Tanzania documents and publications

$2 billion dollars – the cost of water and sanitation Millennium Development Targets for Tanzania ( PDF 111Kb)
Meeting the Millennium Development Targets for improving access to safe drinking water will cost Tanzania at least $1,436 million dollars, and the cost to households for meeting the MDT on sanitation will cost $520 million dollars.
Dominick de Waal and Diana Nkongo, February 2005

Water and sanitation in Tanzania, an update based based on the 2002 population and housing census ( PDF 547Kb)
While the 2002 population and housing census reports that more than 95 percent of households in Dar es Salaam have toilets, other studies highlight that there is much variability in the quality of toilets.
WaterAid Tanzania

Water reforms and PSP in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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This study looks at Temeke municipality, the city’s major unplanned and unserviced area. The vacuum in water and sanitation provision is filled by private entrepreneurs and the prices for these services are determined by the market. This paper considers how new PSP reforms might impact on the communities water and sanitation needs.
WaterAid Tanzania, March 2003

Prospects for the poor: water reforms and private sector participation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ( PDF 243Kb)
This paper aims to inspire debate on two questions central to private sector participation in the management of Dar es Salaam’s water supply system. The two questions are: Will there be an increase in the availability of clean and safe water? How will poor people be affected?
Dominick de Waal, WaterAid Tanzania

Databases for the water sector: research from Nepal and Tanzania ( PDF 436Kb)
A lack of comparable and consistent data from across a country restricts the ability of planners and policy makers to effectively plan and finance future services. These case studies highlight the challenges in the current systems of national routine data collection.
Steve Sugden, March 2003

New roles, new rules – does PSP benefit the poor? Case studies of private sector participation in water and sanitation in 11 countries ( PDF 590Kb)
This special report presents the summaries of WaterAid's 11 PSP case studies and synthesis report from the perspective of field practitioners and poor people whose enjoyment of the right to water is vulnerable or non-existent.
Eric Gutierrez et al, September 2003

Gender and equality in the Kiteto programme, Arusha, Tanzania ( PDF 670Kb)
This report takes observations from case studies to provide recommendations on gender policy. A number of methodologies were identified to improve gender and equity in programs which were all assessed after a trial period of implementation. The report documents the commitment statement for gender and equity and how it was agreed upon by the Kiteto program Management Team.  
Sarah House, April 2002

Water and sanitation in Tanzania ( PDF 3.3Mb)
Poverty Monitoring for the sector using national surveys. A collaborative project for the water and sanitation sector led by Ministry of Water and Livestock Development.
WaterAid - Tanzania with Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre and National Bureau of Statistics, 2002

Water and sanitation in Tanzania, poverty monitoring for the sector using population censuses ( PDF 1Mb)
Uses demographic surveys in conjunction with a population censuses to measure trends in water and sanitation.
WaterAid Tanzania

PRSP – Tanzania critique ( PDF 213Kb)
WaterAid has been looking at how it fits into the big picture of development policies and programs in Tanzania, including overall strategies to reduce poverty in the country and their practical implementation in water and sanitation. This report summarizes some of the key findings and proposes ways in which WaterAid could engage.
Jenni Marshall, 2001

WAMMA: empowerment in practice ( PDF 451Kb)
This is the first in a series of reports which analyses WaterAid's experience in supporting integrated water, sanitation and hygiene education projects in developing countries. It details how an evolutionary government/NGO partnership has helped Tanzanian villagers to attain sustainable water and sanitation services.  
Julie Jarman and Kathy Johnson, March 1997

Groundwater quality Tanzania

Groundwater quality information Tanzania ( PDF 1.1Kb)
This information sheet aims to identify inorganic constituents of significant risk to health that may be present in Tanzania's groundwater. It provides guidance to WaterAid country office staff to target efforts on water quality testing and to encourage further thinking in the organization on water-quality issues.
British Geological Survey, January 2001