Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess households’ perceptions and challenges of institutional collaboration towards surface water quality in Shankila River in Addis Ababa. Specifically to investigate the current practices of institutional collaboration towards surface water quality in the study area; to examine households’ perceptions on institutional collaboration towards surface quality in the study area and to analyze the challenges of institutional collaboration towards surface water quality in the study area. Researcher was used mixed approaches (qualitative and quantitative research approach). Descriptive study design was used for this research study since it describes the working conditions of institutions. Probability and non-probability sampling procedures was used to select the survey areas and the sampling unit frame of household. At the first stage, 04 woreda from Addis ketema sub city was purposively selected for the following reasons: the river is found this area and no researches conduct so far these issues. In the second stage, river sounding households was selected. Finally, 152 sample households were selected from 04 woreda Addis ketema sub city through Simple Random Sampling method. Researcher was developed and distributed structured questionnaire to gather data from respondents. Additional data were collected from KIIs, FGDs and personal observation. Collected data were amazed through descriptive statists. The findings of the study reveal that More than half (60.5%) of respondents were confirmed that household’s’ did not have participation on water undertake river water quality monitoring and assessment on regular basis. Likewise, more than half (62.5%) of respondents were responded that households did not have participation on corrective measure on the pollutants about river water quality. However, household’s perceived local community used their local knowledge to conserve Shankila River. The challenges of institutional collaboration Shankila river water quality were limited financial resource for better management of Shankila River water; inadequate human resource; inadequate technological capacity of the delegated offices to administer the Shankila River water; inadequate coordination between local communities and public officials. Therefore the study recommended that all responsible institutions should create trust to assist good information flow, open dialogue, facilitating collaboration and innovation, and quick decision-making in river water management
