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Informal water markets and community management in peri-urban Luanda, Angola
The majority of Angola’s peri-urban population still rely on informal mechanisms for water supply. This water is expensive and of poor quality, representing a significant household expenditure for the urban poor. The article uses qualitative tools and tracking of the supply chain to analyze the scope of the informal water economy in Luanda. Marketing water at the local household level involves significant trading in social capital. A financially sustainable model of community water management that builds on this neighbourhood social capital has been adopted by the government for implementation across the country.
Informal water markets and community management in peri-urban Luanda, Angola
The majority of Angola’s peri-urban population still rely on informal mechanisms for water supply. This water is expensive and of poor quality, representing a significant household expenditure for the urban poor. The article uses qualitative tools and tracking of the supply chain to analyze the scope of the informal water economy in Luanda. Marketing water at the local household level involves significant trading in social capital. A financially sustainable model of community water management that builds on this neighbourhood social capital has been adopted by the government for implementation across the country.
Informal water markets and community management in peri-urban Luanda, Angola
Cain, Allan (author)
Water International ; 43 ; 205-216
2018-02-17
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Angola , post-conflict , musseque , slum , poverty , water governance , sustainable
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