Abstract
Abstract The present study aimed to develop a tool for assessing water service sustainability in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This tool is called the ‘Water Service Assessment Tool’ (WaSAT) and is based on the Water Service Sustainability Index (WSSI) which consists of 21 indicators grouped into six dimensions (economic, environmental, social, technical, institutional, and governance). The WaSAT was developed using Microsoft Excel and PowerApps platforms. This tool provides a solid baseline on the sustainability of water services and identifies priority actions to be taken to move services toward sustainability.
Highlights
Premature failure of water infrastructure and poor service levels experienced by end-users in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in an increasing emphasis on sustainability in recent years
The Water Service Assessment Tool’ (WaSAT) provides a solid baseline on the sustainability of water services and identifies priority actions to be taken to move services toward sustainability
The WaSAT provides a solid baseline on the sustainability of water services at the village level in rural areas and identifies priority actions to be taken to move services toward sustainability
Summary
Premature failure of water infrastructure and poor service levels experienced by end-users in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in an increasing emphasis on sustainability in recent years. As a response to these challenges, a number of tools were developed to help understand and improve water services. These tools include the WASH Life-Cycle Assessment (McConville & Mihelcic 2007), the Sustainability Check (UNICEF 2008), the Sustainability Assessment Tool (SAT; Aguasan Group 2010), the Sustainability Snapshot (Carter et al 2011), the Sustainable Index Tool (SIT; USAID/Rotary International 2012), the WASHCost Tool (WASHCost 2012), the Sustainability Monitoring Framework (SMF; DWA 2013), the WASH Sustainability Sector Assessment Tool (Schweitzer et al 2014), and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Bottleneck Analysis Tool (WASH BAT; WASH BAT 2018).
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