RWSN Library
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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
Preventing Rapid Corrosion of Handpumps Through Regulations
Water Knowledge Note
Downloads: 108
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: World Bank Group
Institution: World Bank Group Water Global Practice
Evaluating Water Quality Assurance Funds in Kenya
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Turkana Jet research unlocks new understanding of East African droughts
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 3
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Protecting groundwater for climate resilience and water security in Turkana
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 9
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 13
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Enhancing climate resilience of water, sanitation & hygiene services in healthcare facilities in Kenya
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 5
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 4
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
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 121
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Kenya Institutional Framework For Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Nigeria: 2007- 08 Sustainability, Functionality, Utilisation, and Maintenance Systems of Hand Pumps
Abbreviated Version 1 (without Annexes)
Downloads: 8
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: 16
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Preventive Maintenance of RUWATSAN 1 and India Mark II handpumps
Downloads: 17
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources and National Water Resources Institute
Designing sustainable water supply systems in Tajikistan
+ Water Governance and Sustainable Service Delivery in Rural Tajikistan
Downloads: 57
Author: Oxfam
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Oxfam/SDC
Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions
Technical brief
Downloads: 41
Author: WHO
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: World Health Organization
RWSN Member Organisations learning and networking events
Downloads: 104
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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: -
Guidelines for community-driven water resource management
Downloads: 50
Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1693
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1018
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
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.
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
Performance Evaluation of Handpumps used in UNIGEF Projects
Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria
Downloads: 12
Author: Baumann E.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Evaluation of the PlayPumps installed in Mozambique
Mission Report
Downloads: 30
Author: Erpf, K. and A. L. Obiols
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Draft Report on the RWSN Handpump lnstallation Training for the PDARI Project in Maxixe, lnhambane Province, Mozambique
Downloads: 10
Author: Erpf, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Report on Capacity Building Proiect in Africa
The HTN Africa lnitiative
Downloads: 15
Author: Mudgal, A. K. and E. Baumann
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
Catalogue on ‘Learn Harvesting Rainwater’
Downloads: 23
Author: Nissen-Petersen, E.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: ASAL Consultants Ltd.
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 569
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues
Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1159
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN E-discussion on Groundwater Regulation - July 2016
Downloads: 39
Author: Danert, K. Adekile, D., Gesti-Canuto, J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Regulating Rural Water Supply Services
A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries
Downloads: 122
Author: Gerlach, E.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Results-Based Contracts for Rural Water Services
Uptime Working Paper 2
Downloads: 242
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Lambert, L., Staub, M., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Uptime consortium
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
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 140
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 311
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 532
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: 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
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 159
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1489
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Shaping Sustainable Socio-Ecological Landscapes in Africa: The Role of Transformative Research, Knowledge, and Partnerships
Downloads: 23
Author: Providoli I, Gete Z, Kiteme B, Amare B, Mwangi J, editors.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)
Vote4WASH campaign
Downloads: 26
Author: Vote4WASH
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Vote4WASH
Institution: Vote4WASH
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 311
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Performance-based Funding for Reliable Rural Water Services in Africa
Uptime Consortium Working Paper 1
Downloads: 193
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., van der Wilk, N., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Favre, D., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Buhungiro, E., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2019
The role of manual drilling for universal access to drinking water: Sharing experiences and ideas in Madrid, April 2019
Downloads: 462
Author: Danert, K; Abuuru, D; Adekile, D; Diene, M; Fussi, F; Gesti, J; Kane, C; Martinez-Santos, P; Museteka, L; O'Dochairtaigh, B; Tindimugaya, C.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Making Rights Real - Portuguese version
Downloads: 50
Author: WASH United, WaterAid, Institute for Sustainable Futures – University of Technology Sydney, End Water Poverty, UNICEF and RWSN, in partnership with C3
Year of Publishing: 2016
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 502
Author: WASH United, WaterAid, Institute for Sustainable Futures – University of Technology Sydney, End Water Poverty, UNICEF and RWSN, in partnership with C3
Year of Publishing: 2016
Funding mechanisms to incentivize sustainable and inclusive water provision in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands
Downloads: 66
Author: Ashni Shah; Rob Mills
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam International
Institution: Oxfam International
Performance evaluation and economic analysis of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems: Case of Abakore borehole water supply system in Kenya
Downloads: 80
Author: Otieno, J. O.; Omuto, C. T.; Gitau, A. A.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Institution: University of Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering
SWIFT water ATMs: experience and impact in Turkana and Wajir counties of Kenya
SWIFT Consortium learning brief
Downloads: 63
Author: James Origa (Oxfam)
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam GB, Tearfund and Overseas Development Institute
Institution: Consortium for Sustinable Water, sanitation and hygiene in Fragile Contexts
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
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 5435
Author: Dotun Adekile & Kerstin Danert, Skat Foundation, St Gallen, Switzerland; Jose Gesti Canuto, UNICEF, New York, USA; Djani Zadi, Peter Harvey, and Anne Cabrera-Clerget, UNICEF, Copenhagen, Denmark
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Scaling up solar powered water supply systems: a review of experiences
Downloads: 174
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: UNICEF
Evaluation of the sustainability of solar powered water supply systems in Kenya
Downloads: 233
Author: EED Advisory Ltd.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: EED Advisory Ltd.
Institution: EU, IOM, Oxfam, NFC, GSWI
Resilience in Groundwater Supply Systems: Integrating Resource Based Approaches with Agency, Behaviour and Choice (RIGSS)
Final Report
Downloads: 73
Author: Healy, A.; Upton, K.; Bristow, G.; Allan, S.; Bukar, Y.; Capstick, S.; Danert, K.; Furey, S.; Goni, I.; MacDonald, A.; Theis, S.; Tijani, M.N.; Whitmarsh, L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Cardiff University
Beyond Utility Reach? How to Close the Urban - Rural Access Gap
Downloads: 112
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 194
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
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
2018 RWSN Webinar early series (3rd April - 5th June 2018)
Nouvelles série en français de wébinaires en 2018 sur les services d'eau en milieu rural (3 avril - 5 juin 2018) / Nueva serie de webinarios RWSN (3 de abril - 5 de junio 2018)
Downloads: 337
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 708
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN