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Financial Sustainability of Community Managed Water Supply Projects in Developing Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

Year: 2026

Type: review

Abstract: The aim of this research was to evaluating the sustainability of community water supply systems in the developing countries where 2.2 billion people have no sustainable access to water. While water scarcity causes health deteriorations, economic losses and resource-driven violence. A search was conducted on Scopus using words like ‘financial sustainability,’ ‘Community-managed drinking water supply,’ ‘Developing countries,’ for articles from the years 2000 to 2023. Fields discussed included operations, financial reporting, audit outcomes and community engagement. Sources of funding recognized included fees from user charges, grants from government and international collaboration. Two major sources lay down as imperative to the success of the efforts: community support and government support. Limitations with regard to the chosen methods consisted of issues such as sample representativeness or data collection techniques. It will be advisable to extend this study with cross-country comparison for evaluating the long-term financial viability of the SNGs

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18320027

Authors: Bidya Nath Bhattarai, Pakorn Pasitsuparoad, Saroj Gyawali, Hari Prasad Ghimire, Hari Prashad Joshi

Institution: Prince of Songkla University

Language: English

Topic: Water Resource Management and Quality

Subfield: Water Science and Technology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7124898846

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