Public and

private sectors

Individual water users in community

Financial resources

other resources

Productive uses Domestic uses

services

Benefits Income Health Indicators of wellbeing

Costs water fees labour time

Funds

Water management institutions at higher levels

Water users

Management entity

or

Water services provider

Water user association

Water delivery function

Financial function

Institutional function

Water fees, Labour, Time

Water supply system

Water resources Infrastructures

Water services

A managerial conception of mus

Socio-economic research components

Literature review

Costs/benefits

Water and poverty

Management tools and institutions

Participatory diagnosis of

existing systems

Rapid assessment

Water demand/supply

Community objectives

Existing mus in ZimbabweModeling of demand and

supply for water services

Decision support tools

for mus at community and water service provider levels

Analysis of institutional and policy

context