Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making?
We examine access to, use of, and participation in decisions on improved water supply in the Volta basin of Ghana, one of the first countries to introduce a community-based approach to rural water supply on a large scale. While 71 percent of the households interviewed have access to improved water,...
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| author | Engel, Stefanie Iskandarani, Maria Useche, Maria del Pilar |
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| description | We examine access to, use of, and participation in decisions on improved water supply in the Volta basin of Ghana, one of the first countries to introduce a community-based approach to rural water supply on a large scale. While 71 percent of the households interviewed have access to improved water, 43 percent of these continue to use unsafe sources as their main domestic water source. Our results indicate that quality perceptions and opportunity costs play an important role in households’ choice of water source. The effect of prices and income levels on this choice differs according to the pricing system used. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1606762025-11-06T06:18:02Z Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? Engel, Stefanie Iskandarani, Maria Useche, Maria del Pilar community participation resource management water management water supply water use decision making community-based organizations We examine access to, use of, and participation in decisions on improved water supply in the Volta basin of Ghana, one of the first countries to introduce a community-based approach to rural water supply on a large scale. While 71 percent of the households interviewed have access to improved water, 43 percent of these continue to use unsafe sources as their main domestic water source. Our results indicate that quality perceptions and opportunity costs play an important role in households’ choice of water source. The effect of prices and income levels on this choice differs according to the pricing system used. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:33Z 2024-11-21T09:51:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160676 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Engel, Stefanie; Iskandarani, Maria; Useche, Maria del Pilar. Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? EPTD Discussion Paper 129. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160676 |
| spellingShingle | community participation resource management water management water supply water use decision making community-based organizations Engel, Stefanie Iskandarani, Maria Useche, Maria del Pilar Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title | Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title_full | Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title_fullStr | Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title_short | Improved water supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: who uses it and who participates in community decision-making? |
| title_sort | improved water supply in the ghanaian volta basin who uses it and who participates in community decision making |
| topic | community participation resource management water management water supply water use decision making community-based organizations |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160676 |
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