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Testing an open app-based water management information system and its uptake among stakeholders in the Upper-Comoé river basin (Burkina Faso)

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  • Sié Palé
  • Joost Wellens
  • Farid Traoré
  • Carla Roncoli
  • Abdoul-Hamid Mohamed Sallah
  • B. V. C. Adolphe Zangré
  • Bernard Tychon

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Managing sustainably natural resources in an increasingly populated world is challenging, even more so when information asymmetries and conflicting interests exacerbate tensions among stakeholders. We used a principal–agent framework to analyse these dilemmas while testing the development of an open-source information platform for water users in the Upper-Comoé river basin (Burkina Faso). Information on water retrieval and delivery was shared through schematic maps in a WhatsApp water user group. By reducing information asymmetries, the system enhanced water delivery and distribution, and attenuated water-related conflicts. The study suggests that an open-source, low-cost application can enhance information access and sharing, reducing common principal–agent problems.

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  • Sié Palé & Joost Wellens & Farid Traoré & Carla Roncoli & Abdoul-Hamid Mohamed Sallah & B. V. C. Adolphe Zangré & Bernard Tychon, 2021. "Testing an open app-based water management information system and its uptake among stakeholders in the Upper-Comoé river basin (Burkina Faso)," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 417-431, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:46:y:2021:i:3:p:417-431
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2021.1897382
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