Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso
Globally, water scarcity and poor water quality have a major impact on food security and livelihoods. While there has been significant progress in the past decade, and over 90 per cent of the world’s population now has access to clean drinking water, there is still a long way to go to reach the most...
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| author | Benson, Vivienne Elias, Marlène Traoré, Aurokiatou |
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| description | Globally, water scarcity and poor water quality have a major impact on food security and livelihoods. While there has been significant progress in the past decade, and over 90 per cent of the world’s population now has access to clean drinking water, there is still a long way to go to reach the most marginalised and ensure that water is protected from degradation. The set-up of ‘Innovation Platforms’ in Burkina Faso around two small water reservoirs meant that diverse members of rural communities, agricultural agents, and NGOs could reconcile differences and manage their most precious resource in harmony. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1060352025-11-05T07:32:08Z Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso Benson, Vivienne Elias, Marlène Traoré, Aurokiatou water scarcity water quality Globally, water scarcity and poor water quality have a major impact on food security and livelihoods. While there has been significant progress in the past decade, and over 90 per cent of the world’s population now has access to clean drinking water, there is still a long way to go to reach the most marginalised and ensure that water is protected from degradation. The set-up of ‘Innovation Platforms’ in Burkina Faso around two small water reservoirs meant that diverse members of rural communities, agricultural agents, and NGOs could reconcile differences and manage their most precious resource in harmony. 2019-03 2019-12-06T09:42:20Z 2019-12-06T09:42:20Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106035 en Open Access application/pdf Impact Initiative Benson, V., Elias, M., and Traoré, A. 2019. Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso. ESRC-DFID Research Impact. Brighton, UK: Impact Initiative |
| spellingShingle | water scarcity water quality Benson, Vivienne Elias, Marlène Traoré, Aurokiatou Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title | Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title_full | Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title_fullStr | Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title_short | Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso |
| title_sort | communities improve water management in burkina faso |
| topic | water scarcity water quality |
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