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A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the...

Building bridges in Bhola Bangladesh

Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively...

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UNC Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 7-11 Oct 2019

Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health...

Fetching water in a rural location in Tanzania

RUWASA: New hopes in challenging times?

The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency.

Functionality of handpump water supplies : a review of data from sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia...

Approximately one in four handpumps in sub-...

Who plans for water and sanitation in villages?

How can the devolution of planning and budgetary...

OU conference Ethiopia

2019 OU International WaTER Conference

Conference Theme: "Quest for Water Security: Quantity, Quality and Equity".

Sustaining rural water : a comparative study of maintenance models for community-managed schemes

Emerging trends and practical recommendations for...

Mapping of water & sanitation programs, institutions and fund flow architecture for...

A roadmap for tracking and analysing district...

Mapping of water & sanitation programs, institutions and fund flow architecture for Ganjam,...

A roadmap for tracking and analysing district...

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Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopia

Published on: 25/05/2019

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-...

Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind

Published on: 21/05/2019

Join a 3-week RWSN e-discussion on the costs, financing and affordability of rural water supply and sanitation for the most vulnerable populations.

RWSN e-discussion: Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind

Published on: 21/05/2019

Examining the life-cycle cost components, financing and affordability of rural water supply and sanitation for the most vulnerable populations.

Is community-based management the way forward in Ghana?

Published on: 08/05/2019

The community-based management (CBM) model has often been called into question as an effective means of service provision.

Collecting life-cycle cost data for WASH services : a guide for practitioners

Collecting life-cycle cost data for WASH services: A guide for practitioners

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...

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

Keeping community managed handpump systems going

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...

Keeping community managed handpump systems going

'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...

‘Utilitisation’

Moving toward prevention : rural water maintenance and sustained service delivery

Moving toward prevention: rural water maintenance and sustained service delivery

50 years of IRC: Interview with Adrienne Lane

Published on: 27/02/2019

Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies.

Parts of the system : supply chains and operation and maintenance (O&M) in Amhara, Ethiopia

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...

Parts of the system : supply chains and operation and maintenance (O&M) in Amhara, Ethiopia

Digging deep behind the complexities of sustainable water supply in Nepal

A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat...

Digging deep behind the complexities of sustainable water supply in Nepal

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...

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

Developing consumer markets within rural WASH systems

This paper presents reflections on how consumer WASH markets are being developed and the role of different types of actors in the system.

Developing consumer markets within rural WASH systems

Facilitating local strengthening of WASH systems : whose understanding counts?

The paper sets out the processes followed to establish WASH Learning Alliances in Ethiopia, examines some of the associated risks and constraints,...

Facilitating local strengthening of WASH systems : whose understanding counts?

Strengthening WASH systems in Ethiopia

This paper summarises the different system strengthening initiatives and makes recommendations for joint learning and collaboration.

Strengthening WASH systems in Ethiopia

Strengthening water quality monitoring systems in Asutifi North, Ghana

How the Aquaya Institute selected a system strengthening approach to overcome the sustainability constraints that other water quality monitoring...

Strengthening water quality monitoring systems in Asutifi North, Ghana

Getting the politics right : understanding the political economy of rural and urban WASH in South Asia

Using real life examples to show how Political Economy Analysis (PEA) can be used in practical ways in WASH system planning and promotion.

Getting the politics right : understanding the political economy of rural and urban WASH in South Asia

Selecting management models for piped water supply schemes

Published on: 22/01/2019

WaterAid publishes new resource guide.

The ‘art’ in partnerships

Published on: 13/12/2018

Analysing partnerships and how they strengthen WASH systems.

Partnership to advance resiliency in the Ethiopian lowlands

Published on: 05/12/2018

USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions.

RWSN webinar - Utility Service Delivery Models in Rural Areas: Opportunities and Challenges

Published on: 09/11/2018

This webinar will explore drivers behind the emergence of rural utility models, institutional arrangements and ways to strengthen accountability under such models.

Emotional wellbeing as a proxy indicator for water security among pastoralists in Afar, Ethiopia (WEDC paper)

Emotional wellbeing as a proxy indicator for water security among pastoralists in Afar, Ethiopia

WEDC conference resources

Kabarole WASH sustainability actor and factor analysis

Kabarole WASH sustainability actor and factor analysis

Analysis on IRC's use of Pay as You Fetch : Kabarole district, Uganda

An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service...

Analysis on IRC's use of Pay as You Fetch

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