Webinar - Future-proofing Water Systems in Developing Countries
Engineering for Change
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Description
Many well-intentioned people are working to make water flow in the homes of more than half of the world’s population that do not have it. But on average, 40% of rural water systems in developing countries stop working a few years after they are built. Billions of dollars in aid money have been thrown at the problem, but recent maps of water systems in several countries shows that they continue to break down.
In this webinar, we will focus on the one of the common reasons that rural water systems in developing countries do not function as expected: the lack of preventive maintenance.
Join us at the Engineering for Change webinar to:
- Learn about the reasons why operations and maintenance (O&M) are not regularly performed for rural water systems.
- Gain insight on why community-based O&M continues to be a challenge, even though it has been recognized as critical for decades.
- Hear examples of how some organizations are supporting local efforts to keep water services going (post-construction support).
- Discuss the guidelines for the resolution of problems with water systems.
Speaker: Susan Davis, Executive Director, Improve International
Source: upcoming webinar with engineers for change future-proofing water systems in developing countries
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Interesting webinar looking at the challanges beyond access to water - the maintenance and sustainability of water systems: why do they tend to fail after a number of years. The discussion looked at multiple factors linked not just to the system itself, but to the human factor of maintaining these systems effectively. Recognising failure is also a big part of learning.
A youtube video with the discussion will be available in a week's time and will be uploaded to this event page.
The presentation is now available - listen to the discussion through the uploaded video
Thank you Diane, very interesting.
I encourage you to watch it on you tube (just click on the you tube link), as you will then see many links by engineering for change with theme on WASH.
Cheers,