Potential and Pitfalls of Frugal Innovation in the Water Sector: Insights from Tanzania to Global Value Chains

Anne Hyvärinen, Marko Keskinen, Olli Varis · 2016 · Sustainability

Summary. Frugal innovations—affordable, stripped-down solutions—offer promise for addressing water challenges in developing regions like Tanzania. However, the study finds significant pitfalls: these innovations struggle to scale and lack institutional support. Water's critical role across natural and human systems, combined with complex global supply chains, creates barriers to sustainability impact. Success requires understanding entire value chains and their water dependencies.

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  title   = {Potential and Pitfalls of Frugal Innovation in the Water Sector: Insights from Tanzania to Global Value Chains},
  author  = {Anne Hyvärinen and Marko Keskinen and Olli Varis},
  journal = {Sustainability},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.3390/su8090888},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/su8090888}
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DOI

10.3390/su8090888

Countries

Tanzania

Regions

Africa

Categories

innovation-theory, food-systems, climate-and-environment, general-innovation

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2026-04-28