Governance for sustainability snapshot 2013

1. BASIC INFORMATION SECTION

This snapshot is based on a set of questions around the governance of water schemes such as communal domestic water points and small-scale community managed irrigation systems. It provides a way of analyzing functionality and predicting sustainability based on quantatives responces to a set of questions covering critical aspects of good governance. Governance questions cover issues around participation (P) Inclusion (I) accountability (A), and transaparancy (T),

Partners (ideally not just field staff but with headquarters or monitoring staff) could periodically undertake these snapshots or they could be used as a one off evaluation. We would also encourage third party assessments of findings, (e.g. by consultants) and the involvement of local government in the assessments.

The responses should be given by a mixed interest groups, including community members and committee leaders. We recommend that at least 5 people are involved in each interview. The interview process should ensure that the discussion is as participatory, transparent, and as inclusive as possible.

There is also the option for qualitative comments/feedback on some of the questions and we would recommend that you use these or the comments section at the end of the survey to capture telling quotes or interesting discussions/differences of opinion.

Many questions require an answer, otherwise you will not be able to move onto the next set of questions and to complete the survey. The survey is designed to take you back to some of the critical questions if you haven't responded to these, before it closes. Also it loops back to the beginning to allow multiple entries from the same computer.

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* 1. What country are you are reporting on?

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* 2. Identification data

Date data was collected(approximate(DD/MM/YY)

This snapshot number

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* 3. Please give location details

Province/Region

District/catchment

Sub-district/sub-catchment

Village

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* 4. Please provide details of scheme

Name of scheme

No or other reference data

Details of type of water sources (e.g. well)

Additional details (e.g. kind of pump)

Scheme initially constructed by

Scheme funded by

If renovated or expanded by

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* 5. Age of system/scheme?

Comment

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* 6. The scheme is managed by:

Committee

Government

Private sector

Nobody

Other (please specify)

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* 7. List all separately the main components of the scheme

water point for domestic use

separate water system for irrigation

clothes washing facility

cattle trough

shower

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Number of users (population not households) of water system

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* 9. From the four points A-D below rate the factors most likely to affect the sustainability of your scheme

	Most important	Second most important	Third most important	least important of the four
A. environment	A. environment Most important	A. environment Second most important	A. environment Third most important	A. environment least important of the four
B. finance	B. finance Most important	B. finance Second most important	B. finance Third most important	B. finance least important of the four
C. management/governance	C. management/governance Most important	C. management/governance Second most important	C. management/governance Third most important	C. management/governance least important of the four
D. technology	D. technology Most important	D. technology Second most important	D. technology Third most important	D. technology least important of the four

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