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, Chad; Rogers, Josh; Warriner, Calum; Ward, Sarah; Powell, Wayne

Abstract

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. 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
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 19, 2018
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 21, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2018
• Journal: Water International
• Print ISSN: 0250-8060
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1114-1135
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417
• Keywords: rainwater harvesting, adoption, policy, Uganda
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/855485
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417
• Contract Date: Nov 21, 2018