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Stakeholder Participatory Processes and Dialogue Platforms in the Mazowe River Catchment, Zimbabwe

by Claudious Chikozho Abstract The introduction of water sector reforms in Zimbabwe was premised on the assumption that all stakeholders would be afforded a chance to fully contribute to the reform process. Neutral dialogue platforms were also expected to be put in place in order to afford various stakeholder groups the necessary space to engage […]

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Urban Water Politics and Water Security in Disadvantaged Urban Communities in Ghana

by Kweku G. Ainuson Abstract Ghana, like most developing countries, struggles to improve access to water and sanitation to its urban population. Presently, many areas within the country do not have access to clean water from the national grid. And in areas served by the approved utility company, water service is mostly erratic and increasingly unreliable. […]

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