Hitosa, Ethiopia water supply scheme

Question 1

successes

Answer 1

• construction completed on time
• still worked after 20 years
• only small amount charged for water which goes to maintaining infrastructure
• project completely managed by local communities
• 65,000 people 25L a day

Question 2

problems

Answer 2

• pipeline may be too costly to repair after its expected lifetime of 30years (UK supplied originally)
  -hygiene around the tap stands has been neglected which has increased waterbourne diseases
• availability of clean water has increased migration so now the scheme is expected to support many more people - threatens sustainability

Question 3

what does the scheme involve

Answer 3

taking water from the permanent springs on Mount Bada and transporting it using only gravity to over 100 public water points