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Water supply in the Slums Hulya Dagdeviren and Simon A. Robertson

Water supply in the Slums Hulya Dagdeviren and Simon A. Robertson This research project has been supported by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Water Governance : Beyond Tame Solutions for Wicked Problems London International Development Centre 10 March 2009. Outline.

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Water supply in the Slums Hulya Dagdeviren and Simon A. Robertson

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  1. Water supply in the Slums HulyaDagdeviren and Simon A. Robertson This research project has been supported by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Water Governance : Beyond Tame Solutions for Wicked Problems London International Development Centre 10 March 2009

  2. Outline 1) Introduction : Trends in slum developments 2) Policy challenges for water supply in the slums 3) Varieties of access to water in the slums 4) Neo-liberal policy shift and water supply 5) Failures of market based solutions for water supply in slums

  3. Slum population as % of urban population Source: UN-Habitat

  4. Slum Management Approaches • Forced or legal evictions • Inert policies • Slum upgrading The whole process of managing slums is highly political.

  5. Policy challenges for water supply • Lack of land tenure & the obligation to serve • “… [once] pipes are installed in areas, their permanence may be seen as providing a stamp of approval …by the residents.” WUP (2003) • Formalisation of settlement conditions can provide incentives for faster growth of slums. • Formalisation may benefit the non-poor Technical difficulties • Spontaneous development of slums may hinder building water network • Buildings fail urban planning regulations • Land occupied my not be suitable for water infrastructure (e.g. flood plains, hills, ravines)

  6. Varieties of access to water in the slums • Access through formal network • E.g. Public taps, kiosks , illegal use or connections 2) Other sources of access • Use of private wells • Purchase from neighbours with residential supply • Purchase from water carts and trucks • Community schemes • Rivers, ponds, lakes

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