Abstract
AbstractThis chapter presents research on community-based water monitoring (CBWM) groups in Cotacachi, Ecuador. CBWM focuses on involving local citizens in water monitoring activities, thereby empowering them to play an active role in protecting their water and other natural resources. Fieldwork revealed, among others, that local Cotacachi citizens had a strong interest in testing drinking and surface water quality. Contamination of household water is generally associated with poor sanitation at the collecting tanks and springs, as well as in water storage containers in the houses. There have been cases of improvement in the infrastructure of the water system following water quality monitoring activities.
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