Functionality of handpump water supplies: a review of data from sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region

Handpumps are heavily relied upon for drinking water in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries, but their operation and maintenance remain problematic. This review presents updated and expanded handpump functionality estimates for 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific regi...

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Published inInternational journal of water resources development Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 855 - 869
Main Authors Foster, Tim, Furey, Sean, Banks, Brian, Willetts, Juliet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Guildford Routledge 02.09.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Asia-Pacific
Data
Drinking water
handpumps
Rural areas
Rural water supply
Statistical methods
Statistics
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
water
Water supply
Asia-Pacific region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
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Summary:Handpumps are heavily relied upon for drinking water in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries, but their operation and maintenance remain problematic. This review presents updated and expanded handpump functionality estimates for 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Our results suggest that approximately one in four handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non-functional at any point in time, which in 2015 was roughly equivalent to 175,000 inoperative water points. Functionality statistics for Asia-Pacific countries vary widely, but data gaps preclude a robust region-wide estimate. In spite of data inconsistencies and imperfections, the results illustrate the persistent and widespread nature of rural water supply sustainability concerns.
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ISSN:0790-0627
1360-0648
1360-0648
DOI:10.1080/07900627.2018.1543117