World Water Day 2022, Sharing AKU-ISMC's research

Research project by the Principal​ Investigator Dr Jeff Tan​ and Co-Investigator​​ Professor Stephen Lyon​:

Access to clean water and sanitation (SDG6​) is central to health and wellbeing (SDG3)​, particularly for the poor. However, capital investment in water in the Global South has been undermined by the failure to finance operations and maintenance (O&M) because (poor) households often cannot, or are unwilling to, pay. The successful operation of over 400 community-managed rural water projects covering over 100,000 households in northern Pakistan by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has led to the introduction of community-managed urban water schemes. This research examines two AKAH urban water schemes in Gilgit, Pakistan, to assess the viability of this community-managed model and if it can be scaled up and transferred to other urban settings.