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Ecological Governance and the Sustainability of Rural Household Water Conservation Systems in the Savannah Region of Ghana

Ecological Governance and the Sustainability of Rural Household Water Conservation Systems in the Savannah Region of Ghana

Prosper Bazaanah
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 46
ISBN13: 9781799888093|ISBN10: 1799888096|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799888109|EISBN13: 9781799888116
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch001
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Bazaanah, Prosper. "Ecological Governance and the Sustainability of Rural Household Water Conservation Systems in the Savannah Region of Ghana." Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa, edited by Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1-46. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch001

APA

Bazaanah, P. (2022). Ecological Governance and the Sustainability of Rural Household Water Conservation Systems in the Savannah Region of Ghana. In I. Nojiyeza, O. Mtapuri, P. Bazaanah, & E. Netshiozwi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa (pp. 1-46). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch001

Chicago

Bazaanah, Prosper. "Ecological Governance and the Sustainability of Rural Household Water Conservation Systems in the Savannah Region of Ghana." In Handbook of Research on Resource Management and the Struggle for Water Sustainability in Africa, edited by Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza, et al., 1-46. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8809-3.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter examined the link between ecological governance and water conservation as sustainable pathways for enhancing rural livelihoods in the Savannah Region. Designs adopted were post-positivist and cross-sectional. Probability sampling techniques were used to sample 450 household and official respondents. Questionnaires were administered, while descriptive statistics and chi-square test were utilised to analyse the data. Findings showed significant relationship between conservation initiatives, finance, rehabilitation/maintenance, and gender inclusion and domestic water conservation. Therefore, with commitment to maintenance, funding, and gender inclusion in water decisions, there is the likely for water to be locally sustainable in rural communities of the region. Democratic, decentralised, and participatory approaches to ecological governance and empowerment of the local communities are recommended as essential preconditions for achieving ecologically self-governing communities and sustaining domestic water systems in the rural areas of the region.

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