This paper reviews sources of misalignment between the institutional arrangements,
incentives and resources mobilized in water policies. It is argued that the resulting policy …

Electronic Governance (EGOV) research studies the use of Information and Communication
Technologies to improve governance processes. Sustainable Development (SD) research …

Nigeria is a decentralised federation with a three-tier system of federal, state and local
governments. Arising from this decentralisation, local governments are empowered to …

Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India
dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often …

Participatory approaches are an important component of institutional frameworks for the
governance of water resources and services. Studies on public participation in water …

Over the past three decades, an increasing number of low-and middle-income countries
have decentralized water provision to the local government level, and have sought to more …

The universalization of drinking water in rural communities poses a great challenge to
developing countries, where rural areas often receive poor water service coverage and …

Strategic planning and appropriate development and management of water and sanitation
services are strongly supported by accurate and accessible data. If adequately exploited …

This paper addresses the question of whether community management in water service
delivery affects the sustainability of rural water facilities (RWFs) at village level, in terms of …

Collective financing, in the form of either public domestic revenues or pooled donor funding,
at the country level is necessary to finance common goods for health, which are population …