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The issue of the accessibility to drinking water in large Sub-Saharian African Metropolis reveals the emergence of new conventions and new perceptions related to this resource. The current context shows an increasing number of actors. Since the 90’s, new norms are required to guide...
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Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization. Meeting this growing demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, urban areas in arid and semi arid regions of India are experiencing rapid growth. As a...
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This working paper presents an up-to-date and prospective assessment of water security throughout the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, with a focus on infrastructure needs, to aid in strategic thinking towards planning and management in key water-using sectors such as agriculture,...
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This article is focused on modeling and analysing the cost structure of water supplying companies. A cross-sectional data set was collected with respect to water firms in rural areas of East and West Germany. The empirical data is analysed by applying a symmetric generalized McFadden (SGM)...
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safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation systems. In Togo, the government struggles to provide the population with … access to water and sanitation, despite a proactive policy. We argue that a connection to safe water and sanitation increases … and sanitation with real estate policies, so that the poorest households remain beneficiaries of the pro-poor policies. …
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Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also … complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in water and sanitation sector. Notwithstanding this complexity, the … magnitude of aid to water supply and sanitation activities has increased significantly, it is not easy to connect aid with …
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Nature provides critical ecosystem services on which society and businesses rely, but the effort and cost of utilizing those services can change with the climate. Both climatic trend and variance affect these efforts and costs, creating a complex decision space where uncertain future predictions...
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In the next few years, India will be the most populous nation on earth. This large population will need a huge increase in agricultural productivity. At the same time, agricultural activity is highly energy and resource intensive. Moreover, many places in India are facing water crisis. Therefore...
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with precarious water or sanitation services that must be considered, benefiting 35.7 million inhabitants. It is also …
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had access to safe water and only 35% had access to a safe sanitation system. In Latin America and Brazil, the fact is no … for Water and Sanitation Services (OCSAS), or community water management (GCA), whose actions are aligned with the United … the participation of social organizations, in addition to the actions of the State and sanitation companies, to enable …
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