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Backup support for sustainable RWS in Sri Lanka
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:07 authored by Sunidha Senaratne, Kokila RanasingheIn Sri Lanka, during the last few decades, many sector
projects launched under international donor assistance
have provided drinking water facilities in rural areas.
Projects implemented at the beginning have concentrated
on providing the facilities, with less emphasis on
sustainability and no clear policy about the management
responsibility. This saw the facilities provided becoming
dilapidated or abandoned, making them ineffective in
achieving ultimate objectives. It was also evident that when
the communities served are dispersed, remote and relatively
small, management by a central body is difficult.
Hence, emphasis has lately been given to sustainability
aspects, such as adopting demand driven approaches,
making beneficiary communities responsible for management
of facilities and recognising and empowering Community
Based Organisations (CBOs).
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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SENARATNE, S. and RANASINGHE, K., 2002. Backup support for sustainable RWS in Sri Lanka. IN: Reed, B. (ed). Sustainable environmental sanitation and water services: Proceedings of the 28th WEDC International Conference, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, 18-22 November 2002, 3p.p.Publisher
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