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Water supply coping strategies in Accra
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Kwabena B. Nyarko, S.N. Odai, P.A. Owusu, E.K. QuarteyMany areas in Accra, the capital city of Ghana are experiencing shortfalls in water supply from the urban
water utility, Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) resulting in various means of coping. This study
examined the various coping strategies and the cost of coping based on a survey carried out among 170
households in Accra. The coping strategies were buying from neighbours, water tanker operators, building
water storage facilities and buying bottled and sachet water for drinking. Coping strategies and cost for
different income groups in Accra are discussed. High income consumers buying directly from tanker operators
pay 7 times GWCL lifeline rate, Low income consumers buying from neighbours/vendors were paying
10 -13 times GWCL rates. The cost of sachet water was 150 times GWCL rates and that for bottled water
was 900 times GWCL lifeline rate per cubic meter.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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NYARKO, K.B. ... et al, 2008. Water supply coping strategies in Accra. IN: Jones, H. (ed). Access to sanitation and safe water - Global partnerships and local actions: Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 7-11 April 2008, pp. 417-420.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:12140Language
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