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Private emptiers' perspectives on the regulation of faecal sludge emptying services in Sub-Saharan Africa
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posted on 2021-08-24, 13:03 authored by Alix Lerebours, Rebecca ScottRebecca Scott, Kevin SansomUsing a two-round Delphi study, 15 faecal sludge emptiers from 11 cities in Sub-Saharan Africa have expressed views on the regulation of faecal sludge emptying services. Their responses identify the regulatory mechanisms in place where they operate, their opinions of these mechanisms, and prioritisation of those considered most useful to enable safe emptying services for all urban residents. All respondents (100%) support regulation, with 80% finding the regulation they encounter useful. However, all also state that regulatory mechanisms should extend beyond only rules and sanctions, to incorporate support, incentives and pro-poor mechanisms. This study is the first to provide a first-hand account of Sub-Saharan African private emptiers' willingness to accept clear regulation. In that regard, regulation should be flexible and adapted to the context in order to facilitate fair competition, safe and satisfactory service for customers and workers alike, and to alleviate the public and environmental health risks.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentVolume
11Issue
5Pages
785-793Publisher
IWA PublishingVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by IWA Publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Acceptance date
2021-06-29Publication date
2021-07-15Copyright date
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2043-9083eISSN
2408-9362Publisher version
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- en
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Rebecca Scott. Deposit date: 24 August 2021Usage metrics
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