RWSN Library
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The Untapped Potential of Decentralized Solutions to Provide Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale
The State of the Safe Water Enterprises Market
Downloads: 0
Author: Bhatnagar, N., Lampert, S., Goyal, V. Mehta, R., Rai, R. and Chandrasekhar A.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Scaling for impact
Lessons learnt from funding water and sanitation enterprises
Downloads: 0
Author: SFF
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: The Stone Family Foundation
Institution: The Stone Family Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 200
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 3. Ensuring the participation of the poor
Downloads: 1
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 2. Additional notes for policy makers and planners
Downloads: 1
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 1. Concept, principles and practice
Downloads: 2
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
What drives the performance of rural piped water supply facilities in Ghana
A mixed methods observational study
Downloads: 8
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: USAID
Institution: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 604
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Triggering Reflection and Change
RWSN Story of Change
Downloads: 4
Author: Berstchy, V. & Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
How to support community management of water supply systems: Guidelines for managers
Como apoyar la gestion comunitaria de sistemas de abastecimiento de agua: guias para administradores
Downloads: 17
Author: Fonseca, C and Bolt, E
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Delft, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
A Business Development Toolkit
Appropriate Technology for Water and Sanitation
Downloads: 12
Author: Consult BiD and Aidenvironment
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Consult BiD and Aidenvironment
Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural water services?
Les kiosques à eau solaires peuvent-ils générer des flux de revenus durables pour les services d'eau en milieu rural ?
Downloads: 155
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Guidelines for the development of small-scale rural water supply and sanitation projects in Ethiopia
Downloads: 0
Author: Warner, DB, C. Abate, G
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: CRS - Catholic Relief Services
Guidelines for User Fees and Cost Recovery for Rural, Non-Networked, Water and Sanitation Delivery
Downloads: 6
Author: AfDB
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: AFDB - African Development Bank - Water Partnership Program
Mapping of Rural Water Supply Publications, using AI assistance
Downloads: 14
Author: DANERT K., O. MILLS, J. ALVAREZ-SALA
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 988
Author: Danert, K., Sloots, R., Ndiaye, T., Bogle, S and Questad, A.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation
Applicability of the Portable Erosion Chlorinator Technology in Luuka district, Uganda
TAF Assessment
Downloads: 27
Author: ATC
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: ATC
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 242
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1307
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Documentation of Experiences and Lessons Learnt in the prevention of Rapid Handpump Corrosion in Uganda
Stop the Rot: Action Research on handpump corrosion and component quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 97
Author: Danert, K., Bisoborwa, P. Kyeyune, E., Mutiibwa, R. and Nakayima, L.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment, Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 450
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Summary Report of RWSN Work 2005-2008
+ Summary Report of RWSN Work 2004-2006 and Outlook 2007 - 2009
Downloads: 13
Author: Baumann, E.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Skat Foundation
Building Partnerships for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Africa
Lessons from collaborative initiatives by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the Water and Sanitation Program
Downloads: 12
Author: Bibby, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Integrating AI into the asset management of rural water supply schemes in Nepal
Discovery Report
Downloads: 18
Author: Dugar, S. & Irwin C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Frontier Tech Hub
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 17
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
Third Water Supply and Sanitation for Low-Income Communities / Community Based Water Supply Project (PAMSIMAS III)
IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT
Downloads: 18
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Professionalizing Rural Water
Desk Study
Downloads: 15
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Planning for India's Rural Drinking Water in the Jal Jeevan Mission Era
Downloads: 7
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
Reducing uncertainty in corporate water impact - The role of Results Based Contracting for drinking water supply
Briefing note | January 2024
Downloads: 21
Author: McNicholl, D., and Hope, R.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global.
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 126
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Landscaping of Technologies
An output of the project “Landscaping and Review of Approaches and Technologies for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Opportunities for Action”
Downloads: 7
Author: Richard Carter, Mike Byers
Year of Publishing: 2006
Institution: Cranfield University, IRC (Delft), Aguaconsult
Is consolidation the answer to improving rural water services in low-income countries? Lessons from OECD country experience.
REAL-Water Research Brief
Downloads: 128
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 466
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Solar Water Pump Durability Research Memo
Downloads: 146
Author: Nathaniel Faith, Kaileigh Vincent-Welling, Tyler Bernard, Arne Jacobson
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Schatz Energy Research Center
Institution: Schatz Energy Research Center
Department of Rural Development Rural Water Supply Monitoring - methodology, key findings and lessons learnt
Downloads: 16
Author: Nay Oo Keh, Tim Davis, Ellen Greggio, John Knight
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Aid
Institution: DRD, Water Aid
Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Water Resilience in Asia and the Pacific
Downloads: 15
Author: Asian Development Bank
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 470
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Results-based funding for safe drinking water services
How a standard contract design with payment for results can accelerate safe drinking water services at scale
Downloads: 60
Author: Charles, K., Nowicki, S., Armstrong, A., Hope, R., McNicholl, D. and Nilsson, K.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global
Institution: REACH Programme
What Makes a Drinking Water Technology Resilient to Climatic Hazards?
REACH Programme Poster
Downloads: 37
Author: Esha A. A., Rahman M. R., Salehin M., Chowdhury A. I. A.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Durham University
Institution: REACH Programme
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
5 Stories of Change / 5 Historias de Cambio / 5 Histoires de Changement
WASH Agenda for Change
Downloads: 35
Author: Agenda for Change
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Agenda for Change
RWSN Member Survey 2023
Downloads: 43
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
REAL-Water Innovation Overview
Downloads: 137
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water.
National Water Policy
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, WORKS AND HOUSING
Downloads: 13
Author: Government of Ghana
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Government of Ghana
Institution: Government of Ghana
Water, Sanitation and Disability in Rural West Africa
Enhancing Access and Use of WASH facilities
Downloads: 30
Author: W. Ray Norman, Ph.D.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
Water Safety Framework
Downloads: 10
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
SMALL COMMUNITIES SECTOR GUIDELINES (Operation and Maintenance Guidelines)
Downloads: 1
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Downloads: 115
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Institution: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Professionalising community management of rural water supply
Navigating the transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 359
Author: Carter, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Nigeria: 2007- 08 Sustainability, Functionality, Utilisation, and Maintenance Systems of Hand Pumps
Abbreviated Version 1 (without Annexes)
Downloads: 12
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Case Studies in Community Management of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Part 1, September 2009; Part 2, 2010-11
Downloads: 18
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Preventive Maintenance of RUWATSAN 1 and India Mark II handpumps
Downloads: 18
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources and National Water Resources Institute
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 41
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH Programme
Self-supply of water in Asia and the Pacific: Country Profiles
Downloads: 110
Author: Foster, T. and Gonzalez, D.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Sydney: UTS.
Institution: Sydney: UTS.
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 463
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Self-supply for safely managed water: To promote or to deter?
Policy Brief
Downloads: 44
Author: Priadi, C.R., G. L. Outri, T. Foster, J. Willets and M. Odagiri
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: UNICEF