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Building on the original Drawers of Water methodology * a research study was carried out charting the major trends and changes that have occurred in the domestic water and environmental health sectors over the past three decades.

TitleDrawers of water II : thirty years of change in domestic water use and environmental health in East Africa : summary
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsThompson, J, Mujwahuzi, MR, Munguti, K-K, Wood, L, Johnstone, N, Tumwine, JK, Porras, IT
Series Volume9049IIED
Paginationxi, 116 p. : 28 fig., 22 photogr., 15 tab.
Date Published2001-11-08
PublisherInternational Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Place PublishedLondon, UK
ISBN Number1904035981
Keywordsdiarrhoeal diseases, domestic use, kenya, literature reviews, non-piped distribution, piped distribution, research, rural areas, sdiafr, sdigen, sdiwrm, tanzania, uganda, urban areas, water collection time, water consumption, water costs, water sources
Abstract

Building on the original Drawers of Water methodology * a research study was carried out charting the major trends and changes that have occurred in the domestic water and environmental health sectors over the past three decades. Findings come from 34 sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and the overview charts the trends and changes that have occurred in these 30 years, and their implications for water policy and practice. The summary paper provides an overview of the main research results, including changes in per capita water use, cost of water for piped and unpiped households, the range and type of water sources used by unpiped households, the impact of deteriorating piped water services, the effect of water use, sanitation and hygiene behaviour on diarrhoea, and the policy and institutional implications. The emerging results from this project reveal a complex picture of improvement and decline for both piped and unpiped rural and urban households and communities. They also raise important questions about current practice and future prospects for improving water supply and sanitation services in Africa.

* White, G.F., White, A.U. and Bradley, D.J. (1972). Drawers of water : domestic water use in East Africa. Chicago, IL, USA, University of Chicago Press.

NotesIncludes references Includes glossary
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Original PublicationDrawers of water II : thirty years of change in domestic water use and environmental health in East Africa : Tanzania country study, Drawers of water II : thirty years of change in domestic water use and environmental health in East Africa : Uganda countr

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