Local initiative in community water supply: Case study in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 650-657

  Nyarko, K B ^a   Awuah, E ^a   Ofori, D ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Community water supply; Informal Service Providers; Local initiative

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY; CONCERTED EFFORT; DEMAND AND SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INFORMAL SERVICE PROVIDERS; LOCAL INITIATIVE; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUALITY TEST; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERVICE PROVIDER; WATER DELIVERY; WATER FACILITY; WATER SERVICE; WATER SYSTEM;

FORMAL LOGIC; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COMPETITION;

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349485220     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.115     Document Type: Article

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