Social-ecological system resilience for WASH

Kohlitz, J; Carrard, N; Foster, T

Social-ecological system resilience for WASH

Kohlitz, J

Carrard, N

Foster, T

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Publisher:: Practical Action Publishing
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Systems Thinking and WASH: Tools and Case Studies for a Sustainable Water Supply, 2019, pp. 79 - 91
Issue Date:: 2019-02-15

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dc.contributor.author	Kohlitz, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-1632	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carrard, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-9113	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foster, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3450	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Neely, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-02-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Systems Thinking and WASH: Tools and Case Studies for a Sustainable Water Supply, 2019, pp. 79 - 91	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	178853025X	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781788530255	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/131300
dc.description.abstract	In a rapidly changing world, WASH services are often exposed to a range of unpredictable social, environmental, economic, and physical disturbances that disrupt WASH access. Social-ecological system (SES) resilience thinking can inform WASH service delivery approaches that adapt to changing conditions in order to sustain access for users rather than resist change. In this chapter, we familiarize readers with SES resilience thinking and consider its application to WASH services. We outline three key processes that practitioners can follow to get themselves and other stakeholders into an SES resilience mindset: mapping WASH systems, considering SES resilience principles, and identifying areas for interventions. We provide illustrative examples and resources to assist practitioners in thinking about how SES resilience concepts can be used to plan for WASH services that are flexible and adaptive. We also consider some limitations and pitfalls to SES resilience concepts to encourage readers to take a critical approach.	en_US
dc.publisher	Practical Action Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Systems Thinking and WASH: Tools and Case Studies for a Sustainable Water Supply	en_US
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dc.title	Social-ecological system resilience for WASH	en_US
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Abstract:

In a rapidly changing world, WASH services are often exposed to a range of unpredictable social, environmental, economic, and physical disturbances that disrupt WASH access. Social-ecological system (SES) resilience thinking can inform WASH service delivery approaches that adapt to changing conditions in order to sustain access for users rather than resist change. In this chapter, we familiarize readers with SES resilience thinking and consider its application to WASH services. We outline three key processes that practitioners can follow to get themselves and other stakeholders into an SES resilience mindset: mapping WASH systems, considering SES resilience principles, and identifying areas for interventions. We provide illustrative examples and resources to assist practitioners in thinking about how SES resilience concepts can be used to plan for WASH services that are flexible and adaptive. We also consider some limitations and pitfalls to SES resilience concepts to encourage readers to take a critical approach.

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