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1 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.
2 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.
3 Gimelli, F. M.; Rogers, B. C.; Bos, J. J. 2019. Linking water services and human well-being through the fundamental human needs framework: the case of India. Water Alternatives, 12(2):715-733.
Water supply ; Living standards ; Basic needs ; Frameworks ; Informal settlements ; Urban areas ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water resources development ; Social aspects ; Case studies / India / Faridabad / Delhi / Mumbai
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049243)
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Although the focus of water development in urban informal settlements has traditionally been on improving public health, development scholarship increasingly emphasises the relationship between water services and multiple dimensions of human well-being. Nevertheless, how well-being is defined in the literature remains unclear, leaving questions about what dimensions of it are to be fostered through water service development. In this paper, we argue that prominent interpretations of well-being in the water sector do not adequately represent the range of impacts of water services on the ability of informal settlers to meet their needs beyond survival. To address this gap, we make the case for the adoption of Max-Neef’s (1992) Fundamental Human Needs (FHN) framework in the water sector, which we show to present a clear, holistic and dynamic understanding of well-being. Through a case study of water service arrangements across six informal settlements in the Indian cities of Faridabad, Delhi and Mumbai, we illustrate how using the FHN framework uncovers potential pathways by which water service development can satisfy a broad range of fundamental human needs. Applying the FHN framework to these settings leads us to argue that: 1) water services should be linked to people’s aspirations as well as to their basic physical needs; 2) cultivating well-being has both intrinsic and instrumental benefits that enable individuals to become more resilient; 3) water services should be better linked with other development sectors; and 4) non-traditional water service arrangements should be re-evaluated according to their capacity to contribute to people’s well-being.
4 Yasmin, T.; Farrelly, M.; Rogers, B. C.. 2020. Adaptive governance: a catalyst for advancing sustainable urban transformation in the global South. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 36(5):818-838. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2019.1611548]
Water governance ; Participatory approaches ; Resource management ; Water management ; Urban areas ; Sustainability ; Climate change adaptation ; Resilience ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Policies ; Institutions ; Strategies ; Social aspects ; Political aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049954)
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Adaptive governance has been proposed by many scholars as an approach to sustainable resource management, and has subsequently been applied in many countries. While the conceptual origins of adaptive governance have largely emerged from the global North, there has been little critical attention to the utility of adaptive governance concepts in the global South. Through a qualitative meta-analysis of adaptive governance scholarship published between 2000 and 2018, this article characterizes the key attributes of adaptive governance in the global North and examines whether these attributes are present in contemporary scholarship on the global South. In doing so, the article confirms that adaptive governance principles are present, but reveals distinctions regarding how these manifest in the global South. The article proposes a guiding framework to advance the design and implementation of future adaptive governance interventions in the global South.
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