The Challenges and Prospects of Potable Water Management at Edja Woreda, Guraghe Zone

Potable Water Management

This Paper was motivated by the beliefs that analyze the challenges and prospects of potable water management at Edja Woreda. Ethiopia in general and Edja Woreda in particular has lowest access to potable water services. The objectives of the study were; to describe the role of potable water actors and the networking status among them, the status of potable water management in terms of its supply capacity and distributive mechanisms, the institutional, economical and social mechanisms in place to contribute its sustainability and to generate suggested solution for potable water management problems. Mixed social science research was used for this study. The necessary data was collected through survey questionnaires; interview and FGD form potable water users, water actors’ officials and selected community members. Descriptive statistics like: graphing, frequency and percentage distribution was used for data analysis using SPSS version 13 software.
The study also reveals that the major potable water actors in the area are; WMEO that coordinates and manages over all water activities, WaSH committees that manage and monitor water scheme, NGOs and multilateral agencies that finance water activities. Water actors are both responsible and accountable to the users but needs them more improvement. Nevertheless, the networking status among them is good. The water management challenges in the area are; poor supply capacity and distributive mechanisms with problems like water interruption, limited supply capacity, and distances of water points. The study result also shows that the institutional, economical, social mechanisms are in place but lacks effectiveness to ensure sustainability. These results imply that there are some prospects of potable water management that needs more improvement.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 Background of the study
• 1.2 Statements of the problem
• 1.3 Objective of the study
• 1.4 Research questions
• 1.5 Scope of the study
• 1.6 Limitation of the study
• 1.7 Significance of the study
• 1.8 Organization of the Paper
• CHAPTER TWO - LITRATURE REVIEW
• 2.1 Conceptualizing water management
• 2.1.1 Modalities of water service delivery
• 2.1.2 The tragedy of the commons
• 2.1.3 Good governance
• 2.2 Empirical literature review
• 2.2.1 The link between safe water supply and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• 2.3 Summary of litrature review

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This thesis investigates the challenges and prospects of potable water management at Edja Woreda, Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia. It aims to understand the existing water management practices, identify key challenges, and explore potential solutions for improving water access and sustainability in the region.

• The challenges of potable water management in Edja Woreda
• The link between safe water supply and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• The role of governance in ensuring sustainable water management
• The potential of community-based water management approaches
• The impact of climate change on water resources

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

Chapter One provides an introduction to the study, outlining the background, problem statement, objectives, research questions, scope, limitations, significance, and organization of the paper. Chapter Two presents a comprehensive literature review, exploring the concept of water management, different modalities of water service delivery, the tragedy of the commons, good governance principles, and empirical research on the relationship between safe water supply and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This chapter also summarizes the key findings from existing literature relevant to the study's focus.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The main keywords and focus topics of this thesis are: potable water management, Edja Woreda, Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia, challenges, prospects, sustainable water access, community-based water management, governance, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), climate change, water resources.

Details

• College: Hawassa University (School of Governance and Development Studies)
• Course: M.A. Thesis - Potable water Management
• Grade: "-"
• Author: Israel Yigezu (Author)
• Publication Year: 2012
• Pages: 77
• Catalog Number: V208757
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656361879
• ISBN (Book): 9783656362364
• Language: English
• Tags: challenges prospects potable water management edja woreda guraghe zone