Water -- Case Studies

Cost Recovery and Financing of Rural Water Supply in Bangladesh

This case study describes how NGOs have attempted to generate internal funds for taking up small capital investments for rural water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh. It encourages social mobilization towards cost recovery aspects and shows the people's good will to improve their own surroundings through community efforts. It also gives examples of good governance and the performance of decentralized efforts which community people can achieve themselves.

For further information: http://www.irc.nl/page/26158

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Karnataka Watershed Development Project – Stories of Change : Impacts of Watershed Development on Livelihoods

For further information: http://www.livelihoods.org/lessons/Asia/KAWAD_India.pdf

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Sustainable Community Management of a Multi-village Water Supply Scheme in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

 In the Shirol taluka of Kolhapur district, Maharshtra, India are 4 villages which have reason to feel proud. For as many as 19 years, the joint water management body (mandal) of Lat, Latwadi, Shivnakwadi and Shiradwad has operated and maintained its own multi-village piped water supply scheme, with a total revenue surplus of more than Rs. 370,000. This field note documents the remarkable story of Kolhapur.

For further information: www.wsp.org/publications/sa_kolhapur.pdf

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This case study explains the environmental sanitation planning process undertaken in Bharatpur in 1998 by Bharatpur Municipal Council with the support of Water and Sanitation Program - South Asia (WSP) in partnership with GHK Research and Training (a British consulting company) through technical advice, training and small-scale funding for pilot projects. This support was funded by the Department for International Development of the British Government and lasted for two years. The plan established a framework for service delivery that sets out the roles and responsibilities of all the players. This Pilot highlighted the need of proper solid waste management in the planning process.

For further information: www.wsp.org/publications/sa_bharatpur.pdf

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Jordan is one of the 10 most water-scarce countries in the world. In Jordan the shortage of water creates a double threat for the poor — both food and water insecurity. Almost three-quarters of Jordan’s population lives in cities and towns, and in these urban centres there is barely enough water to drink, let alone enough for agriculture. Greywater is water that has been used for household purposes such as bathing, laundry, or the preparation of food. The potential to reuse this water for agriculture was the objective of this project which was jointly funded by IDRC and the Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM) in Amman, from 1998 to 2003. The project took a new approach to food insecurity and water scarcity in the region, exploring water management techniques, simple technological innovations, and creative agricultural practices.

For further information: www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/11456437831UA_3_Jordan.pdf

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In India, like most developing countries, women are the collectors of water, spending between one to four hours a day lugging jugs to their homes. So it is not surprising those UNICEF enlisted women as important members of the water and sanitation team.In the UNICEF-assisted Sanitation, Water and Community Health project, five women from neighboring communities in the Rajasthan district maintain the villages’ hand pumps. UNICEF helped a local non-governmental organization (NGO) train these mostly illiterate rural women to keep their villages’ water flowing. In this male-dominated environment, the women are now recognized for their important roles in society. By tapping into women’s experience and wisdom, communities have gained access to safe water and the women have gained stature and self-esteem.

For further information: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_2043.html

Water for All                                                                                      

'Water for all' recognises the voice of the poor in decision making, empowering communities, and making governance more transparent and inclusive are prerequisites for sustainable and equitable water services. Case studies with details about water projects in the Asia region.

For further information: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2003/3WWF/ADB_cases.pdf

The Tennessee Valley Authority: Large-Scale River Basin Management                                                                                                         

The multi-state Tennessee Valley Authority is presented as an early and successful example of integrated water resources development and management. The case study summarizes IWRM aspects that could serve to guide USAID Missions and Regional Bureaus in strategy development and institution-building at the regional and Tran boundary scale. 

For further information: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/water/case_studies/tva.basin.pdf

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Irulappapuram is a suburban area in Nagercoil Town of Kanyakumari District. With a strength of 533, the students of the Govt. High School of Irulappapuram faced lot of difficulties in getting drinking water, as the existing water supply arrangement hardly sufficed the demand.

At this stage, an additional building was sanctioned under Operation Black Board, in this school. The building was constructed through KATTIDA MAYYAM. The district administration has embarked on a major drive to construct Rain Water Harvesting Structures in all the Govt. buildings. As part of the drive, one Rain Water Harvesting Structure was constructed in the additional school building with a capacity of 10,000 litres, which has put an end to the drinking water problem of the school.

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The people of Sundapattivilai and Maavilai villages of Rajakkamanagalam Block depend on the Chembakulam channel for their basic requirements. The channel not only fulfills their bathing needs but also helps in recharging the adjoining drinking water wells.

But, of late, due to meager flow of water in the channel, the villagers face lot of difficulty, especially during summer.

Then the villagers came out with the idea of constructing a series of check-dams which will not only ensure availability of water throughout the year, but also recharge the wells along side the channel.

The proposal was readily accepted and the Collector gave sanction under small savings incentive scheme for the construction two check-dams, to begin with, which have been completed and put to use of the community.

Seeing the utility of the check-dams, the other villagers along the channel are now pressing for similar Water Harvesting Structures and the district administration has decided to sanction two more such check-dams.

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