Rural Water Policy in Africa and Asia

Hope, R; Foster, T; Koehler, J; Thomson, P

Rural Water Policy in Africa and Asia

Hope, R Foster, T

Koehler, J Thomson, P

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Publisher:: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Water Science, Policy and Management A Global Challenge, 2019, pp. 159 - 180
Issue Date:: 2019-12-31

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dc.contributor.author	Hope, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foster, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3450	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Koehler, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thomson, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Dadson, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Garrick, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Penning-Rowsell, E	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hall, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hope, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hughes, J	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-22T15:05:14Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-22T15:05:14Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12-31	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Water Science, Policy and Management A Global Challenge, 2019, pp. 159 - 180	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1119520606	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781119520603	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Universal delivery of improved drinking water services in rural Africa and Asia has been an enduring policy challenge for decades. Whilst drinking water coverage has generally improved, only one in five countries below 95% coverage in 2015 is currently on track to achieve basic drinking water services for all by 2030. We identify and evaluate three periods of rural water policy in Africa and Asia between 1980 and 2030 to (i) identify four pillars of rural water policy design, (ii) consider how they have adapted over time, and (iii) propose priorities for progress. We argue for an increase in investments in designing and testing emerging institutional models for rural water services to evaluate the trade‐offs in performance across institutional, financial and operational dimensions. Stronger empirical evidence will allow policy and planning to balance and negotiate short‐term political goals with long‐term sector sustainability for the benefit of the poor.	en_US
dc.publisher	John Wiley & Sons	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Science, Policy and Management A Global Challenge	en_US
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dc.title	Rural Water Policy in Africa and Asia	en_US
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Abstract:

Universal delivery of improved drinking water services in rural Africa and Asia has been an enduring policy challenge for decades. Whilst drinking water coverage has generally improved, only one in five countries below 95% coverage in 2015 is currently on track to achieve basic drinking water services for all by 2030. We identify and evaluate three periods of rural water policy in Africa and Asia between 1980 and 2030 to (i) identify four pillars of rural water policy design, (ii) consider how they have adapted over time, and (iii) propose priorities for progress. We argue for an increase in investments in designing and testing emerging institutional models for rural water services to evaluate the trade‐offs in performance across institutional, financial and operational dimensions. Stronger empirical evidence will allow policy and planning to balance and negotiate short‐term political goals with long‐term sector sustainability for the benefit of the poor.

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