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1 Luh, J.; Ojomo, E.; Evans, B.; Bartram, J. 2017. National drinking water targets - trends and factors associated with target-setting. Water Policy, 19(5):851-866. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.108]
Drinking water ; National planning ; Standards ; International comparisons ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Millennium Development Goals ; Assessment ; Rural environment ; Urban environment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048419)
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We examine how national targets change with time and show that no consistent pattern exists across all countries examined for this article during the 1980–2013 period. Instead, countries fall into different trend types including constant, increasing, and decreasing national targets with time. We found that level of coverage is one likely factor in determining the national target of a country, where countries with low coverage levels set lower national targets compared to countries with high levels of coverage. In general, most countries set ambitious national targets that require the future rate of change to be more than 20% greater than the current rate. Setting ambitious targets is related to greater progress in increasing coverage, as long as the national target does not require countries to more than triple their current rate of change. Changes in national standards of safe water were shown to have occurred, where improved technology type was not used in national standards in 1994 but was present in 2011 and 2013. Comparison of national and international targets suggests that international targets may influence national targets, with approximately 70% of countries having national targets equal to, higher than, or converging towards international targets.
2 Gimelli, F. M.; Bos, J. J.; Rogers, B. C. 2018. Fostering equity and wellbeing through water: a reinterpretation of the goal of securing access. World Development, 104:1-9. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.10.033]
Water resources development ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water rights ; Equity ; Welfare ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Development indicators ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Millennium Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048700)
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Current approaches to the development of water services such as water supply, sanitation, and hygiene in the Global South are driven by the aim to secure people’s rights to access such services. In this literature-based paper, we illustrate how such an interpretation of access limits the ability of development efforts in the sector to (i) address power inequities mediating access to water services, and; (ii) acknowledge and strengthen wellbeing factors implicated with water services beyond basic health. We argue that maintaining the current interpretation of access limits the ability of development initiatives in the water sector to address pressing issues mediating people’s ability to benefit from water services. To address these limitations, we propose a reinterpretation of the goal of securing access in international development frameworks grounded in Ribot and Peluso’s (2003) theory of access and Amartya Sen’s (1999, 2008, 2013) Capability Approach to human development. Such a reinterpretation strengthens the capacity of global efforts to improve water services to not only foster good health, but also address inequity and other dimensions of human wellbeing such as livelihoods and education.
3 Yasmin, T.; Farrelly, M. A.; Rogers, B. C. 2018. Evolution of water governance in Bangladesh: an urban perspective. World Development, 109:386-400. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.05.003]
Water governance ; Evolution ; Sustainability ; Urban development ; Integrated management ; Water resources development ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water institutions ; Millennium Development Goals ; Nongovernmental organizations / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048939)
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Within the context of urban transformations, water governance has received global attention due to its growing complexities in responding to wicked and multifaceted challenges, such as rapidly growing populations, increased resource demand and uncertain climate futures. To date, much of the empirical research on water governance and urban transformations has examined developed cities, with limited investigation of developing cities. This paper therefore aims to enrich current empirical insights regarding the evolution of, and key shifts within urban water governance in Bangladesh. Drawing on recent developments in sustainability transitions and urban water governance scholarship, the paper charts 250 years of water resource development in Bangladesh. Analysis of primary and secondary qualitative data sources revealed five major periods between 1757 and 2016 that represent key changes to governance approaches that underpinned sectoral changes. Although the shifts in governance approaches have cumulatively improved the adaptive capacity of Bangladesh’s urban water system, they have not been framed to provide guidance and facilitation for driving on-ground change, which may be inhibiting a sustainable transformation of Bangladesh’s urban water sector. Nevertheless, the insights do provide important foundations for informing the development of new governance models capable of dealing with multi-scale strategies for supporting a sustainability transformation.
4 Adams, E. A.; Sambu, D.; Smiley, S. L. 2019. Urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa: historical and emerging policies and institutional arrangements. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(2):240-263. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1423282]
Water supply ; Urban areas ; Water policy ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Community involvement ; Public participation ; Corporate culture ; Water availability ; Equity ; Millennium Development Goals ; Models / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049074)
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This article synthesizes the literature on historical and emerging institutional arrangements for urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa to highlight successes, drawbacks, and opportunities for improving future water access. It traces the influence of decades-long global water initiatives on urban water-policy reforms in the region and reviews evidence on emerging community self-help and partnership models. Finally, it discusses the merits, targets and potential of Sustainable Development Goal 6 to improve urban water access in the region. The findings suggest that improving urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa requires innovative governance and institutional arrangements that blend the strengths of public, private and community-based water supply models.
5 Smiley, S. L. 2019. Explaining improvements and continuing challenges in water access in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(6):959-976. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1513831]
Water availability ; Water supply ; Water management ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Millennium Development Goals ; Water authorities ; Water governance ; Water users ; Towns ; Households ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / United Republic of Tanzania / Dar es Salaam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049406)
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The equitable and universal provision of safe and affordable water is one of the Sustainable Development Goals, but progress has been slow, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents a case study of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to highlight water access progress at the city scale. Using household surveys and interviews with officials, it explains improvements in hours of water availability and numbers of household water connections, but also discusses the remaining challenges with water cost and customer satisfaction. To achieve the goal of universal access, the city must further increase water production and address concerns with how water quality is monitored.
6 Sadoff, Claudia W.; Borgomeo, E.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5):346-347. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0530-9]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Economic aspects ; Engineering ; Water management ; Water access ; Water policy ; Water governance ; Investment ; Water resources ; Drinking water ; Millennium Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049713)
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The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation by 2030. We urge a rapid change of the economics, engineering and management frameworks that guided water policy and investments in the past in order to address the water challenges of our time.
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