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Published on: 03/12/2013

Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also were among those most affected... Read more...

WASHCost global infosheets

Applying a life-cycle costs approach to water: costs and service levels in rural and small town areas in Andhra Pradesh (India), Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mozambique

Published on: 01/01/2013

This paper concludes that there is chronic underfunding of rural water services, to meet the costs required to provide and sustain a basic level of... Read more...

Life-cycle costs in Ghana : functionality of rural water systems in Ghana

Amedzikope community report: cost of water and sanitation services in Amedzikope in the Ketu South District, Volta Region of Ghana

Akporkploe community report: cost of water and sanitation services in Akporkploe in the Ketu South district

De l’accès aux systèmes de distribution d’eau potable à l’accès aux services d’eau potable : méthode et outils

Published on: 04/06/2012

Le Burkina Faso fait partie des nombreux pays qui ont adhéré aux objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) et, notamment, à l’objectif 7... Read more...

Life-cycle costs approach : costing sustainable services

Published on: 14/12/2011

Briefing note describing the life-cycle costs approach and why it was developed. Read more...

Use of cost information in planning and decision making in rural water and sanitation service delivery in Ghana

Published on: 17/02/2011

This study examined the planning process for delivering sustainable WASH services in Ghana, particularly with respect to the existing and potential... Read more...

Rural water supply in Africa : building blocks for handpump sustainability

Published on: 01/01/1970

The book is the final output from the research project 'Guidelines for Sustainable Handpump Projects in Africa' and is designed to assist those... Read more...

Working paper Every drop counts: assessing aid for water and sanitation