Developing sustainable and replicable water supply systems in rural communities in Brazil

Francisco Osny Enéas da Silva, Tanya Heikkila, Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho and Daniele Costa da Silva

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2013, vol. 29, issue 4, 622-635

Abstract: This article examines the challenges and opportunities for developing rural water supply programs that can meet multiple sustainability criteria (including social, technical/administrative and environmental criteria) and can be replicated beyond individual communities. It draws lessons from a water supply development project in Northeast Brazil, identifying how environmental and community assessments, community engagement in planning, as well as training, capacity building and monitoring can help meet sustainability criteria. The article further explores how an institutionalized planning process and partnerships with public agencies and donors are integrated into the project design to support replicability.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.722027

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