Water management & water problems

I think it is important to make a clear distiction between water management problems and the description of what you actually see. For instance, low coverage is not a management problem, but a problem for the people. Its terrible, yes, but it is the result of a problem and not the problem on itself regarding management.

i also think that lack of funding is not a management problem, in fact, i don't think that there is a lack of funing, the water sector as whole in Africa receives some 5 tot 10 milions of US$ ...... EACH DAY to fund all kind of water projects, so money is not the problem. Although everybody could use some extra cash to do something.... But hpow is the funding spend? Often mostly on charity problems, i'm afraid....

Contradictionary, one of the main problems for water management, is the fact that water projects do not really solve basic problems, in other words, who finally profits from the water projects and how does this shows up as a motivation to keep the service working over time, by that group that profits from the project?

Yes, a water project can HELP a community, but that does not mean it really solves it problems with "just" water. In other words, if a water pump in a community does not lead to better conditions and more jobs, cash flow, etc. but is just "more convenient", it will not create the needed extra funds for the maintenance so it will stop in some time.

Example: if you make a water pump, and people can now irrigate and sell vegetables, they make some money and can maintain the pump. But just to give water so they dont have to walk for 1 hour, does not necessarly create cash flow....

think about that, the issue is not charity, but management issues, so it all comes back to how is the cash flow with time!
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