Overview

A safe, adequate water supply within easy reach is still a dream for many people living in rural Africa. This book examines why such a basic service is not yet universally available by studying in detail one particular region of rural Uganda. What is the experience of women and children who have responsibility for fetching enough water for drinking, washing, cooking and feeding livestock? Are the village water committees run effectively? Is the policy and service delivery framework at national, regional and community level working to support borehole repair and maintenance? Can technical solutions such as SODIS and rooftop rainwater harvesting be both effective and gain local acceptance? Can GIS engage local people in gathering and using relevant data? Water is Life also studies the hydro-geological realities that present challenges to groundwater supply, and considers how climate change is likely to affect water supplies. The Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu project is a five-year, interdisciplinary research collaboration between Irish and Ugandan higher education institutes and NGOs, centring on communities in the Makondo area of rural Uganda. By bringing together social, physical and environmental scientists to study these research questions, the project proposes solutions for community water supply that have eluded government initiatives and NGOs for decades. This book is important reading for researchers, students, and policy makers in NGOs and government departments with a responsibility for water supply.

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Author:   G. Honor Fagan ,  Suzanne Linnane ,  Kevin G. McGuigan ,  Albert Rugumayo
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.269kg
ISBN:  

9781853398902

ISBN 10:   185339890
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   15 October 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations and acronyms 1 'Water is Life' - Community-based research for sustainable safe water in rural Uganda G. Honor Fagan, Suzanne Linnane, Kevin G. McGuigan and Albert Rugumayo 2 Women's access to safe water and participation in community management of supply Richard Bagonza Asaba, G. Honor Fagan and Consolata Kabonesa 3 Lived experience of women as principal gatekeepers of water management in rural Uganda Joyce Mpalanyi Magala, Consolata Kabonesa and Anthony Staines 4 Leveraging community capacity to manage improved point-water facilities Firminus Mugumya, Ronaldo Munck and Narathius Asingwire 5 Towards understanding challenges to water access in Uganda Godfrey B. Asiimwe and Resty Naiga 6 Water resources in Uganda Albert Rugumayo, Eleanor Jennings, Suzanne Linnane and Bruce Misstear 7 A school-based approach to community promotion of solar water disinfection Jacent Kamuntu Asiimwe, Charles K. Muyanja, Brid Quilty and Kevin G. McGuigan 8 Solar water disinfection (SODIS) as a suitable treatment technology for harvested rainwater in rural Uganda Rosemary Nalwanga, Charles K. Muyanja, Kevin G. McGuigan and Brid Quilty 9 Improving reliability and functional sustainability of groundwater handpumps by coating the rubber piston seals with diamond-like carbon Michael Lubwama, Brian Corcoran, John Baptist Kirabira, Adam Sebbit and Kimmitt Sayers 10 How a participatory geographic information system provides voice to demand services from government: A village case study Mavuto D. Tembo, Alistair Fraser, and Hannington Sengendo 11 Water Is Life: Reflections on effective research capacity building Suzanne Linnane, Arleen Folan, and Edel Healy

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G. Honor Fagan is Professor of Sociology, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland Suzanne Linnane is Senior Lecturer, Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin G. McGuigan is Professor at the School of Medicine, Dublin Albert Rugumayo is Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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