Potable Water for All: The Egyptian Experience with Rural Water Supply
- 22 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Water International
- Vol. 11 (2) , 54-63
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02508068608686384
Abstract
Egypt during 1952–1960 achieved a more rapid and proportionately larger improvement in potable water supply for its rural population than any other developing country. The way in which this was done laid the groundwork for later difficulties in maintenance and extension of services. Similar problems arose in the Fayoum project in 1953–1964. A program for basic village services initiated in 1979 applied some of the lessons learned in the earlierprogram, but raised new environmental issues. The early change in water service was not followed by striking reductions in prevalence of childhood disease.Keywords
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