Challenges and opportunities with social inclusion and community‐based water management in Solomon Islands
| العنوان: | Challenges and opportunities with social inclusion and community‐based water management in Solomon Islands |
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| المؤلفون: | Mark William Love, Hugo Bugoro, Jael O'oi, Diana Gonzalez, Regina Souter, Carol Offer, Nixon Panda, Joe Hagabore, Collin Benjamin, Cara Beal |
| المصدر: | Development Policy Review. 40 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Sustainable development, Economic growth, business.industry, Geography, Planning and Development, 1604 Human Geography, 1605 Policy and Administration, Public policy, Extended family, Water industry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Development, Collective action, Political science, Agency (sociology), National Policy, Development Studies, business, Strengths and weaknesses |
| الوصف: | Motivation: The levels of rural water services are poor in Pacific Island countries (PICs); ineffective water management (WM) is one of the key reasons. Greater social inclusion in WM groups is a key goal of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, but there is a lack of data on the make-up of WM groups and what appropriate and effective inclusivity in WM looks like in the region. Purpose: This article contributes to filling these gaps by examining national community WM policy and the attributes and activities of rural WM groups, in practice, in villages across Solomon Island. The purpose is to influence government policy and guidance relating to the structure and functionality of rural WM groups. Methods and approach: Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from eight rural communities in Solomon Islands between 2018 and 2020, by a team of international and local Solomon Islander researchers. Detailed data from six formalized WM groups combined with an analysis of national policy and rural WM guidelines are used to identify strengths and weaknesses in current WM policy and approaches. Findings: WM group inclusivity has improved with regard to women, but they still often remain excluded from decision-making. Young people are essential to the ongoing operation of water systems yet were rarely formal members of water committees. Intra-village levels of social cohesion were stronger than village-wide. Most water committees had collapsed in the past, lacked institutional sustainability and failed community expectations. Factors informing this included the high mean age of committee members, multiple obligations of executives, and often poor intra-village social and geographical representation. Policy implications: Villages are not homogenous communities, but include many smaller social units—tribes, extended families, different faith groups—that tend to have stronger social cohesion than “village-wide” groups or committees. Moreover, many of these groupings are often socio-spatially demarcated in formalized “zones/areas” of a village. This needs to be reflected in WM group membership and national policy guidelines. At these levels, social cohesion, collective action, and agency are greater than at the village-wide level, offering opportunities for more inclusive and effective WM outcomes. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| تدمد: | 1467-7679 0950-6764 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::546e95cde15158a1c676be2e5f3bdaf6 https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12597 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....546e95cde15158a1c676be2e5f3bdaf6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14677679 09506764 |
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