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| Koukougnon Wilfried Gautier |

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Institut de Géographie Tropicale, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Abidjan-Cocody (Côte d’Ivoire)

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Access to drinking water in rural areas has always been a priority for public authorities since the 1973 National Village Hydraulics Program. The rural water access service initially managed by the State was definitively transferred to village communities since 1987 for efficient local management. Since then, the sustainability of hydraulic structures has been regularly affected. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyses the determinants of the insufficiency of management methods to ensure the sustainability of drinking water service points in the villages of the sub-prefecture of Agboville. Materials and methods: The methodological approach is based on a literature search, observations and a field survey carried out among the key players involved in the governance/management of this hydraulic equipment. Results: The study revealed that rural drinking water access structures consist of human power pumps, solar pumped water points and water hydrants. Their management is more assured by the protest models (Delegated Village Management, Private Management and the practice of « Laissez-Faire ») of the community institutional model (CGPE). It also revealed that the lack of financial autonomy, the lack of security of funds raised, the difficulties of maintenance and repair, the lack of capacity building and the predominant volunteerism of managers are all obstacles to the governance of water points.
Keywords: Agboville, Governance, water points, rural, sustainability.