Understanding the Functionality and Burden on Decentralised Rural Water Supply: Influence of Millennium Development Goal 7c Coverage Targets

Understanding the Functionality and Burden on Decentralised Rural Water Supply: Influence of Millennium Development Goal 7c Coverage Targets

The sustainability of rural groundwater supply infrastructure, primarily boreholes fitted with hand pumps, remains a challenge. This study evaluates whether coverage targets set out within the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) inadvertently increased the challenge to sustainably manage water supply...

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Main Authors: Jonathan P. Truslove, Alexandra V. M. Miller, Nicholas Mannix, Muthi Nhlema, Michael O. Rivett, Andrea B. Coulson, Prince Mleta, Robert M. Kalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
borehole
decentralisation
functionality
hand pump
low-income regions
maintenance
Malawi
rehabilitation
sustainability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/3/494

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