Transition Management for Improving the Sustainability of WASH Services in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Exploration

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dc.contributor.authorSilvestri, Giorgia
dc.contributor.authorWittmayer, Julia
dc.contributor.authorSchipper, Karlijn
dc.contributor.authorKulabako, Robinah
dc.contributor.authorOduro-Kwarteng, Sampson
dc.contributor.authorNyenje, Philip
dc.contributor.authorKomakech, Hans
dc.contributor.authorRaak, Roel Van
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-17T10:30:19Z
dc.date.available2020-03-17T10:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-05
dc.descriptionSDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities ,SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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 emancipatoryen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su10114052
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/646
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjecttransition managementen_US
dc.subjectinformal settlementsen_US
dc.subjectsustainability transitionsen_US
dc.titleTransition Management for Improving the Sustainability of WASH Services in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Explorationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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