posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09authored byNicolas Osbert, Sally Sutton
The introduction of a new concept cannot be rushed. It is necessary to go through a process in which
stakeholders have the opportunity, at various stages, to assess its relevance to them as members of
government or local administration and, most of all, as endusers.
Mali was one of the first countries to
start this process with respect to Self Supply in rural water. The experience there has helped define the
process and gives encouraging signs for its potential This paper looks at the progress thus far, the
response at grassroots and national levels and plans for the future, but also identifies some of the
challenges that need to be tackled.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC Conference
Citation
OSBERT, N. and SUTTON, S., 2009. Self-supply in Mali: early steps towards an innovatory approach. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 5p.p.
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