Monitoring of water and sanitation services within an integrated decentralised monitoring system: experiences from Ghana

Monitoring of water and sanitation services has for a long time been project driven in the developing world. The need for data to inform subnational planning and delivery of quality services has led to the adoption of decentralised integrated monitoring. However, little is known about the strengths...

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Published in:Journal of water, sanitation, and hygiene for development sanitation, and hygiene for development, 2021-05, Vol.11 (3), p.461-473
Main Author: Akanbang, Bernard Afiik Akanpabadai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Alliances
Data collection
decentralised monitoring
Decentralization
Financial management
ghana
Hygiene
integration
Local government
Monitoring
Monitoring systems
Planning
Politics
Rural areas
Sanitation
Sanitation services
Stakeholders
subnational
Teams
Transparency
water and sanitation services
Water monitoring
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Summary:Monitoring of water and sanitation services has for a long time been project driven in the developing world. The need for data to inform subnational planning and delivery of quality services has led to the adoption of decentralised integrated monitoring. However, little is known about the strengths and weaknesses of this approach in the monitoring of water and sanitation services. A case study design in which document reviews were combined with 22 key informant interviews held between March and July 2019 in the Upper West Region of Ghana were used to investigate the research problem. Findings show that integration enhanced the processes for validating and using monitoring data and ensuring downward accountability. However, logistical and financial support and inadequate critical reflection is a major challenge under the integration. The paper calls for special attention to be paid to funding and logistics for monitoring water and sanitation services.
ISSN:2043-9083
2408-9362
DOI:10.2166/washdev.2021.261