Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors

According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out of which 20 percent failed within the first year. This paper analyzes the various factors which impact water point failure and mea...

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Main Authors: Joseph, George, Andres, Luis Alberto, Chellaraj, Gnanaraj, Grabinsky Zabludovsky, Jonathan, Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi, Hoo, Yi Rong
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/600251549392498985/Why-Do-So-Many-Water-Points-Fail-in-Tanzania-An-Empirical-Analysis-of-Contributing-Factors
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spelling okr-10986-312332022-09-05T00:22:26Z Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors Joseph, George Andres, Luis Alberto Chellaraj, Gnanaraj Grabinsky Zabludovsky, Jonathan Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi Hoo, Yi Rong WATER POINT WATER UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY ACCESS TO WATER DRINKING WATER VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY SERVICE DELIVERY GROUNDWATER According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out of which 20 percent failed within the first year. This paper analyzes the various factors which impact water point failure and measures the relative contributions of these determinants. The results indicate that water points managed by village committees had a much higher likelihood of failure than those managed by private operators or water authority. Factors that cannot be modified such as hydrogeological factors play a major role in determining water points failure during the first year after installation. However, management type as well as the type of pump and technology matter considerably more in the short and medium term. 2019-02-07T18:07:20Z 2019-02-07T18:07:20Z 2019-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/600251549392498985/Why-Do-So-Many-Water-Points-Fail-in-Tanzania-An-Empirical-Analysis-of-Contributing-Factors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31233 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8729 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Tanzania
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topic WATER POINT
WATER UTILITIES
WATER SUPPLY
ACCESS TO WATER
DRINKING WATER
VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY
SERVICE DELIVERY
GROUNDWATER
spellingShingle WATER POINT
WATER UTILITIES
WATER SUPPLY
ACCESS TO WATER
DRINKING WATER
VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY
SERVICE DELIVERY
GROUNDWATER
Joseph, George
Andres, Luis Alberto
Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Grabinsky Zabludovsky, Jonathan
Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi
Hoo, Yi Rong
Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
geographic_facet Africa
Tanzania
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8729
description According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out of which 20 percent failed within the first year. This paper analyzes the various factors which impact water point failure and measures the relative contributions of these determinants. The results indicate that water points managed by village committees had a much higher likelihood of failure than those managed by private operators or water authority. Factors that cannot be modified such as hydrogeological factors play a major role in determining water points failure during the first year after installation. However, management type as well as the type of pump and technology matter considerably more in the short and medium term.
format Working Paper
author Joseph, George
Andres, Luis Alberto
Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Grabinsky Zabludovsky, Jonathan
Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi
Hoo, Yi Rong
author_facet Joseph, George
Andres, Luis Alberto
Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Grabinsky Zabludovsky, Jonathan
Ayling, Sophie Charlotte Emi
Hoo, Yi Rong
author_sort Joseph, George
title Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
title_short Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
title_full Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
title_fullStr Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
title_full_unstemmed Why Do So Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
title_sort why do so many water points fail in tanzania? an empirical analysis of contributing factors
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/600251549392498985/Why-Do-So-Many-Water-Points-Fail-in-Tanzania-An-Empirical-Analysis-of-Contributing-Factors
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