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Title	Can the sector-wide approach strengthen local development institutions? : the case of the water sector in rural Benin
Authors	T. Hilhorst, C. Adjinacou, P. Langley
Year	2008
Publisher	Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Place	Amsterdam
Pages	32
Organisation	KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Subject	Health and Nutrition
Keywords	water, sanitation, government, public administration
Regions	Africa, Africa South of Sahara, West Africa
Country	Benin
Abstract	Delivering drinking water to rural areas is one of the missions of the Directorate-General for Water in Benin. The goal is that everyone should have guaranteed access to drinking water. This is something that can only be achieved by pooling local knowledge, technical and hydrological expertise and establishing appropriate and effective systems and procedures, which means that government structures need to have the capacity to adapt to a constantly changing context and the ability to learn in order to improve their performance. This publication documents some of the efforts to improve local services and accelerate the pace of operations, in the hope that it may serve as an example for other structures facing the same type of challenges.
Language	English
Category	Policy
Document type	Book
Note	Transl. of: L'approche sectorielle peut-elle renforcer les instances locales? : le secteur eau au Bénin. - (Bulletin / Development policy & practice ; 382)
Rights	© 2008 KIT
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