A system dynamics model of the community-based rural drinking water supply program (Pamsimas) in Indonesia

The sustainability of the water supply program in developing countries is influenced by many inter-linked and dynamic factors, suggesting the need to analyse the system behaviour of the water supply program. However, no study analyses factors influencing the sustainability of rural drinking water supply programs holistically, and this study...

Drivers for performance improvement originating from the Dutch drinking water benchmark

The Dutch drinking water sector has been benchmarked every 3 years since 1997, and the sector has significantly improved performance since then.Based on interviews withCEOs and financial managers of drinkingwater companies<br/>five drivers for improvement as a result of this benchmark are identified: ‘learning effect’, ‘enhanced transparency’, ...

Multi-criteria analysis applied to the selection of drinking water sources in developing countries: A case study of Cali, Colombia

Guaranteeing a safe and continuous drinking water supply for the city of Cali, Colombia, has become a concern for the water company of Cali, the environmental authorities, universities, and entities involved in the water resource. The progressive deterioration of the city’s water sources has led to a search for future water sources and/or...

Understanding Urban Drinking Water Institutions: A micro-analysis on physical maintenance and investments issues, the Case of Lilongwe, Malawi and The Netherlands

The Water Board in Lilongwe, Malawi is facing enormous challenges in providing access to urban citizens to safe and affordable drinking water. These challenges includes; keeping production levels up with drinking water demand, reducing the amount of physical and commercial water losses and collecting sufficient revenue to cover operational cost,...

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Evaluating alternatives for extending the drinking water supply in Uganda: A multidisciplinary project

In many places in Uganda, people do not have a connection to the drinking water supply system and there is a lack of treated water supply, meaning that people only have access to water a certain part of the day. As a result many people rely on springs, handpumps, rivers or lakes, of which the quality cannot be monitored or controlled. <br/><br/...