1. Changing Household Water Rights in Rural Northern Ghana.
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Eguavoen, Irit
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WATER rights , *DRINKING water , *WATER supply , *HOUSEHOLDS , *PUMPING machinery , *WATER laws , *FRESH water - Abstract
In rural northern Ghana, changing hydrology and donor policies impact on household water supply and water rights. Ghana has adopted the community-based management approach in its national drinking water policy. Irit Eguavoen looks at how some policy concepts contradict pre-existing water rights; water users are challenged to balance project requirements, local norms, and ecological circumstances leading to divergent priorities and to more restricted access to water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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