Assessing the Effectiveness of Multiple Use Water Service as a Service Delivery Approach in Rural Water Supply Systems

Background

Multiple use water service (MUS) is an approach that seeks to plan, design, and manage water systems with the aim of meeting people鈥檚 water needs for multiple purposes. The approach was introduced to address the failures of previous approaches, such as the demand-responsive approach and the community management approach, to ensure that interventions respond better to community needs. This research aims to bring to the fore a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of multiple use water service as a service delivery approach in rural water supply systems.

Project aims

The main objectives of the research are:

To identify the factors that contribute to or constrain the level of service delivery in rural water supply systems;
To compare the benefits and challenges in terms of water supply arising from single use and planned MUS;
To evaluate the operation and maintenance systems and their implications on the level of service delivery in different water supply systems in rural areas.

Benefits

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