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Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/130488 Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia Ngonyothi, Kafula Martin, De Wit Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership. Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Refuse and refuse disposal -- Political participation -- Windhoek (Namibia) UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Urbanisation is a global phenomenon characterised by an increase in population in urban areas. This is caused by the migration of people from rural areas for several reasons, such as job opportunities, better health care services and education in urban areas. Urbanization in Namibia is concentrated in Windhoek, where the majority of the population lives in informal settlements. These locations are marked by instances of open dumping and lack essential amenities like efficient solid waste handling. Solid waste is dumped in open areas and in the riverbeds that allow water to flow into water sources like rivers and dams. This leads to environmental pollution which negatively impacts human health and deteriorates the environmental quality. Developing countries, including Namibia, face challenges such as lack of funds and infrastructure, technical constraints, and inefficient or lack of policies which impedes SWM in informal settlements. The inefficiency can also be caused by the perception that it’s the local authority's duty to manage solid waste. Community participation is increasingly being viewed as a viable strategy for addressing service delivery disparities in many developing countries, including SWM. The study presents an investigation into the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management in the informal settlements of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel. It examines the existing forms of participation, explores their effectiveness, and provides areas of improvement. The study used a case study research design and followed a qualitative methodology. The study used purposive to select stakeholders from EIF, CoW and MEFT, and a snowball sampling to select 30 community members from the study area. Semi-structured interviews, field observations, and document analysis were used to gather data. ATLAS.ti was used for thematic analysis of the data. The study found that there are several community participation strategies that exist in the study area. The frequent participation strategies include burning of waste, use of waste collection points, use of refuse bags and skip containers. The least practiced participation strategies include the collection of recyclables and digging of shallow pits to bury solid waste. The study found that stakeholders carry out various strategies towards enhancing community participation such as awareness creation, provision of infrastructure and of funds. The study found that the existing forms of community participation were not effective due to a lack of skip containers, inadequate supply of refuse bags and lack of awareness. The study proposed diverse ways to increase effectiveness of community participation. These include implementation of different forms of awareness, collaboration between different stakeholders, formation of community-based organisations and provision of infrastructures. The study recommends implementation of awareness campaigns to impart knowledge on SWM and regular community engagements such as community meetings and workshops for participatory decision-making, as well as providing a platform for the community to view their issues and provide suggestions. The study was limited by the lack of publicly available data on SWM in the study area and scant research on community participation in SWM in the study area, as well as in Namibia. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verstedeliking is 'n wereldwye verskynsel wat gekenmerk word deur 'n toename in bevolking in stedelike gebiede. Dit word om verskeie redes deur die migrasie van mense uit landelike gebiede veroorsaak, soos werksgeleenthede, beter gesondheidsorgdienste en onderwys in stedelike gebiede. Verstedeliking in Namibie is in Windhoek gekonsentreer, waar die meerderheid van die bevolking in informele nedersettings woon. Hierdie vestigings word gekenmerk deur gevalle van oop storting en het nie noodsaaklike geriewe soos doeltreffende vaste-afvalhantering nie. Vaste-afval word in oop gebiede en in rivierbeddings gestort wat water in waterbronne soos riviere en damme laat vloei. Dit lei tot omgewingsbesoedeling wat menslike gesondheid negatief beinvloed en die omgewingskwaliteit verswak. Ontwikkelende lande, insluitend Namibie, staar uitdagings in die gesig soos 'n gebrek aan fondse en infrastruktuur, tegniese beperkings, en ondoeltreffende, of gebrek aan beleide, wat SWM in informele nedersettings belemmer. Hierdie ondoeltreffendheid kan ook veroorsaak word deur die persepsie dat dit die plaaslike owerheid se plig is om vaste-afval te bestuur. Gemeenskapsdeelname word toenemend beskou as 'n lewensvatbare strategie om diensleweringsverskille in baie ontwikkelende lande, insluitend SWM, aan te spreek. Die studie bied 'n ondersoek na die rol van gemeenskapsdeelname in volhoubare vaste-afvalbestuur in die informele nedersettings van Moses //Garoeb en Samora Machel. Dit ondersoek die bestaande vorme van deelname, ondersoek die doeltreffendheid daarvan en verskaf areas van verbetering. Die studie het 'n gevallestudie-navorsingsontwerp gebruik en 'n kwalitatiewe metodologie gevolg. Die studie het met ’n doel belanghebbendes uit EIF, CoW en MEFT gekies, en 'n sneeubalsteekproefneming gebruik om 30 gemeenskapslede uit die studiegebied te kies. Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude, veldwaarnemings en dokumentanalise is gebruik om data in te samel. ATLAS.ti is gebruik vir tematiese ontleding van die data. Die studie het bevind dat daar verskeie gemeenskapsdeelnamestrategiee in die studiearea bestaan. Die gereelde deelnamestrategiee sluit in die verbranding van afval, die gebruik van afvalversamelpunte, die gebruik van vullissakke en vraghouers. Die mins beoefende deelnamestrategiee sluit in die versameling van herwinbare stowwe en die grawe van vlak putte om vaste-afval te begrawe. Die studie het bevind dat belanghebbendes verskeie strategiee uitvoer om gemeenskapsdeelname te bevorder, soos bewusmaking, voorsiening van infrastruktuur en fondse. Die studie het bevind dat die bestaande vorme van gemeenskapsdeelname as gevolg van 'n gebrek aan vraghouers, onvoldoende voorsiening van vullissakke en 'n gebrek aan bewustheid ondoeltreffend was. Die studie het uiteenlopende wyses voorgestel om die doeltreffendheid van gemeenskapsdeelname te verhoog. Dit sluit in implementering van verskillende vorme van bewustheid, samewerking tussen verskillende belanghebbendes, vorming van gemeenskapsgebaseerde organisasies en voorsiening van infrastruktuur. Die studie beveel die implementering van bewusmakingsveldtogte aan om kennis oor SWM-oor te dra en gereelde gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid, soos gemeenskapsvergaderings en werkswinkels vir deelnemende besluitneming, asook die verskaffing van 'n platform vir die gemeenskap om hulle kwessies te lug en voorstelle te verskaf. Die studie is beperk deur die gebrek aan publiek-beskikbare data oor SWM in die studie-area en karige navorsing oor gemeenskapsdeelname in SWM in die studie-area, sowel as in Namibie. Masters 2024-02-28T08:42:20Z 2024-04-26T19:26:11Z 2024-02-28T08:42:20Z 2024-04-26T19:26:11Z 2024-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130488 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiii, 124 pages : illustrations, maps, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Refuse and refuse disposal -- Political participation -- Windhoek (Namibia) UCTD Ngonyothi, Kafula Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title | Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title_full | Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title_short | Exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management : a case study of Moses //Garoeb and Samora Machel informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia |
| title_sort | exploring the role of community participation in sustainable solid waste management a case study of moses garoeb and samora machel informal settlements in windhoek namibia |
| topic | Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- Environmental aspects -- Windhoek (Namibia) Refuse and refuse disposal -- Political participation -- Windhoek (Namibia) UCTD |
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