标题：Community Ownership and Management of Water and Sanitation Facilities: Issues and Prospects in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region of Ghana
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2011
卷号：13
期号：2
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：Over the last decade, community ownership and management (COM) has become the leading concept in rural water and sanitation provisions in Ghana. The purpose of this study was to assess the main issues and prospects of COM as a strategy for improving sustainable access to rural water and sanitation in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The main issues identified included community participation, access to spare parts, effectiveness of water and sanitation related institutions, economic situation of the people, and availability of alternative sources of water. The study revealed that the prospects of COM ensured that sustainability was good, but it depended on how the District Assembly (DA) addressed the major challenges of poverty and transparency of the relevant institutions
关键词：Keywords: Water and Sanitation; Community Ownership; Management
