Challenges for water governance in rural water supply: Lessons learned from Tanzania

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-248

  Jimenez A ^a,b   Perez Foguet A ^b  

^a Ingeniería Sin Fronteras Asociación para el Desarrollo ISF ApD   (Spain)

^b Research Group in Development Co operation and Human Development   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; KEY ISSUES; LESSONS LEARNED; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOW QUALITIES; POVERTY ERADICATION; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; RURAL WATER SUPPLY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATER SERVICE;

DECISION MAKING; RESEARCH; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POVERTY; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 77953672153     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900621003775763     Document Type: Article

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