Maintenance hampers African progress on rural water supply

摘要

A briefing paper prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development for World Water Day has highlighted a 'failed investment' of between $215 and $360 million in 'dysfunctional' rural water projects in Africa.rnThe document draws on findings by the water and sanitation foundation FairWeather that estimated there are 50,000 dysfunctional water supply infrastructures across Africa. The document says that rural water supply points have failed, depriving poor communities of water, because donors, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have built infrastructure but ignored the need to maintain it.