Abstract
This article is intended to be a contribution to the discussion on culture and development, the central place that culture must occupy at the heart of development. Criticism of the concept of sustainable development has shown that it does not integrate culture. This discussion is applied in this study to the rural water sector in Africa, which is a key sector of development. Thus, the articulation of culture and sustainable development in the water sector has three aspects. That the local culture of beneficiaries of hydraulic structures providing access to drinking water be taken into account for an economically viable, socially equitable and ecologically viable management and that future generation can benefit from it.
Highlights
This article is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the link between culture and development, an articulation between culture and sustainable development in Africa in the rural hydraulics sector, access to drinking water
How to articulate African culture and sustainable development in the field of water management? In other words, how can culture be taken into account so that the management of hydraulic works for access to drinking water is economically livable, socially equitable and ecologically viable and benefits future generations?
When we look at the management of water facilities, a diversity of sources of funding for these facilities emerges
Summary
This article is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the link between culture and development, an articulation between culture and sustainable development in Africa in the rural hydraulics sector, access to drinking water. As for Mboua, “Africa’s failure is not a fatality but a process. It is because our societies have not made certain internal changes in the course of their historical processes that they do not meet. The question is: how can traditional local culture be articulated for the sustainable management of hydraulic works for access to drinking water in Africa?
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