Water and aid in Mozambique : gendered perspectives of change / Emily Van Houweling, Regis University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houweling, Emily Van, author.

Series:

The International African Library ; 68.

The International African Library ; 68

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Mozambique.

Water-supply--Mozambique.

Women in development--Mozambique.

Sustainable development--Mozambique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 231 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Analysing how water development projects unfolded in five rural communities in Mozambique, Emily Van Houweling offers an alternative perspective on water and the politicised nature of water management in the region. Using a hydro-social cycle framework, she demonstrates how water is tied to everyday life in matrilineal Nampula and how social relations, gender roles, and local politics were reconfigured during the project. While centring the experience of community members, Van Houweling also includes the perspectives of project implementers, showing how project plans were translated and negotiated as they worked their way down to the community. Employing the concept of organisational culture, Van Houweling reveals the tensions that resulted from different actors' decision-making processes and motivations, and illuminates possible explanations for the gaps between policy and practice. Exploring women's empowerment, community ownership, and participation, this book facilitates innovative ways for thinking about evaluation, sustainability, and gender-water relations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Aug 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-23974-0

1-009-23975-9

1-009-19347-3