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Regulating and Monitoring the Technical & Financial Performance of Small Systems/Suivi technique & financier et régulation
Understanding, implementing and applying monitoring mechanisms to improve the quality and support the regulation of water services
Downloads: 189
Author: FAGGIANELLI, D & DESILLE, D
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Institution: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Rural Water Supply Network - Annual Report 2016
Enabling practitioners, professionals and ultimately water users to make informed decisions on how to improve and maintain access to safe water in rural areas.
Downloads: 185
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundtion
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Solar pumping for rural water supply: life-cycle costs from eight countries
40th WEDC International Conference
Downloads: 182
Author: A. Armstrong, J. Mahan & J. Zapor
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WEDC Conference 2017
Institution: Water Mission
Sustainability of Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Ex Post Assessments of 100 water supply systems constructed/rehabilitated by Welthungerhilfe between 2006-2009
Downloads: 180
Author: BEHRENS-SHAH, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Providing a basic level of water and sanitation services that last: COST BENCHMARKS
WASHCost Infosheet 1
Downloads: 179
Author: WASHCOST
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC
Institution: WASHCOST
Mapping of WASH sustainability tools
WORKING PAPER 10
Downloads: 173
Author: SCHWEITZER, R., GRAYSON, C. and H. LOCKWOOD
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IRC/Triple-S
Institution: Aguaconsult
Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa: Success Factors for Sustainability
Rural Water Supply Series
Downloads: 171
Author: Oyo, A.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN/WSP
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Framework and Implementation Programme for Operation and Maintenance of Water Supplies
A Politically Enabled Public Private Partnership
Downloads: 170
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat
Institution: SDC
Small town water services
Trends, challenges and models
Downloads: 170
Author: ADANK, M.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: IRC WASH
WASH Services and Climate Change - Impacts and Responses
TOOLS & METHODS
Downloads: 170
Author: Génevaux, C.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: pS-Eau
Institution: pS-Eau
Sustainability of Community Managed Rural Water Supply in Post-Conflict Regions of Northern Uganda
A research project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science of Loughborough University.
Downloads: 169
Author: TRUELOVE, J. A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Institution: WEDC
Manually operated Pumps for Drinking Water Supply in Madagascar
An overview July 2004
Downloads: 168
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Kenya
Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 166
Author: Paul Omondi, Evangline Wanyama and Erik Nissen-Petersen
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Inclusive Rural Water Supply Management Innovations
Summary of the Rural Water Supply Network’s Leave No-one Behind Group E-Discussion 12th November – 4th December 2018
Downloads: 165
Author: Kohlitz, J., Kome, A., Nath, P., Ahrari S., Gosling L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SNV/UTS/WaterAid/Simavi
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
Revues Sectorielles Conjointes sur l'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygiène (WASH)
PRATIQUE D'USAGE DE LA BANQUE MONDIALE EN FAVEUR DE L'EAU: NOTE D'APPRENTISSAGE
Downloads: 161
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: WSP
Community Water Supply in Switzerland
what can we learn from a century of successful operation?
Downloads: 158
Author: SALADIN, M.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Challenges in Latin America for the Next Decade
Lessons from the “Cusco+10” International Seminar
Downloads: 157
Author: PEARCE-OROZ, G.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program
Existing Water Access Points in The Districts Of Bo, Koinadugu And Tonkolili In Sierra Leone
Water Point Survey
Downloads: 157
Author: BOURGOIS, F., DE CAO, P., KONTEH, Y., TRUAN, B., and P. REDON
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Fondation Pro Victimis
Institution: Inter Aide
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
Hand Pump Mechanics Associations Improving rural water service delivery
BRIEFING NOTE APRIL 2012
Downloads: 154
Author: TRIPLE-S UGANDA
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Triple-S
Institution: MWE, IRC, SNV
Webinar 2013 (WSP-RWSN): Financial Sustainability
24 September 2013
Downloads: 154
Author: LEGER, C. and KLUSTE, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP-RWSN
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies in Malawi
Study Findings
Downloads: 152
Author: BAUMANN, E. and K. DANERT
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat
Management Guide
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 1
Downloads: 152
Author: FROLICH, U. WEHRLE, K. and NIEDER, S.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Structuring Private-Sector Participation (PSP) Contracts for Small Scale Water Projects
Water and Sanitation Program: TOOLKIT
Downloads: 151
Author: RIGBY DELMON, V.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Tanzania
Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 151
Author: Paul Omondi, Mwanasha Ally and Evangline Wanyama
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
The SIASAR Initiative
An Information System for More Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Services
Downloads: 149
Author: PENA, L., MICHAUD, D., and J. BIAU
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: The World Bank
Zambia - National Guidelines for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Hand Pumps in Rural Areas (2007)
Downloads: 143
Author: MLGH
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Local Gov. and Housing (Zambia)
Private Sector Provision of Rural Water Services
A desk study for Water for People
Downloads: 142
Author: Foster
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Water for People
HOW TO ESTABLISH A FULL COST RECOVERY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ? WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS AND REPLICATION ?
SDC Briefing Note
Downloads: 141
Author: ISW/SDC
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
Multi-Village Pooling Project in Indonesia
Handbook for Community-Based Water Supply Organizations
Downloads: 140
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: World Bank
Professionalising Community-Based Management for Rural Water Services
Briefing Note No. 2
Downloads: 139
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and A. LE GOUAIS
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Institution: Triple-S
Swajal - A Community Led Approach to Rural Piped Drinking Water Supply
Guidelines
Downloads: 137
Author: MDWS
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Government of India
Institution: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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.
Long-term Functionality of Rural Water Services in Developing Countries: A System Dynamics Approach to Understanding the Dynamic Interaction of Factors
Summary of academic paper
Downloads: 135
Author: Walters, J. P. and A. M. Javernick-Will
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: University of Colorado
TAF: Processes for strengthening the sustainability and scalability of WASH services
Development of the Technology Applicability Framework and Guidance for Technology Introduction - Research Report
Downloads: 134
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A. and CASEY, V.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: Skat Foundation and WaterAid UK
Professionalising rural water & sanitation in Mali
Downloads: 129
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
History and status of the rope pump in Nicaragua
- a success story about rural communal water supply and self-supply
Downloads: 128
Author: G.Ferrero, J. D. Briemberg
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation / SMART Centre Group
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
Regulating Rural Water Supply Services
A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries
Downloads: 126
Author: Gerlach, E.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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
MSWG Meeting - Stockholm WWW 2013
Management and Support Working Group Meeting
Downloads: 123
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
EQUITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RURAL WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)
SUMMARY OF EGROUP DISCUSSION 20TH MAY – 10 JUNE 2021
Downloads: 122
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: SNV
Sustainable Management of Small Water Supply Systems in Africa
Practitioners’ Workshop Report, October 6-8, 2010
Downloads: 121
Author: HOANG HG, FUGELSNES T & HAWKINS P
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Self Supply: The Case for Leveraging Greater Household Investment in Water Supply
Briefing Note No. 3
Downloads: 119
Author: SMITS, S. and S. SUTTON
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Institution: Triple-S
Community management of water points: more problem than solution?
RWSN Dgroups discussion synthesis
Downloads: 118
Author: Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
Management & Support Working Group Workshop 2-3 Oct 2012
Presentations and write-ups from workshop section in The Hague
Downloads: 116
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/IRC/Aguaconsult
Summary of RWSN E-discussion Responding to the Current COVID-19 Crisis: Questions, Resources, and Implications for Rural Water Supply at the Operational Level
Répondre à la crise COVID-19 actuelle: questions, ressources et implications pour l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural au niveau opérationnel
Downloads: 115
Author: Fisher, M. (UNC); Behnke, N. (UNC); Kelly E. (UNC); McNaughton A. (UNC); Furey S. (RWSN); Fürst, S. (RWSN)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, UNC
Climate resilient rural WASH: RWSN's contribution & next steps
Working Paper Brief
Downloads: 115
Author: Salzmann, R.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Beyond Utility Reach? How to Close the Urban - Rural Access Gap
Downloads: 113
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Community Participation and Handpump Sustainability in Rural Ghana
Presentation
Downloads: 110
Author: MARKS, S., KOMIVES, K. AND DAVIS, J.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: Stanford University
Bush Pump. Zimbabwe Standard Specification 2013
ZWS 881:2013
Downloads: 110
Author: Government of Zimbabwe
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Government of Zimbabwe
Institution: Government of Zimbabwe
Post-Construction Support and Sustainability in Community-Managed Rural Water Supply
Water P-Notes Issue 39
Downloads: 107
Author: Bakalian, A., Wakeman, W.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: World Bank
RWSN @ SIWI World Water Week 2019
Downloads: 107
Author: RWSN secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Ten Factors for Viable Rural Water Services
Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership
Downloads: 106
Author: Harvey, A.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: USAID SWS Learning Partnership
Institution: Whave Solutions
Professionaliser les services d'eau portable en milieu rural / professionalising rural water services
World Water Forum 9: Session 2A4 (22 March 2022)
Downloads: 106
Author: Boulenouar, Furey, Diagne, Ndianor, Akdi, Dahane, Money and Delaire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: -
Institution: -
Managing Cash Reserves for Capital Maintenance Expenses
Synthesis and presentations from 2015 WEDC Conference Workshop
Downloads: 104
Author: ARMSTRONG, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Water Missions International
Harnessing water point data to improve drinking water services
Downloads: 104
Author: Dickinson, N., Knipschild, F., Magara, P. & G. Kwizera
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WASHNote/IRC Uganda
Institution: Water and Development Alliance (WADA)
Supply Chains for Rural Water Supply in Uganda
HTN Report
Downloads: 103
Author: Baumann E, Okuni P and Wandera S
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN