This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,... Read more...
The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency. Read more...
Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for... Read more...
Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge. Which factors factors undermine the effectiveness of Operation and Maintenance (O&M)? Read more...
IRC Burkina a initié une plateforme d'échange d'expériences et de capitalisation dans les communes exemplaires du Passoré. Read more...
Baseline assessment report on rural water service levels in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR. Read more...
Information on existing water schemes, including functionality and other critical WASH indicators, for the planning, coordination and outcomes of... Read more...
The government's flagship Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR-WASH) initiative focuses on lowland investments in 'resilient' technologies such as deep boreholes and more resilient piped water infrastructure. These seek to displace emergency humanitarian interventions in drought-... Read more...
The community-based management (CBM) model has often been called into question as an effective means of service provision. Read more...
This paper proposes a framework of elements that need to be in place for continued handpump functioning, and then turns this into a diagnostic device... Read more...
This paper summarises results of a study about the demand for rural water facility spares, the organisation of supply chains and the O&M systems... Read more...
A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat... Read more...
This paper presents reflections on how consumer WASH markets are being developed and the role of different types of actors in the system. Read more...
How the Aquaya Institute selected a system strengthening approach to overcome the sustainability constraints that other water quality monitoring... Read more...
WaterAid publishes new resource guide. Read more...
USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions. Read more...
Climate resilient WASH is about new ways of working across the traditional humanitarian and development sectors. We went to one of the harshest spots in Ethiopia, and surely in the world, to find out more. Read more...