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Improving rural water supply financing in Ethiopia

Policy recommendations to achieve Ethiopia's ambitious goal of reaching 100% coverage with at least basic drinking water service by 2030 and ensuring...
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Water and emotion : testing a new approach for monitoring water security among Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia

Research found a strong relationship between variation in seasonal water access and reported emotional response. Water security improvement could be...
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[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Presentation given WEDC 2021
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Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances : the case of water supply in Uganda

This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert...
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More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water service delivery in Uganda

The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater...
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Self-supply : filling the gaps in public water supply provision

Self-supply's contribution to urban and rural water provision world-wide, and the gains of government support.
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Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve...
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USAID-funded water point in Afar, Ethiopia

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020
Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Enabling environment for water security : mapping the national and state government institutions in India

A fact sheet on Indian national and state level institutions in Odisha and Bihar engaging in particular with rural water supply and resources.
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Cartoon of Burkinabè asking their president for water during the pandemic (cartoon by André Jules Nikiema)

COVID-19 and rural water crisis: putting pressure on Burkina Government

Published on: 20/04/2020
IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis.

Service delivery models for universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

Asset management, long-term planning and support to water service providers are important elements of service-delivery models.
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Collecting life-cycle cost data for WASH services : a guide for practitioners

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Inspiring water entrepreneurship in Tigray-iWET : an approach and a tool for system change

As a result of the the iWET project, functionality in some districts has risen from 80% to 95%, scheme downtime has been reduced from 30 days to...
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'Utilitisation'

There is no shortcut to institutional co-evolution. If we want imported technology to function, in advance of effective demand, the only way forward...
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Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in...
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At Least Basic Urban Water Services Access

Weekly WASH Graph: Mapping Projections of Universal WASH Access by 2030

Published on: 06/08/2018
What would universal access to water and sanitation look like by 2030?

A loud cry for access to quality, safe water in Rwangara Parish in Kanara Sub County, Ntoroko District, Uganda

Access to safe water will remain a dream for the people of Rwangara Parish in Kanara Sub County, Ntoroko District unless a lasting solution is found...
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Webinar : promoting harmonized monitoring for the WASH sector

A presentation and discussion on harmonised monitoring for the WASH sector, using the example of SIASAR: Rural Water and Sanitation Information...
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The untold story of WASH

A compilation of newspaper stories about the plight of the unserved in Uganda.
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Propuesta para modelos de intervención en agua y saneamiento el área rural dispersa de Honduras

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