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Linking Sustainability with Demand, Gender, and Poverty

A Study in Community-Managed Water Supply in 15 Countries

Authored by: Bruce Gross, Christine van Wijk, and Nilanjana Mukherjee

Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Climate and Environment, Human Development, Political Transitions
Country: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2011
Citation: Gross, Bruce, Christine van Wijk, and Nilanjana Mukherjee. Linking Sustainability with Demand, Gender, and Poverty: A Study in Community-Managed Water Supply in 15 Countries. The Hague, Netherlands: International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2011.

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Executive Summary

Two earlier studies had looked into participation and project effectiveness and demand-responsiveness and sustainability. While the studies had identified key elements of a demand-responsive approach, they had not inquired into dimensions of gender or poverty (also a key equity concern). Meeting participants agreed that a study designed specifically to investigate the links between sustainability, demand, gender, and poverty in projects around the world could help fill the empirical data gap. This report presents the findings of the PLA studies, which have yielded valuable lessons and practical strategies to assist funding and implementing agencies to deliver more demand responsive water services. It also provides researchers and practitioners with insights into an innovative methodology for participatory research and community mobilization.