Challenges
65 |
Proposals noting access to water as a challenge cite availability of water (waiting, finding, and storing water), presence of a water network, competition for shared resources, and inequitable distribution of ... |
61 |
Proposals noting challenges associated with availability, access to, cost of, or risks associated with funds and financing opportunities. |
57 |
Proposals noting social, cultural, and political challenges associated with water and sanitation cite several factors, including economic (job insecurity and/or lack of sufficient job creation), access and understanding of technologies ... |
55 |
Current state is unsufficient du to limited access to water and sanitation resources; reasons unspecified. |
44 |
Proposals noting challenges associated with current solutions due to a general lack of community involvement, empowerment, and/or buy-in. |
41 |
Current state is insufficient due to lack of proper sanitation and/or sanitation practices. |
38 |
Current solutions are difficult to implement due to limited availability and access to financing options and/or access to general funds. |
38 |
Proposals noting quality of water as a challenge cite improper sanitation, drinkability, and presence of bacteriological contamination as specific concerns. |
36 |
Current state is insufficent due to a general lack of education and awareness regarding existing water and sanitation resources and/or key issues. |
28 |
Proposals noting challanges with current solutions due to a lack of information within a community. |
24 |
Solutions prove difficult to implement due to the cost and/or affordability and of water and/or water and sanitation resources. |
20 |
Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of sustainable options to match increasing and/or changing needs over time. |
19 |
Current state is insufficient due to a limited extension and/or non-existence of water grid to communities in need. |
19 |
Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of scalability to match need over time. |
15 |
Current state is insufficient due to a lack of drinkable water. |
14 |
Current state is insufficient due to the length of time spent waiting for water. |
13 |
Proposals noting challenges to existing solutions cite scalability, lack of participation, and inability to achieve and maintain sustainability over time as specific concerns. |
13 |
Solutions prove difficult to implement because of a lack of financial support due to general financial risks associated with lending. |
13 |
Proposals noting infrastructure as a challenge cite maintenance of existing infrastructure, limited or non-existence of a water grid, and general lack of public toilets as specific concerns. |
12 |
Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of demand and/or lending, which in turn, makes additional financial support unattractive. |
10 |
Current state is insufficient due to difficulty associated with locating water and/or points of dispensing. |
10 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions stat due to a lack and/or sufficient number of public toilets available. |
10 |
Solutions prove difficult to implement due to a lack of philanthropic funds and resources. |
9 |
Current state is insufficient due to political barriers associated with implementation and/or a lack of buy-in required by stakeholders. |
9 |
Current state is insufficient due to a lack of water infrastructure and/or methods for transportation, storing, and dispensing water and sanitation resources. |
8 |
Current solutions remain unsuccessful due to lack of understanding of key issues (proper sanitation and hygiene etiquette). |
7 |
Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of understanding and/or education of end users regarding technologies and/or solutions provided and available. |
6 |
Current state is insufficient due to the presence of bacteria and/or other contamination. |
6 |
Current state is insufficient due to competition for shared or insufficient resources. |
6 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of maintenance to existing infrastructure. |
6 |
Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of access to water and sanitation resources, due to overcrowding, resulting in limited resources. |
6 |
Current state is insufficient due to the existence of water mafia and/or a black market. |
4 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a general lack of access and understanding of technologies available and/or used. |
4 |
Current state is insufficient due to a lack of consistency in supply of water and sanitation resources. |
4 |
Current state is insufficient due to a general lack or limitation of water and sanitation resources. |
4 |
Current state is insufficient due to a general resistance to change by communities, associated with new technologies and/or solutions. |
4 |
Current state is insufficient due to underutilization of existing solutions. |
3 |
Solutions prove difficult to implement due to a lack of aid available for water and sanitation solutions. |
3 |
Current state is insufficient due to inequitable distribution of water and/or sanitation resources. |
3 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of skills needed. |
3 |
Current state is insufficient due to the monopoly of the existing water market by certain players (private and/or government). |
2 |
Proposals noting challenges associated with current solutions due to a diminishing interest in providing funding and/or financial support. |
2 |
Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of social links resulting in continued misinformation and/or a lack in buy-in and participation. |
2 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of general participation. |
2 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutionsdue to a lack of financial support, stemming from a lack of reinvestment of funds in existing water and sanitation solutions. |
1 |
Proposals noting challenges with current solutions because they do not offer opportunities for sufficient job creation. |
1 |
Current and new solutions are unsuccessful or insufficient due to general instability in the job market and/or job insecurity. |
1 |
Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of viable and/or sustainable means for storing water safely and/or securely. |