For the next decade, the global water crisis remains the risk of highest concern, and ranks
ahead of climate change, extreme weather events, food crises and social instability. Across …

Population growth in West Africa has outpaced local efforts to expand potable water
services, and private sector sale of packaged drinking water has filled an important gap in …

Objectives Over half of the world's population (4 billion people) experience severe water
scarcity at least one month per year, while half a billion people experience severe water …

This special issue explores the realities of water provision in'informal'urban spaces located
in different parts of the world through eight empirical, case-based papers. The collection of …

This paper queries the relevance of the 'splintering urbanism'thesis to postcolonial cities of
the South, and responds to calls for the production of a decentered theory of urbanization …

We examine the role of informal water vendors in the urban poor's efforts to secure safe and
affordable water in the squatter settlements of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Using an economic …

Despite recent reports suggesting that access to improved sources of drinking water is rising
in Ghana, water access remains a daily concern for many of those living in the capital …

A significant proportion of urban residents in developing countries has no access to public
water supply and relies on unofficial, or even illegal, sources. They buy water from small …

This paper argues the need for new conceptualisations of the relationship between water
and development to better reflect the reality of cities in the Global South. Using a case study …

The central focus of this paper is on the differentiation of basic urban trading services in
middle income cities and its role in service provision for the poor. Most studies dedicated to …