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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Water Service Delivery"”.
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Water service delivery in Indonesia : the case study of Greater Bandung
… available resources. The exercise has identified water service delivery as a focus sector, thus creating the setting and background for this thesis research. Various problems faced by the two water companies (the PDAMs) in providing water service delivery to Greater Bandung are common in most …
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Characteristics of Stakeholder Networks Supporting Institutional Development in Rural Water Service Delivery
… cases of institutional development in rural water sectors in Ghana, Malawi, India, Tajikistan, and Bolivia. Institutions studied included local governments, a national government institution, and community operator committees managing water treatment facilities. Interviews with 162 …
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The role of private vending in Developing country water service delivery : the case of Karachi, Pakistan
The private water vending industry in Karachi is an important source of water service delivery in Karachi, Pakistan. Water vending is largely a supplemental service to households with private water connections, due to limited service from the public utility. This research attempts to: i) …
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The Impact of Accountability Mechanisms in Enhancing Municipal Water Service Delivery: A Case of Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province
… accountability mechanisms in enhancing municipal water service delivery at Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in Mpumalanga province. The issue of accountability and the supply of water services has been a major concern for more than two decades in the Bushbuckridge local municipality. Despite the …
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Sustainable water resource and environmental management in Developing Countries
Water supply service delivery has been recognised as a complex challenge facing communities in developing countries. Its particularly serious in sub-Saharan Africa where a significant proportion of the population still lack basic access to safe drinking water supply. Over the years, many externally …
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Pre-paid water metering: social experiences and lessons learned from Klipheuwel pilot project, South Africa
This thesis examined a pre-paid water metering pilot project which was implemented in Klipheuwel , Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. It was anticipated that the implementation of pre-paid water meters would help improve the management of water service delivery in the Cape Metropolitan Area. However, …
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Commercialising Zambia's urban water services : a critical analysis.
… analyses reforms undertaken in Zambia's water sector. Its main focus however, is on the corporatisation of Zambia's urban water services. The objective is to apply some selected indicators of water services improvement to establish whether the commercialisation of urban water services has …
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Municipal water financing models and partnerships in South Africa
Water is necessary for both survival and development. Despite this, many individuals in South Africa lack access to safe and clean drinking water. In most developing countries, water provision is primarily the responsibility of the government. Given the current constrained environment and the …
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Water by truck in Mexico City
Supply of water to urban households by tanker truck in developing and advanced developing countries is often associated with early stages of urbanization or with the private markets on which water vendors serve households not connected to the piped network. Despite Mexico City's high household …
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Spatial planning strategies for sustainable municipal household water service provision: a case study of Thohoyandou Town in Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo, South Africa
… challenges when it comes to reliable municipal water supply. The root causes often lie in aging or inadequate infrastructure, the pressures of rapid town expansion, and ongoing governance issues that hinder effective service delivery. This study focuses on how spatial planning can play a key …
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Investigating water and electricity service delivery on South African economic transformation
Reliable water and electricity service delivery is central to economic development and inclusive growth. In South Africa, persistent challenges in the provision of these basic services continue to constrain economic transformation and exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities. This study examines the …
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Understanding multiple health risks for low-income communities in Cape Town: water stress, COVID-19, and climate change
… Growing evidence suggests that climate-induced water challenges will interact with health concerns, compounding pre-existing challenges for vulnerable populations in low-and middle-income contexts. Due to the novel nature of COVID-19, limited research has focused on the combined impact of the …
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Perceptions of water services and innovations to improve water services in Tanzania
Lack of access to safe drinking water is a crisis of great proportion. An estimated 1.8 billion people rely on unsafe drinking water. This study focuses on the case of Tanzania, in which an estimated 29 million people, or 44% of the population, lack access to safe drinking water. Furthermore, the …
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The effectiveness of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision of potable water services at Thohoyandou
… Municipality in the provision of potable water services at Thohoyandou. Access to potable water is a fundamental human right and an essential public service, central to health and socio-economic development, as highlighted in recent studies on water justice and governance in developing …
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The assessment of water supply system efficiency and water quality in Standerton, Lekwa Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
… face significant challenges in managing their water treatment plants effectively, often due to a lack of technical expertise, insufficient staffing and poor maintenance planning. These result in poor water quality, frequent supply interruptions and failure to comply with regulatory standards. …
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Development of a Pico conduit-hydropower turbin within a city's water distribution system
… such times, the monitoring and operation of water infrastructure become problematic. In combination with a culture of vandalism and theft of infrastructure components that have resale value, infrastructure becomes inoperable at an ever-increasing rate. Equipment functionality and levels of …
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Using urban facilities management principles to promote sustainable water management in informal settlements in South Africa
… Management (UFM) in the promotion of sustainable water management practices in informal settlements in South Africa. The rationale for the study is that with the rapid increase in urban populations and the number of people living in informal settlements, there is an increased need for the adoption …