An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Rural water Supply, Ethiopia

Majority of rural water supply schemes are malfunctioning due to different factors. This study has been conducted to evaluate these factors contributing to the limited sustainability of rural water points.The study was conducted at a household level at several water points,Observations, interviews and structured questionnaires have been employed in the collection of data were were developed to gain perception towards participation, technology, satisfaction and cost recovery performances. Finally, data have been analyzed by logistic regression techniques.The logistic regression model confirmed that cost recovery efficiency strongly affects sustainability of rural water supply schemes. The result shows that when cost recovery is improved by 1%, the sustainability of rural water supply schemes also increases by 1.5%. The cumulative effect of the five variables (Community participation, Cost recovery, community satisfaction, technology perception and institutional support) contributed to sustainability of rural water supply schemes at R2 = 0.134, 2 = 8.58, Significant at P 0.05.

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Nome: Bewketu Fentahun Yimer. Endereço: Bahir Dar, Região de Amhara, Etiópia, possui as qualificações atribuídas por duas licenciaturas em Geografia e Estudos Ambientais, uma licenciatura em Economia e um mestrado em Estudos Ambientais na área da análise de recursos hídricos e gestão de terras áridas. Tenho mais de dez anos de experiência profissional.