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A case for governance and institutional re-alignment for small towns piped water services in Africa
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by John NedjohSmall towns are “settlements that are sufficiently large and dense to benefit from the economies of scale
offered by piped water supply systems but too small and dispersed to be efficiently managed by a
conventional urban water utility” (World Bank, 2003:1). Pilgrim (2007:1) identified a management gap
from the inappropriateness of the traditional ‘community management’ and ‘urban water utility models
for small towns. This management gap is linked to institutional gap. Contemporary institutional and
governance weaknesses and other sustainability challenges threatening existing services coupled with
dwindling grant opportunities for new investments call for a paradigm shift to re-position small towns
piped water services as self-reliant utilities. Careful institutional re-alignment will strengthen monitoring
oversight and regulation and encourage local private sector participation with a re-orientation for
formal management arrangements, professional and business orientation and transparent/accountable
governance. The sustainability of existing services will provide the foundation for sustained water supply
coverage increases.
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NEDJOH, J., 2016. A case for governance and institutional re-alignment for small towns piped water services in Africa. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all: Proceedings of the 39th WEDC International Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 11-15 July 2016, Briefing paper 2489, 7pp.Publisher
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