Attitudes toward post-earthquake water and sanitation management and payment options in Leogane, Haiti

Heather C. Galada, Patrick L. Gurian, Franco Montalto, Mimi Sheller, Michael Piasecki, Tibebu B. Ayalew and Steve O'Connor

Water International, 2013, vol. 38, issue 6, 744-757

Abstract: The Haitian government passed a law in 2009 to decentralize water utility management and improve cost recovery. This study identifies the attitudes of the public towards payment for and management of water and sanitation, several months after the 2010 earthquake, through a survey ( N = 171) and semi-structured interviews ( N = 19) in Leogane, Haiti. A majority of survey respondents were willing to pay for water and sanitation, which aligns with the fee-based approach of the 2009 law. Significant differences were found between geographic locations, suggesting that a neighbourhood-level approach to water and sanitation is appropriate.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2013.832102

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