Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda

Staddon, C; Rogers, J; Warriner, C; Ward, S; Powell, W

Abstract

This article investigates the reasons householders do, and don’t, adopt domestic rainwater harvesting (DRWH). Using a mixed-methods research approach, we collected data in three districts in central Uganda. Factors that emerged as important with respect to uptake of DWRH to address water shortage, especially at the household scale, include the work of intermediary organizations, finance mechanisms, life course dynamics and land tenure.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2018
• Journal: Water International
• Print ISSN: 0250-8060
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1114-1135
• APA6 Citation: Staddon, C., Rogers, J., Warriner, C., Ward, S., & Powell, W. (2018). Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda. Water International, 43(8), 1114-1135. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417
• Keywords: rainwater harvesting, adoption, policy, Uganda
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417