Households ' Participation in Community Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas of Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Abstract

The determinants of local households ' participation and sustainability of periurban
community-based water management encompasses known and unknown
challenges. This paper aims to determine the drivers of peri-urban households '
participation in water management systems in the Greater Accra Region (GAR).
Data were collected using qualitative and a quantitative survey. Logistic regression
model was applied as an analytical tool to examine the determinants of local
households ' participation. Findings indicated that the determinants of local
households ' participation have an impact on peri-urban community-managed
water systems because, as local community participation increases, community
awareness and spirit of ownership increase too, leading to facility sustainability.
The study also concludes that there is a significant relationship between social
change, heterogeneity community and determinants of local households '
participation of peri-urban community-managed water facilities. Therefore, any
attempt to analyse local households ' participation in community-managed water
system must be based on practical contexts rather than on assumptions.