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
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
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 604
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
Downloads: 7
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Operationalizing Community-led water services for multiple uses in South Africa
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 6
Author: van Koppen B., Phasha K., Bophela T., Modiba I., White M., Magombeyi M., Jacobs I.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Water Research Commission
Institution: International Water Management Institute, Tsogang Water & Sanitation
Community-led water services for multiple uses
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 5
Author: van Koppen B., Molose V., Phasha K., White M., Modiba I., Magombeyi M., Jacobs I.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Institution: Water Research Commission (WRC)
Integrity Management in Community-based Water Tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience
Downloads: 3
Author: Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Community-Focused, Polycentric Governance of Water Supply Systems for Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Namanga Dam Water Supply Project in Kajiado, Kenya
Final Report
Downloads: 7
Author: Dorcas Njoroge
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: Water Integrity Network, International Water Management Institute
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 77
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
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
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
Downloads: 3
Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
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
Guideline for WASH SDG project staff to support LGIs in rolling out the Pro-Poor Strategy for Water and Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh
WASH Alliance International (WAI) sub-programme Bangladesh, WASH SDG Consortium
Downloads: 3
Author: Dey, D, Walter, E
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: WASH Alliance
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
Guidelines for rural drinking water supply projects in Afghanistan
Downloads: 8
Author: Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)
Year of Publishing: 1996
Publisher: Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)
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
Compendio de Innovaciones Tecnológicas en Agua y Saneamiento Rural
Experiencias del Proyecto SABA Plus
Downloads: 10
Author: Cárdenas, Z., Giancarlos Niccolay, S. R., Pacheco, H., Díaz, N. and W. Cabrera
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: CARE/COSUDE
Institution: SABA+
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
Opportunities to advance water safety through regulation of rural water services
Discussion document: December 2023
Downloads: 13
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH
Karnataka Sustainable Rural Water Supply Program
Program Information Documents (PID)
Downloads: 28
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project
Project Information Document (PID)
Downloads: 26
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
Data Audit | 2022–2023.
Uptime summary report
Downloads: 1
Author: Armstrong, A., Nilsson, K. and Tretheway, F.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Uptime
The SafePani model: Delivering safe drinking water in schools and healthcare centres in Bangladesh
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 10
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Fit-for-purpose labs for monitoring and managing rural water supplies
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 10
Author: Marks S., B. Mukunda, K. Charles
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford/Eawag
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 16
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Cost estimates for safe drinking water in schools and healthcare centres in Khulna District, Bangladesh
Briefing note: January 2023
Downloads: 11
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Indian Tara - Final Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Dry bearings at elevated temperatures and humidity
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 3
Author: Roberts J.
Year of Publishing: 1988
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Cylinder Test
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Handpumps for Community Water Supply
Report of the Research and Development Coordination Meeting and an Agenda for Action
Downloads: 14
Author: The Consumer Research Laboratory, UK
Year of Publishing: 1987
Institution: UNDP, World Bank, Rural Water Supply Handpumps 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
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 17
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
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
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
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
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
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
Assessing the Climate Resilience of Safe Water Enterprises (SWEs)
Final Report May 2020
Downloads: 23
Author: Danone Communities, Aqua for All, Osprey Foundation, The Stone Family Foundation, VOX Impuls
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Dalberg
Institution: Dalberg
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
The Untapped Potential of Decentralized Solutions to Provide Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale
The State of the Safe Water Enterprises Market
Downloads: 10
Author: Bhatnagar, N, Lampert, S, Goyal, V, Mehta, R, Rai, R, Chandrasekhar, A
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Dalberg
Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Wells in Coastal Orissa
Downloads: 15
Author: Raj Kumar Daw, L.V.R. Reddy
Year of Publishing: 1993
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
Tapping the unreached
Nepal Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Projects: A Sustainable Model of Service Delivery
Downloads: 1
Author: Pokhrel, N. and S. Adhikary
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Pastoral Water Development in Chad / Secteur de l’hydraulique pastorale au Tchad
Evaluation of AFD Interventions over the last 20 years / Evaluation et capitalisation de 20 ans d’interventions de l’AFD
Downloads: 12
Author: KRÄTLI, S., M. MONIMART, B. JALLO, J. SWIFT, C. HESSE
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: AFD
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
A Recent History of Rural Drinking Water Supply in India
By Tube Wells & Hand Pumps & Some Perspectives
Downloads: 9
Author: Kumar Daw, R
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: unpublished
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.