Thirsty for change: Water services in Nepal and users鈥� perceptions of the state

This brief examines how changes to local water management have impacted on access and users鈥� perceptions of the state

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2015
Country:
Nepal
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Governance and Conflict and Water and Sanitation
First published:
1 January 2015
Authors:
Acharya, G., Harvey, P., Paudel, S.B., Upreti, B.R. and Tandukar, A.

Abstract

This briefing examines how changes to local water management have impacted on access to water and users鈥� perceptions of the state. The findings emerge from the report 鈥楾he drinking water service and users鈥� perceptions of the state in Rolpa, Nepal鈥�. Central to the argument is that access to water is not the only issue: quality of service, the accountability of service providers, and people鈥檚 sense of ownership of the service are also important. To that end, the authors make 4 recommendations. The recent devastating earthquake makes these issues even more urgent. This briefing paper is the first in a series on basic services in Nepal.

Citation

Acharya, G.; Upreti, B.R.; Paudel, S.B.; Tandukar, A.; Harvey, P. Thirsty for change: Water services in Nepal and users perceptions of the state. SLRC Briefing Paper No. 14. Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK (2015) 4 pp.

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