitation programme
in south-west Uganda, which specifically addresses the question of sustainability. The paper outlines the research aims
and methodology, and presents part of the conceptual thinking derived from literature and key-informant interviews. Field
work is on-going at the time of writing, but will be completed in time for oral presentation at the conference.
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School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)