The role of water vendors in water service delivery in developing countries: a case of Dala local government, Kano, Nigeria
The role of water vendors in water service delivery in developing countries: a case of Dala local government, Kano, Nigeria
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水商在发展中国家供水服务中的作用：以尼日利亚卡诺达拉地方政府为例
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2017
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5.5
通讯作者：
Muhammad Tajuri Ahmad
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作者：
Muhammad Tajuri Ahmad
在尼日利亚，需要6 000多万人到2015年实现千年发展目标关于改善供水的具体目标，仅靠公共供应是不可能实现的。为了弥补这些水供应缺口，水供应商存在，忽视他们的作用可能是欺骗性的。本文的目的是评估水供应商在满足这些人的需要，并得出家庭的意愿支付改善供应的作用。本研究采用横断面混合研究法，对218户居民进行问卷调查，并对供水商进行访谈和焦点小组讨论。调查结果显示，水供应商提供大多数家庭，无论季节。零售商以4.00英镑（0.013美元）的价格从批发商那里购买25升，在旱季以20.08英镑（0.07美元）的价格转售，在雨季以14.02英镑（0.05美元）的价格转售。在雨季和旱季，价格分别是卡诺州水务局（KNSWB）内部连接费用的28倍和40倍。从手挖的威尔斯井里买水的卖主每天要付100英镑（0.33美元），并在一天内抽取同样多的水。此外，内部连接的支付意愿为367.00英镑（1.20美元），低于KNSWB规定的每月固定费率。研究报告建议以公私伙伴关系的形式正式承认供应商，以便提供技术和财政支助，从而规范其活动和收费。通过教育和启蒙，改变人们对水的看法。进一步的研究应侧重于估计供水商供应的总水量。
In Nigeria, more than 60 million people are required to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target for improved water by 2015 and is unlikely to be achieved only by public supply. To cover these water availability gaps water vendors exist and ignoring their role is potentially deceptive. The aim of this paper is to assess the role of water vendors in meeting these peoples’ need and elicit household’s willingness-to-pay for improved supply. The research includes cross-sectional mixed method in which questionnaire survey was performed to 218 households; and interviews and focus group discussion were conducted with water vendors. Findings reveal that water vendors supplied most households irrespective of season. Retail vendors buy 25 l at ₦4.00 ($0.013) from wholesale vendors and resale at ₦20.08 ($0.07) during dry and at ₦14.02 ($0.05) in wet season. The price is 28 and 40 times the cost of in-house connection from Kano State Water Board (KNSWB) during rainy and dry season, respectively. Vendors who buy from hand-dug wells pay ₦100.00 ($0.33) per day and draw as much water within that day. Furthermore, willingness-to-pay for in-house connection was elicited as ₦367.00 ($1.20), lower than monthly flat fixed tariff set by KNSWB. The study recommends recognizing vendors formally in form of public private partnership so that technical and financial support be given, thus their activities and charges be regulated. People’s perception on water should be changed through education and enlightening. Further research should focus on estimating total volume of water supplied by water vendors.