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Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme

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  • Service Opare, 2011. "Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 13(6), pages 1021-1042, December.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-011-9303-y
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