A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya.
Water safety planning is an approach to ensure safe drinking-water access through comprehensive risk assessment and water supply management from catchment to consumer. However, its uptake remains low in rural areas. Participatory mapping, the process of map creation for resource management by local...
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oai:doaj.org-article:39a3cd7e7b4e4da78c503455cc396d962021-12-02T20:09:01ZA mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255286https://doaj.org/article/39a3cd7e7b4e4da78c503455cc396d962021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255286https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Water safety planning is an approach to ensure safe drinking-water access through comprehensive risk assessment and water supply management from catchment to consumer. However, its uptake remains low in rural areas. Participatory mapping, the process of map creation for resource management by local communities, has yet to be used for rural water safety planning. In this mixed methods study, to evaluate the validity of participatory mapping outputs for rural water safety planning and assess community understanding of water safety, 140 community members in Siaya County, Kenya, attended ten village-level participatory mapping sessions. They mapped drinking-water sources, ranked their safety and mapped potential contamination hazards. Findings were triangulated against a questionnaire survey of 234 households, conducted in parallel. In contrast to source type ranking for international monitoring, workshop participants ranked rainwater's safety above piped water and identified source types such as broken pipes not explicitly recorded in water source typologies often used for formal monitoring. Participatory mapping also highlighted the overlap between livestock grazing areas and household water sources. These findings were corroborated by the household survey and subsequent participatory meetings. However, comparison with household survey data suggested participatory mapping outputs omitted some water sources and landscape-scale contamination hazards, such as open defecation areas or flood-prone areas. In follow-up visits, participant groups ranked remediation of rainwater harvesting systems as the most acceptable intervention to address hazards. We conclude that participatory mapping can complement other established approaches to rural water safety planning by capturing informally managed source use and facilitating community engagement.Joseph Okotto-OkottoWeiyu YuEmmah KwobaSamuel M ThumbiLorna Grace OkottoPeggy WanzaDiogo Trajano Gomes da SilvaJim WrightPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0255286 (2021) |
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Water safety planning is an approach to ensure safe drinking-water access through comprehensive risk assessment and water supply management from catchment to consumer. However, its uptake remains low in rural areas. Participatory mapping, the process of map creation for resource management by local communities, has yet to be used for rural water safety planning. In this mixed methods study, to evaluate the validity of participatory mapping outputs for rural water safety planning and assess community understanding of water safety, 140 community members in Siaya County, Kenya, attended ten village-level participatory mapping sessions. They mapped drinking-water sources, ranked their safety and mapped potential contamination hazards. Findings were triangulated against a questionnaire survey of 234 households, conducted in parallel. In contrast to source type ranking for international monitoring, workshop participants ranked rainwater's safety above piped water and identified source types such as broken pipes not explicitly recorded in water source typologies often used for formal monitoring. Participatory mapping also highlighted the overlap between livestock grazing areas and household water sources. These findings were corroborated by the household survey and subsequent participatory meetings. However, comparison with household survey data suggested participatory mapping outputs omitted some water sources and landscape-scale contamination hazards, such as open defecation areas or flood-prone areas. In follow-up visits, participant groups ranked remediation of rainwater harvesting systems as the most acceptable intervention to address hazards. We conclude that participatory mapping can complement other established approaches to rural water safety planning by capturing informally managed source use and facilitating community engagement. |
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Joseph Okotto-Okotto Weiyu Yu Emmah Kwoba Samuel M Thumbi Lorna Grace Okotto Peggy Wanza Diogo Trajano Gomes da Silva Jim Wright |
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Joseph Okotto-Okotto Weiyu Yu Emmah Kwoba Samuel M Thumbi Lorna Grace Okotto Peggy Wanza Diogo Trajano Gomes da Silva Jim Wright |
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A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya. |
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A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya. |
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A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya. |
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A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya. |
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A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya. |
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