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Water tariff conflict resolution through indigenous participation in tri-water sector partnerships: Dalun cluster communities in northern Ghana

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  • Sylvester Zackaria Galaa
  • Francis Issahaku Malongza Bukari

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The paper examines how the perceived ownership of a water resource negatively influenced local people's attitudes towards payment of potable water tariffs and exacerbated conflicts between water users and service providers in the Dalun community of the northern region of Ghana. The paper presents a case study of how community participation and endogenous approaches to conflict resolution contributed to payment of water tariffs. The findings show that the establishment of a tri-water sector partnership (TWSP), consisting of the Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL), private sector development practitioners, and community water boards, led to positive mediation of water tariff conflicts using the institution of chieftaincy. Alternative, endogenous conflict resolution methods combined with modern methods in a tripartite partnership showed promise as an approach to managing conflicts in water projects and in broader poverty reduction efforts.

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  • Sylvester Zackaria Galaa & Francis Issahaku Malongza Bukari, 2014. "Water tariff conflict resolution through indigenous participation in tri-water sector partnerships: Dalun cluster communities in northern Ghana," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(5-6), pages 722-734, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:24:y:2014:i:5-6:p:722-734
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2014.940852
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