Water and Sanitation Services for Informal Settlements in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The objective of this study was to inform Solomon Water of potential service delivery models for the expansion of water and sanitation services in informal settlements in Honiara. Currently, a range of water service delivery models are in use by re...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/514751574138362122/Water-and-Sanitation-Services-for-Informal-Settlements-in-Honiara-Solomon-Islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32758 |
| Summary: | The objective of this study was to
inform Solomon Water of potential service delivery models
for the expansion of water and sanitation services in
informal settlements in Honiara. Currently, a range of water
service delivery models are in use by residents of
settlements. As described below, many of do not result in
safe and affordable drinking and domestic water. Similarly,
a range of sanitation practices are in use, most are not
likely to result in safe containment of human waste. Solomon
Water is currently expanding and improving its water and
sanitation services in Honiara, and other regional towns
urban center's. As a part of this improvement and
expansion agenda, there is the opportunity to improve the
water and sanitation services used by residents of informal
settlements. In recognition of the diversity of
environmental, social and economic diversity amongst urban
residents in Honiara’s informal settlements, a range of
water and sanitation service delivery models may need to be
offered. This assessment identifies the range of possible
water and sanitation service models, and, with input from
Solomon Water, informal settlement residents and other
stakeholders, together with analytical information and
lessons about service delivery models used elsewhere, makes
recommendations about the water and sanitation service
options best suited to informal Honiara’s settlements. |
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