RWSN Library
Resources
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: 205
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
DFID Guidance Manual on Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 1
Author: WELL (Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough)
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: WEDC, DFID
Integrating gender equality into water, sanitation and hygiene projects
Guidance for NGOs and implementing partners
Downloads: 0
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: WaterAid
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 651
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: 8
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Helping communities manage their water finances: a manual for extension personnel working in rural or peri-urban communities
Downloads: 3
Author: Fry, S
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH)
Tools for the Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Status of Water Supplies
Downloads: 5
Author: Janssens, J, Pintelon, L, Cotton, A, Gelders, L
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: WHO - World Health Organisation
Models of management systems for the operation and maintenance of rural water supply and sanitation facilities
WASH Technical Report No. 71
Downloads: 6
Author: Roark P., Hodgkin J., Wyatt A.
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Bureau for Research and Development, Office of Health, U.S. Agency for International Development
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
Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Finance Strategies: A Guide
UNICEF (English/Français/Español)
Downloads: 20
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), IRC Water and Sanitation Centre, The Netherlands
Towards better programming: A Water Handbook
Water, Environment and Sanitation Technical Guidelines
Downloads: 16
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: United Nations Children’s Fund
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
Compendium of Tools to Support Community Water Management in Fiji and Solomon Islands
Pacific Community Water Management - PLUS
Downloads: 2
Author: Souter, R., Love, M., Pene, S., Benjamin, C., Hababore, J., Buguro, H., Panda, N., Funubo S., Balenaivalu, E., Tokito, L., et al.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Griffith University
Institution: International Water Centre
Management manual for community participation in the activities of Oromia rural water supply and sanitation projects
Downloads: 9
Author: Oromia Water
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Oromia Water, Mineral and Energy Resources Development Bureau (Ethiopia)
COWASH Disability Inclusion Guideline
Downloads: 4
Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 6
Version 3.8 Updated September 2022
Downloads: 5
Author: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
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)
uPVC and Solvent Cement Research - Interim Report
Downloads: 1
Author: Mills K., Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Rising Main Connector - Interim Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Evans C.
Year of Publishing: 1990
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Rural WASH in Latin America & Caribbean / WASH rural en América Latina y el Caribe
SIRWASH Presentations / Presentaciones de SIRWASH
Downloads: 0
Year of Publishing:
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
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 504
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
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: 451
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 6
Author: Katuva J, R.Hope, E. McBurney, N. Gladstone, J. Koehler, C. Nyaga, D. Njung’e
Year of Publishing: 2022
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
Cylinder Test
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Mondesh cup seal and pump rod connector
A.9072 Final Report
Downloads: 3
Author: Devereux, S.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Consumer Research Laboratory
Launch webinar: WHO’s updated guidelines for small drinking-water supplies and associated sanitary inspection tools
Webinar launching the WHO’s 2024 Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies and Sanitary inspection packages – a supporting tool for the Guidelines
Downloads: 568
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Uganda Institutional Framework for Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 3
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Rwanda WASH Sector Performance Review Report
Downloads: 26
Author: Stef Smits and Olivier Kanangire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Institution: IRC, Water For People, Isoko y’Ubuzima
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
Stop the Rot at ZAWAFE, Zambia 2023
Downloads: 385
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Various
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
Downloads: 595
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Accountability for Water Webinar Report
Downloads: 23
Author: Accountability for Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
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
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
Water Wells - Monitoring, Maintenance, Rehabilitation
Proceedings of the International Groundwater Engineering Conference, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
Downloads: 32
Author: P. Howsam
Year of Publishing: 1990
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
How do rural Ugandan communities experience a subscription-based handpump maintenance service?
Subscription Handpump Maintenance Evaluation
Downloads: 32
Author: Setty, K., K. Marshall, C. Delaire and R. Peletz
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Aquaya Institute
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
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
Toilet and water supply demonstrations in the back yard
A display of the various toilet and water supply systems in my back yard demonstration area where toilet and water supply technology development work has taken place over the years.
Downloads: 81
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Aquamor
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.
Summary of ediscussion on performance of rural water service management
Résumé de la discussion sur la performance de la gestion des services d'eau en milieu rural
Downloads: 58
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
HELP Guiding Principles for Drought Risk Management under a Changing Climate
Catalysing actions for enhancing climate resilience
Downloads: 18
Author: Duel, Harm, Henk Wolters, Ingrid Timboe, Judith ter Maat and John Matthews
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Deltares
Concept Note Ediscussion on performance of rural water service management
E-discussion of the Sustainable Services Theme
Downloads: 162
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Assessment of the Simple, Market-based, Affordable and Repairable Technologies (SMART) approach for Water and Sanitation
Final Report
Downloads: 340
Author: IRC Consult
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: IRC
Designing sustainable water supply systems in Tajikistan
+ Water Governance and Sustainable Service Delivery in Rural Tajikistan
Downloads: 60
Author: Oxfam
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Oxfam/SDC
RWSN Strategic Review 2022
Consultant reports on Governance, Regional Hubs and Online Platforms
Downloads: 13
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
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.