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Sustaining handpumps in Africa: lessons from Zambia and Ghana

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posted on 2006-06-02, 10:15 authored by Peter Harvey, Brian Skinner, Robert Reed
Between April and June 2002 field evaluations were conducted by WEDC in Zambia and Ghana as part of the DFID-funded research project ‘Guidelines for Sustainable Handpumps in Africa’. The purpose of these visits was to evaluate ‘successful’ handpump projects and determine what factors contribute to sustainability. The project literature review (Parry-Jones et al., 2001a) identified eight factors critical to sustainability, these were refined during the visits to the following six: Institutional and policy arrangements; Financing and cost recovery; Community and social aspects; Technology and the natural environment; Spare parts supply; Maintenance systems.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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HARVEY, P. ... et al, 2002. Sustaining handpumps in Africa: lessons from Zambia and Ghana. IN: Reed, B. (ed). Sustainable environmental sanitation and water services: Proceedings of the 28th WEDC International Conference, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, 18-22 November 2002.

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© WEDC, Loughborough University

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2002

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WEDC_ID:11031

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  • en

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