Abstract
This paper review and analyze the sustainability of rural water systems facilitated by Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in Ghana in both their capacity to continue to deliver adequate, safe and quality water for all the people of Kwamekrom township and surrounding villages. The paper focus on a case study of the sustainability of small-town piped water systems; the main used technology in rural areas of the Volta Region in Ghana. Part of the project was the implementation of infrastructure and building capacities in the community to manage and use their system after project completion. A recent development is that CWSA is shifting from community ownership and management (COM) towards participation in management, a shift that is expected to ensure the sustainability of the water systems. The study aimed to analyze the viability of the Kwamekrom water supply system in the Volta Region of Ghana, which was under the COM system utilizing a survey mechanism. The study revealed based on performance indexes indicated that the Kwamekrom water system was not sustainable under the COM. The result was mainly due to poor financial management and lack of adequate technical expertise coupled with socio-political impact under the COM. The new reform towards participation in the management of rural water supply is, therefore, an approach which could lead to sustainability.
Highlights
The mission of Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) is “CWSA is committed to facilitating the delivery of safe water and related sanitation services and hygiene promotion to rural communities and small towns.” CWSA was established by an Act of Parliament, Art 564 in December 1998 in Ghana as a public sector organization and currently under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
This paper provides this evaluation by using the sustainability of the water systems as a standard
The construction of the water system at Kwamekrom was completed in September 2006
Summary
The mission of CWSA is “CWSA is committed to facilitating the delivery of safe water and related sanitation services and hygiene promotion to rural communities and small towns.” CWSA was established by an Act of Parliament, Art 564 in December 1998 in Ghana as a public sector organization and currently under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources. There has been a lack of execution of specific evaluation on the effectiveness of these water projects; the huge budgets for these water projects should justify more particular assessment It is the target of the Millennium Development goal 7C to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation; and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) number 6 (SDG #6) targets the provision of affordable and reliable potable drinking water for all by the year 2030. This paper provides this evaluation by using the sustainability of the water systems as a standard. The approach to measure sustainability was addressed by administering research questionnaires based on: Definition of sustainability in this context and literature
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