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Accessing water in ATS settlement, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Accessing water in ATS settlement, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Michelle Rooney PhD Candidate, Australian National University. Presentation outline. Research background (Fieldwork, Methodology, Summary of data) Emerging issues Challenges of water access Supply/provision of water

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Accessing water in ATS settlement, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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  1. Accessing water in ATS settlement, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Michelle Rooney PhD Candidate, Australian National University

  2. Presentation outline • Research background (Fieldwork, Methodology, Summary of data) • Emerging issues • Challenges of water access • Supply/provision of water • Demand for water

  3. Urbanisation and informal settlements in PNG • 2010/2011 census • Population of PNG is 7.2 million • Population growth rate is 3.1% pa • NCD population is over 360,000 people and is growing at a rate of 3.3% pa • Around 5% of PNG’s population now live in the NCD

  4. Methodology Interview components • Demographic information on households (gender, place of birth, age, education levels) • Household characteristics (house structure, latrine, electricity, fuel energy used for cooking and water source) • Incomes, employment and livelihoods • Accessing land in ATS • Main risks or threats to livelihoods in ATS • Relationships with people – family, friends in broader Port Moresby, Tufi and elsewhere

  5. Local settlement norms, values and institutions Broader environment: Business, State, Customary land owners Development agencies

  6. Supply and provision of water • Political economy of water – customary landowners of Sirinumu dam • Ecological factors – relatively low and seasonal rainfall • Old water system • Growing population since • Water is a scarce resource in Port Moresby

  7. Em tasol – tenkiu Thank you

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