Governance principles for local level groundwater management in Njombe district, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMalisa, E. T
dc.contributor.authorGudaga, J. L
dc.contributor.authorKabote, S. J
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T07:26:29Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T07:26:29Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.descriptionResearch paperen_US
dc.description.abstractGroundwater governance is a necessary condition for groundwater management that in turn improves access to clean and safe drinking water. However, it is one of the developmental issues, which has not been addressed squarely in Tanzania. Using governance principles, we explored groundwater governance in Njombe district where water for domestic use depends on groundwater source. The study used cross-sectional research design by adopting a mixed method approach with a random sample of 250 respondents. It also involved 32 Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) participants and 9 governance actors at a district and community levels. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to summarize descriptive statistics while qualitative data were subjected to the content analysis. The results show that five out of eight governance principles namely: accountability, transparency, collaboration, rule of law and responsiveness were not practised effectively because of poor knowledge among the governance actors. To that effect, the practice of governance principles was poor translating into poor groundwater management. Therefore, district authorities should build capacity on good governance to all groundwater governance actors recognized by the law. This helps practise governance principles effectively for groundwater management.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.citationGudaga, J. L.1, Kabote S. J.2* and Malisa, E. T.2. (2022). Governance principles for local level groundwater management in Njombe district, Tanzania. Journal of African Studies and Development, 14(3): 88-98.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2141-2189
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4743
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of African Studies and Developmenten_US
dc.subjectGroundwater governanceen_US
dc.subjectActorsen_US
dc.subjectNjombe districten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleGovernance principles for local level groundwater management in Njombe district, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttp://www.academicjournals.org/JASDen_US

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