A multi-decadal and social-ecological systems analysis of community waterpoint payment behaviours in rural Kenya
A multi-decadal and social-ecological systems analysis of community waterpoint payment behaviours in rural Kenya
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10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.07.026
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发表时间：
2016-10-01
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5.1
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Hope, Rob
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作者：
Foster, Tirn;Hope, Rob
在撒哈拉以南非洲，以社区为基础为农村供水运营和维护筹资是一项既定的政策原则。然而，来自五个撒哈拉以南非洲国家90 000多个供水点的证据表明，大多数社区未能建立和维持税收制度。因此，如果没有足够的资金来修复供水点，可能会导致长时间的停机或废弃，威胁到数百万用水者的健康和福利，迫使他们转向不安全或遥远的替代品。应用社会生态系统框架，在肯尼亚农村社区供水点，我们经验性地评估水用户之间的财政贡献的患病率和决定因素。该分析利用了数十年的数据，涵盖了229年的水务委员会财务记录，其中包括53，000多个家庭付款。结果表明，不付款和迟付款是普遍存在的，和支付行为的地下水水质，供水点的位置，生产用水，和降雨季节的预测。调查结果反映了撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区供水点可持续性的社会生态性质，并证实家庭并不总是愿意和能够为改善供水付费。这种情况表明，如果要实现普遍获得安全饮用水的可持续发展目标，就必须解决基本的运营和维护融资挑战。(C)2016爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
Community-based financing of rural water supply operation and maintenance is a well-established policy principle in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet evidence from over 90,000 waterpoints in five sub-Saharan African countries suggests a majority of communities fail to establish and sustain a revenue collection system. As a result, insufficient finances to repair waterpoints can lead to lengthy downtimes or abandonment, threatening the health and welfare of millions of water users forced to revert to unsafe or distant alternatives. Applying a social-ecological systems framework to community waterpoints in rural Kenya, we empirically assess the prevalence and determinants of financial contributions among water users. The analysis draws on multi-decadal data covering 229 years' worth of water committee financial records consisting of more than 53,000 household payments. Results reveal that non-payment and late payment are prevalent, and payment behaviours are predicted by groundwater quality, waterpoint location, productive water use, and rainfall season. The findings reflect the socio-ecological nature of waterpoint sustainability in rural sub-Saharan Africa and confirm that households are not always willing and able to pay for an improved water supply. This situation is symptomatic of a fundamental operation and maintenance financing challenge that must be addressed if the Sustainable Development Goal of universal access to safe water is to be achieved. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.