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Title Pump-Priming Payments for Sustainable Water Services in Rural Africa | ||
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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/pump-priming-payments-for-sustainable-water-services-in-rural-afr | ||
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Date 2015 | ||
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Author(s) Koehler, J.K.L.; Thomson, Patrick; Hope, Rob | ||
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Abstract Locally managed handpumps provide water services to around 200. million people in rural Africa. Handpump failures often result in extended service disruption leading to high but avoidable financial, health, and development costs. Using unique observational data from monitoring handpump usage in rural Kenya, we evaluate how dramatic improvements in maintenance services influence payment preferences across institutional, operational, and geographic factors. Public goods theory is applied to examine new institutional forms of handpump management. Results reveal steps to enhance rural water supply sustainability by pooling maintenance and financial risks at scale supported by advances in monitoring and payment technologies. | ||
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Subject(s) Life Science | ||
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Language en | ||
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Relation https://edepot.wur.nl/648094 | ||
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Type of publication Article/Letter to editor | ||
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Format text/html | ||
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Source World Development 74 (2015); ISSN: 0305-750X | ||
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Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Wageningen University & Research | ||
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Identifier 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.020 | ||
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Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen 
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