Kagango Sub County has a challenge of water scarce and this has impacted the progress of social and economic development goals. This study has been done to develop a Water Poverty map to assess water resources at the sub county level. The water poverty map has been developed as a holistic tool showing water stress at the household and community levels, it is to help decision makers, at community and local government level to determine priority needs for interventions in the water sector. The Water Poverty Index is an inter-disciplinary tool that links physical availability of water with socio-economic factors. The index was computed for a sample of eight parishes, namely kihunda, kyagaju, nyarwenshama, migina, kiziba rwamujojo, kyabandala, nyakashambya. The findings of the study show that water availability does not necessarily translate into high levels of access at the sub county level. Thus, more needs to be done to bridge the gap between water resource availability and access to water and sanitation. In addition, all the parts in the study need to improve on access to water and sanitation to reach the targets of the world water vision. Strategy. The study provides several policy recommendations to improve the water poverty situation in the sub county. Performance of Water Service Providers in the sub county should be improved to reduce the burden on parishes that are the source of the water. Also, the study can be expanded to determine where focus needs to be put so as to improve the water poverty situation in the country, and how different parts can effectively manage their shared water resources for the benefit of all.

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