RWSN Library
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Webinar Series 2014 (UNICEF- RWSN) on Manual Drilling/Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel
Five Interactive webinars, which aim to promote South-South sharing. Une séries de cinq (5) Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel.
Downloads: 2274
Author: DANERT K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
Institution: UNICEF/RWSN
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015
RWSN Publication 2015-2
Downloads: 2143
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1678
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1595
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Cálculo de Custos e Preço: Guião para Empresas de Furos de Água
RWSN Publication No 2012-3
Downloads: 1510
Author: DANERT K., LUUTU, A., CARTER, R. and A. OLSCHEWSKI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1486
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1404
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations
Case Studies of Six Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and the USA
Downloads: 1397
Author: Traoré, U
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1050
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1015
Author: Nilsson, K., Hope, R., McNicholl, D., Nowicki, S., and Charles, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford and RWSN
Institution: REACH programme
RWSN Handpump Survey 2013
Summary of Findings
Downloads: 990
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 964
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 953
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
A Hidden Resource:
Household-led rural water supply in Ethiopia
Downloads: 867
Author: SUTTON, S., BUTTERWORTH, J. and MEKONTA, L.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
How to Make Water Wise Roads
Downloads: 673
Author: Steenbergen, F. van, K. Woldearegay, H.M. van Beusekom, D. Garcia Landarte, and M. Al-Abyadh
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IFAD
Institution: Meta Meta, UPGro, RAIN
Utilisation de la télédétection et de la modélisation du terrain pour l'identification des zones favorables aux forages manuels
Remote sensing and terrain modelling to identify suitable zones for manual drilling in Africa
Downloads: 643
Author: FUSSI, F. et al.
Year of Publishing: 2015
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 634
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
A Brief Review of Groundwater for Rural Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa
Technical Report
Downloads: 622
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
Supporting Rural Water Supply
Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach
Downloads: 471
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
Volume 1 - Main Report
Downloads: 460
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
Afridev: Carta Manuntenção das Bombas Manual Afridev
Downloads: 454
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Ten key steps in the Community Managed Project (CMP) approach to rural water supply
CMP approach: Effective and sustainable WASH services
Downloads: 403
Author: Butterworth, J.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: COWASH
Ten-step Guide Towards Cost-effective Boreholes
Case study of drilling costs in Ethiopia
Downloads: 364
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Drilling Cost Estimation and Cost-Saving Analysis
Downloads: 346
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WaterAid
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 309
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
A Country Case-Study Cost-Effective Boreholes Flagship of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 289
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Short report on Self-supply Seminar at the “My Water-my business” event
20th March 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Downloads: 286
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention
Final Workshop
Downloads: 254
Author: Meta Meta Research / Mekelle University
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Meta Meta Research
Measuring functionality and performance levels
Technical brief
Downloads: 244
Author: Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S., Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P.,
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Institution: UPGro Hidden Crisis Consortium
Guidelines for Developing a Self Supply Acceleration Plan for your Area
Downloads: 189
Author: Butterworth, J. Adank, M., Bakker-Kruijne E., Mekonta L. and I. Klaassen
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IRC
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Guinea
A country summary
Downloads: 179
Author: LABAS, J & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Ethiopia
RWSN Field Note 2010-2
Downloads: 176
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa: Success Factors for Sustainability
Rural Water Supply Series
Downloads: 169
Author: Oyo, A.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN/WSP
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
Who is going to drill the African Boreholes?
Downloads: 160
Author: ROBINSON, A.,
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Skat
Rural Water for All - The river may be wide, but it can be crossed
Final Report April 2012
Downloads: 147
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Accelerating Self Supply - Summary of progress in introducing a new approach
RWSN Field Note 2011-2
Downloads: 146
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Case Studies of Operating Conditions for Local Private Sector
Identifying key factors for private sector success
Downloads: 145
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
District Monitoring
Water Point Mapping and Monitoring Series
Downloads: 142
Author: Pearce, J, E. Greggio, and E. Stephens
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
UPGro abstracts from 41st IAH Congress, Sep 2014
Downloads: 129
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2015
Institution: IAH/UPGro
Le forage d'eau à faibles coûts en dix étapes
Étude des coûts de forage en Éthiopie
Downloads: 124
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes Angola
Downloads: 120
Author: Dotun Adekile, Bélis Matabire, Miguel Angel Gonzalez Alonso and Dr Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: UNICEF/ Skat Foundation
Institution: UNICEF/ Skat Foundation
SADC-GMI Short Course 1: Drilling Supervision (2018)
23 – 27 April 2018, Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Downloads: 107
Author: SADC-GMI
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: SADC-GMI
Institution: SADC-GMI
Optimizing Intensified Runoff from Roads for Supplemental Irrigation: Tigray Region, Ethiopia
UNESCO-IHE MSc Thesis
Downloads: 100
Author: Teweldebrihan M. D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNESCO-IHE
Ethiopia - Rural Household Investment in Water Supply. Proposal for Study of Potential for Self Supply in Ethiopia, Preparatory to Large Scale Implementation.
Consultancy Report Prepared for RWSN/WSP
Downloads: 98
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: SWL Consultants
Institution: WSP, RWSN
Preliminary Assessment on the status of the water well drilling sector in Angola, Final Report
Downloads: 96
Author: Fiel, P.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Manual for Accelerating Self Supply
Water Supply & Sanitation Directorate
Downloads: 93
Author: MoWE
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy
Improving access to safe drinking water: Prospection for low-fluoride sources
Brief report presenting main findings - Addis Ababa, August 2014
Downloads: 82
Author: Meta Meta / Addis Ababa University
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Meta Meta Research
Ethiopia Cost Effective Boreholes Vol 2.
Downloads: 81
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
Where does the water flow?
Roads runoff, soil erosion, groundwater, livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Tigray, Ethiopia
Downloads: 76
Author: Welle, K., R. Alba, J. Demenge, A. Addisu and K. Manjur
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Institute of Development Studies, University of Mekelle, Meta Meta Research
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
A synthesis of research from the Oxford University REACH programme
Downloads: 65
Author: Murgatroyd, A., Charles, K.J., Chautard, A., Dyer, E., Grasham, C., Hope, R., Hoque, S.F., Korzenevica, M., Munday, C., Alvarez-Sala, J., Dadson, S., Hall, J.W., Kebede, S., Nileshwar, A., Olago, D., Salehin, M., Ward, F., Washington, R., Yeo, D. and Zele
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford, UK: REACH.
Afridev: Maintenance interventions for the Afridev Handpump
Downloads: 60
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat
Código de Boas Práticas para a Obtenção de Furos Rentáveis
Downloads: 59
Author: Kerstin Danert, Tom Armstrong, Dotun Adekile, Bruno Duffau, Inoussa Ouedraogo e Clement Kwei
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
REPUBLIQUE DE LA COTE D’IVOIRE - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 56
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Proceedings of the 5th RWSN Forum 2006 Ghana
Scaling up Local Entrepreneurship in Rural Water Supply to meet the MDGs
Downloads: 53
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation, MWRWH
Developing low-cost household water supply options: the potential of Self Supply in Ethiopia
34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009
Downloads: 48
Author: WORKNEH, P. S., DEVERILL, P. A. and A. G. WOLDESELASSIE
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: WEDC - Water, Engineering and Development Centre
Notebook for the diagnosis and maintenance of gravity-flow systems (IA Ethiopia)
Downloads: 45
Author: BOURGOIS, F.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Institution: Diagnosis of gravity-flow systems
Accélérer l’auto-approvisionnement: Résumé des progrès accomplis dans l’introduction d’une nouvelle approche
RWSN Field Note 2011-6
Downloads: 43
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN SADC strategic workshop report_June2021
Downloads: 41
Author: Sandra Fürst, Aline Saraiva Okello, Muthi Nhlema, Sean Furey
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 39
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH Programme