Duncker, Louiza C2016-08-222016-08-222015-07Duncker, LC. 2015. Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa. In: 3rd International Conference on Water and Society, 15-17 July 2015, A Coruna, Spain, pp 183-194http://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/WS15/WS15016FU1.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8734Copyright: 2015: WIT Press. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.In South Africa, the current norms and standards for levels of water services have, over the last few decades, inadvertently focused on addressing water services in urban areas. The Minister responsible for water and sanitation initiated the development of revised norms and standards for equitable water services to all citizens, taking into account availability of water resources, financial challenges, geographical placement issues, servicing vulnerable groups and addressing the backlog, especially in rural areas. The project followed a participatory approach by focussing on workshops with key stakeholders and role players in the water sector, and work sessions with officials and implementers at national and local levels. The process culminated in revised goal and principles for appropriate levels of water services for the development of norms and standards that will be applied in the rural landscape of South Africa.enWaterWater servicesLevel of water servicesater service normsParticipatory developmentWater ladderWater qualityWater equityater sustainabiWater sustainabilityWater affordabilityConference PresentationDuncker, L. C. (2015). Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa. WIT Press. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8734Duncker, Louiza C. "Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8734Duncker LC, Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa; WIT Press; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8734 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Duncker, Louiza C AB - In South Africa, the current norms and standards for levels of water services have, over the last few decades, inadvertently focused on addressing water services in urban areas. The Minister responsible for water and sanitation initiated the development of revised norms and standards for equitable water services to all citizens, taking into account availability of water resources, financial challenges, geographical placement issues, servicing vulnerable groups and addressing the backlog, especially in rural areas. The project followed a participatory approach by focussing on workshops with key stakeholders and role players in the water sector, and work sessions with officials and implementers at national and local levels. The process culminated in revised goal and principles for appropriate levels of water services for the development of norms and standards that will be applied in the rural landscape of South Africa. DA - 2015-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water KW - Water services KW - Level of water services KW - ater service norms KW - Participatory development KW - Water ladder KW - Water quality KW - Water equity KW - ater sustainabiWater sustainability KW - Water affordability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 T1 - Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa TI - Towards norms and standards for water services in rural South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8734 ER -