Tag Archive | low-income communities
Indonesia, Jakarta: struggling to provide clean water to all
Like many big cities in the developing world, the city of Jakarta, with a population of nine million people, is struggling to provide clean water to all its residents. In some poor neighborhoods international organizations like Mercy Corps and its Communal Master Meter project (small community-managed piped water system), are trying to help. Some 55 […]
Pro-poor water services: investment scenarios for Kamapala, Uganda
Water service to the urban poor presents challenges to political leaders, regulators and managers. A new study identifies technology mixes of yard taps, public water points (with and without pre-paid meters) to meet alternative constraints, and reflecting populations served and investment requirements. Three investment scenarios have different implications for improving water access to over 400,000 […]
Urban water supply: potential of pro-poor water connection subsidies in Cambodia
In Cambodia, getting poor householders connected [to water supply] is unlikely without subsidies and regulatory reform. A new journal article [...] uses household data from a range of Cambodian urban settings to assess the demand for water and identify the main factors determining household access to network water. [O]utside the capital {Phnom Penh] the urban […]
Community management: putting people at the centre of informal settlement upgrading in Pakistan
The Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) has transformed sewage systems in low income, informal settlements (‘katchi abadi’), where 60 percent of Karachi’s population lives. OPP has challenged development approaches, which are very technical and overly-dependent on government and donor support. Such approaches treat poor communities as objects, rather than drivers, of development. OPP keeps salaries low […]
Brazil, Minas Gerais: subsidized water and sanitation for low-income communities
Brazil’s Minas Gerais state governor Aécio Neves has approved 545mn reais (US$232mn) for sanitation projects in 463 locations [benefiting] 400,000 people [in 92 towns]. Copanor, a subsidiary of state water utility Copasa, will implement the projects. Copanor was created by the state government in August 2007 to provide water supply and sewage treatment services with […]
Chile: Bachelet affirms law to exempt low-income families from basic service connection fees
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a new law that exempts low-income homeowners [of homes costing under 750 UF = inflation-linked unit, US$24,117] from paying [UF 30] potable water and sanitation connection costs. The initiative will speed up coverage in non-urbanized areas by helping water and sanitation utilities expand their operations to areas that are not […]
