Testing an open app-based water management information system and its uptake among stakeholders in the Upper-Comoé river basin (Burkina Faso)

Sié Palé, Joost Wellens, Farid Traoré, Carla Roncoli, Abdoul-Hamid Mohamed Sallah, B. V. C. Adolphe Zangré and Bernard Tychon

Water International, 2021, vol. 46, issue 3, 417-431

Abstract: Managing sustainably natural resources in an increasingly populated world is challenging, even more so when information asymmetries and conflicting interests exacerbate tensions among stakeholders. We used a principal–agent framework to analyse these dilemmas while testing the development of an open-source information platform for water users in the Upper-Comoé river basin (Burkina Faso). Information on water retrieval and delivery was shared through schematic maps in a WhatsApp water user group. By reducing information asymmetries, the system enhanced water delivery and distribution, and attenuated water-related conflicts. The study suggests that an open-source, low-cost application can enhance information access and sharing, reducing common principal–agent problems.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2021.1897382

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