Let it Rain - A Case Study of Community-based Water Management and Rainwater Harvesting in Bayoudah, Jordan
(2010) MIDM70 20101LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- This thesis is a case study on community-based water management and increased access to water through rainwater harvesting in rural Jordan. It also considers how women gain benefits through rainwater harvesting and their participation in community-based water management. Based on a holistic framework that merges community-based water management and water demand management, we examined Bayoudah village where a community-based organisation is allocating revolving loans to villagers to build rainwater harvesting systems. Through a combination of focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, we discovered that while rainwater harvesting enabled community members, specifically women, to become independent water managers at the... (More)
- This thesis is a case study on community-based water management and increased access to water through rainwater harvesting in rural Jordan. It also considers how women gain benefits through rainwater harvesting and their participation in community-based water management. Based on a holistic framework that merges community-based water management and water demand management, we examined Bayoudah village where a community-based organisation is allocating revolving loans to villagers to build rainwater harvesting systems. Through a combination of focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, we discovered that while rainwater harvesting enabled community members, specifically women, to become independent water managers at the household level, the community-based management in question did not translate into a concrete enhancement of women’s participation. (Less)
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- author
- Kolic, Hana LU and Ellefsen, Astrid LU
- supervisor
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- Anne Jerneck LU
- organization
- course
- MIDM70 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- women, community-based organisation, community-based water management, Rainwater harvesting, water demand management
- language
- English
- id
- 1607395
- date added to LUP
- 2010-11-09 14:47:01
- date last changed
- 2011-01-21 13:49:50
@misc{1607395, abstract = {{This thesis is a case study on community-based water management and increased access to water through rainwater harvesting in rural Jordan. It also considers how women gain benefits through rainwater harvesting and their participation in community-based water management. Based on a holistic framework that merges community-based water management and water demand management, we examined Bayoudah village where a community-based organisation is allocating revolving loans to villagers to build rainwater harvesting systems. Through a combination of focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, we discovered that while rainwater harvesting enabled community members, specifically women, to become independent water managers at the household level, the community-based management in question did not translate into a concrete enhancement of women’s participation.}}, author = {{Kolic, Hana and Ellefsen, Astrid}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Let it Rain - A Case Study of Community-based Water Management and Rainwater Harvesting in Bayoudah, Jordan}}, year = {{2010}}, }