Evaluation of the operational effectiveness and feasibility of small-scale water supply systems in the hinterlands in Ethiopia : case of Afar Regional State

• Autorzy: Shumie Melese C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2022.142325

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Access to clean and sufficient drinking water is difficult in much of Ethiopia’s Afar Region. It is observed that many schemes in the region are non-functional. The study was conducted to overcome the observed problem in seven selected districts of the region. The study regarded hand-dug wells and roof water collection systems, which are the two most common features in the research areas. Eight hand-dug wells and sixteen roof water harvestings are purposively included in the study. All the water points are constructed by Kelem Ethiopia which is a non-governmental organisation and the foremost local organisation for the communities. As per the research survey, the average functional status of the hand-dug well schemes is 65.75% and the roof water harvesting schemes is 22.94%. The research was based on the qualitative data collected on site. The hand-dug well sites were evaluated using 10 parameters, and the roof water harvesting schemes were analysed using 12 parameters. The main non-functional aspects of the scheme are lack of community ownership, drying up of water sources, lack of maintenance and rehabilitation, poor coordination of beneficiaries and school roofs blowing off. Most schemes still require minor to major maintenance and rehabilitation. According to the research, the solutions for water supply are identified in relation to the desired objective.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hand-dug wells; roof water harvesting; rural communities; water management; water supply

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: no. 55
• Strony: 220--228
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Shumie Melese C.

• Debre Berhan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Debre Berhan, PO Box 445, Ethiopia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-1321

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).