| dc.description.abstract | This paper explores how transition management processes can be designed to address the
unsustainability of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in informal settlements in cities
in Sub-Saharan Africa. The unsustainability of services related to WASH in informal settlements
in Sub-Saharan Africa is deeply embedded in current societal and governance structures, cultures,
and practices; it is context-dependent and involves numerous actors with different interests. Based
on a literature review and empirical work in Arusha (Tanzania), Dodowa (Ghana), and Kampala
(Uganda), we identify five context dimensions that account for the unsustainability of WASH services:
(a) multiplicity of WASH practices, structures, and arrangements; (b) governance capacities for WASH
services and maintenance; (c) landownership for sustainable access to WASH; (d) public participation
in decision-making related to WASH; and (e) socio-economic inequalities governing access to WASH.
These dimensions pose numerous conceptual and application challenges for transition management.
Based on these challenges, recommendations are formulated for the design of a contextualized,
participatory transition management process that is not only functional, but also emancipatory | en_US |
