Scaling Up Rural Water Services - Sustainability Through Support for Community Management
Over a billion people in the world lack access to a safe water supply. Challenging this human tragedy requires a global effort to increase sustainable coverage without repeating the mistakes of the 1960s and 1970s. Since these mistakes were recognised, there has been a paradigm shift towards communities taking responsibility for implementing, managing and paying for their water supply. However, many communities struggle with the management of their water services after these have been handed over to them.
Two challenges confront the sector:
- ensuring that community water services are sustainable in the long term, which means that adequate institutional arrangements are in place to support community management,
- finding ways to increase coverage from current “islands” of success to reach entire populations.
These challenges are being addressed by the Thematic Group On Scaling Up Rural Water Services. The group has been operational since December 2001. Staff from major sector organisations as well as a range of sector consultants participate in the thematic group.
- International Symposium
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Providing Sustainable Water Services at Scale
Kampala, Uganda
13th to 15th April, 2010
The Thematic Group on Scaling Up Rural Water Services together with the Ministry of Water and Environment of the Government of Uganda invite you to participate in an International Symposium on providing sustainable rural water services at scale.
The event will take place at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda between 13 – 15 April 2010. It is supported within the framework of the Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) initiative being managed by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and is organised in collaboration with the Rural Water Supply Network; SKAT Swiss Resource Centre and Consultancies for Development; Water Aid; and the Water & Sanitation Program.
The three-day event will bring together practitioners and policy makers from governments, donor organisations as well as local and international NGOs and research organisations, with an interest in improving rural water supply and service.
It will aim to:
a) provide a platform for learning about and sharing possible ways of improving initiatives on sustainable rural water services at scale;
b) debate and analyse these emerging initiatives; and
c) identify common principles to facilitate improved policy and practise in water service delivery.
The registration deadline has been extended to the 15th March 2010. Register early to be sure of getting a place.
Read more
- The Triple-S Initiative
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A six-year multi-country learning initiative to improve water supply to the rural poor. Sustainable Services at Scale (or Triple-S) is an initiative seeking to support a move away from project-based, stand-alone implementation of water systems to indefinitely sustainable rural water services delivered at scale.
Triple-S
- Download the pdf on Triple-S
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Triple-S Briefing Note.pdf (53 kB)
