Willingness to Pay for Improved Operations and Maintenance Services of Gravity-Fed Water Schemes in Idjwi Island (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
| Autor: | Jaime Larumbe, Ruben Jimenez-Redal, Germán Arana-Landín, Beñat Landeta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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lcsh:Hydraulic engineering
media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Aquatic Science Biochemistry Agricultural economics lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes Willingness to pay gravity-fed water schemes lcsh:TC1-978 willingness to pay WTP Idjwi Island water tariffs Water Science and Technology media_common Contingent valuation lcsh:TD201-500 Excludability DRC Regression analysis Differential (mechanical device) Democracy financial sustainability Financial sustainability Value (economics) Business |
| Zdroj: | Water, Vol 13, Iss 1050, p 1050 (2021) Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación instname Addi: Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación Universidad del País Vasco Water Volume 13 Issue 8 |
| ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
| Popis: | Developing understanding of the economic value that communities ascribe to improved operations and maintenance (O& M) services has emerged as a key factor in achieving financial sustainability for rural water systems. The present study elicits household willingness to pay (WTP) for improved O& M services in eight gravity-fed water schemes in Idjwi Island (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC). A contingent valuation survey was implemented through an open-ended format questionnaire to 1105 heads of household and a log-linear regression model was employed to assess the factors influencing higher values. Findings show an average willingness to pay of 327 Congolese Francs (CDF) per month and 36 CDF per bucket. Results also indicate a significant WTP differential among studied schemes. The analysis of the conditioning factors reveals that the level of excludability, the participation in management meetings and the time employed in fetching water from an improved source are contingent with their WTP. The findings of this study are important for development agents trying to establish acceptable, affordable and practicable tariffs that help finance reliable rural water systems in Idjwi. |
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