Title | Sustainable transfer of manual well dril[l]ing to the private sector in Niger : case study |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | York, USUNICEF-N |
Pagination | 8 p.; 1 box; 1 fig.; 7 photographs; 2 tab. |
Date Published | 2009-08-01 |
Publisher | Practica Foundation |
Place Published | Papendrecht, The Netherlands |
Keywords | case studies, manual drilling, niger, sustainable development, water supply, well drilling |
Abstract |
This case study examines the impact of professional manual drilling operations on the access to potable water. For many years there was the lack of a coordinated effort and continuity of approach, which slowed the emergence of the manual drilling sector. The development of the private manual well drilling sector was encouraged by three large small-scale irrigation projects funded by the World Bank and the European Union. There was, however, no spontaneous transfer of manual drilling from the irrigation sector to the rural water supply sector. Advocacy of the methodology by UNICEF has demonstrated how manual drilling can complement other methods of supplying water to rural communities. UNICEF has funded several demonstration programs and the mapping of areas suitable for manual |
Notes | With 8 references and 11 additional resources |
Custom 1 | 824 |