| ID | 178273 |
| Title Proper | Sustainable conflict resolution through community based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) planning in fragile and conflict situations |
| Other Title Information | the case of Somalia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mafuta, Wonder (et.al) |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The study examines the nature of disputes, which are prevalent in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programming and suggests possible conflict management and resolution mechanisms. An online web-based survey, hosted on the popular Survey Monkey platform, was conducted through the Somalia WASH Cluster to 40 ‘active’ member organisations. A response rate of 73% was achieved. Thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo 12. The type of conflicts identified are as follows: visible versus non-visible benefits, emergency versus development focus, the young and the old, insiders versus outsiders, local versus donor priorities and men versus women. The article goes on to suggest possible conflict resolution mechanisms, which include: planning together with communities, continuum programming, setting up early warning systems, harmonisation of institutions managing WASH resources and the development of localised Memorandums of Understanding. It is recommended that the complexities of conflict and fragility require different approaches. The approaches would apply to both relief and developmental WASH programming. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 56, No.2; Mar 2021: p.352–363 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2021-03 56, 2 |
| Key Words | Conflict ; Planning ; Community Based ; Fragile Context ; WASH |