RWSN Library
Resources
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 205
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 651
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
The Kampala Rural Water Commitments
(EN/FR)
Downloads: 6
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Stop the Rot Diagnostic Survey 2024 – Results and Next Steps
Downloads: 39
Author: Danert, K., MacAllister, D.J., Kumwenda, S.M.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Skat Foundation and the Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water Ltd, British Geological Survey, BASEflow
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schoolchildren in Emergencies: A Guidebook for Teachers
UNICEF Guidance
Downloads: 15
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Sectoral Report B2: Groundwater Resources Management and Development
Zimbabwe National Water Resources Master Plan 2020-2040
Downloads: 9
Author: Nyaoro J.R., Zinyama L. M., Amenu A.K., Owen R., et al.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement
Institution: Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA)
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
Encouraging change: sustainable steps in water supply, sanitation and hygiene
Downloads: 8
Author: Sutton, S, Nkoloma, H
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC)
WASH Guidelines for field practitioners. Part 1: Water
Malteser International
Downloads: 13
Author: Malteser International
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Malteser International
Programa de agua rural : manual de mantenimiento preventivo y propuesta de calendario de acciones para los sistemas en fuctionamiento
Rural water supply programme: preventive maintenance manual and schedule for functioning systems
Downloads: 2
Author: Leal, LA
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: Servico Nacional de Saneamiento Ambiental (SENASA)
Community Water Services
Management Manual and Training Guide
Downloads: 11
Author: WASH Consortium
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: WASH Consortium
Handpump maintenance
guidelines for organising handpump maintenance systems
Downloads: 11
Author: Hofkes, EH
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: IRC
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
Toolless Pump Rod Connectors - Final Report
Downloads: 4
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Test Procedures for Testing and Development of Handpumps
Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Downloads: 3
Year of Publishing: 1986
Institution: Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Pump Rod Centraliser Test - Final Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Roberts J.
Year of Publishing: 1989
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
Tara Handpump
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Reynolds J.
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: The Association for Consumer Research
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
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 992
Author: Danert, K., Sloots, R., Ndiaye, T., Bogle, S and Questad, A.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation
Community Training for Hand Pump Maintenance Guideline
Downloads: 30
Year of Publishing:
Institution: INTER AIDE SIERRA LEONE
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+
Survey of Water Quality from Shallow Tubewells in Lahan Municipality, Nepal
Downloads: 42
Author: Chitrakar D. R., Knight J., Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC), WaterAid, Anglian Water Alliance, Lahan Municipality
Documentation of Experiences and Lessons Learnt in the prevention of Rapid Handpump Corrosion in Uganda
Stop the Rot: Action Research on handpump corrosion and component quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 97
Author: Danert, K., Bisoborwa, P. Kyeyune, E., Mutiibwa, R. and Nakayima, L.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment, Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 451
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
Innovations in Rural Water Supply Sustainability
RWSN briefing note for the World Bank
Downloads: 29
Author: Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: RWSN/Skat Foundation
Preventing Rapid Corrosion of Handpumps Through Regulations
Water Knowledge Note
Downloads: 122
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: World Bank Group
Institution: World Bank Group Water Global Practice
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
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
Open source tools and skills for climate information flows
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 7
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: 12
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 21
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
An experiment in the use of PVC pipe as a pump rod in Zimbabwe’s B type Bush Pump
Downloads: 16
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2024
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
Mondesh cup seal and pump rod connector
A.9072 Final Report
Downloads: 3
Author: Devereux, S.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Consumer Research Laboratory
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
STOP THE ROT: History of the Rapid Handpump Corrosion Problem in Zambia and Potential Next Steps
Downloads: 81
Author: Javan Nkhosi & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Stop the Rot at ZAWAFE, Zambia 2023
Downloads: 385
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Various
Stop the Rot flyer 2023: Ensuring borehole and pump quality
Downloads: 45
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 105
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Dosifcador de cloro con bomba eléctrica
Manual de instalación, operación y mantenimiento
Downloads: 33
Author: Proyecto SABA Plus, CARE PERU, COSUDE
Year of Publishing: 2018
Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Wells in Coastal Orissa
Downloads: 15
Author: Raj Kumar Daw, L.V.R. Reddy
Year of Publishing: 1993
Halte aux Degradations: Aperçu de la corrosion des pompes à motricité humaine et les défis de maintenance pour un approvisionnement durable en eau potable des populations des zones rurales au Cameroun– Étude de cas de vingt pompes
Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique Subsaharienne
Downloads: 15
Author: L INJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water GmbH et Skat Foundation
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
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
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
RWSN e-discussion: WASH needs of perimenopausal women
E-discussion of the Leave No One Behind Theme
Downloads: 56
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Groundwater Resources Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 1371
Author: Diene, M., Danert, K.., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Professional Drilling Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 3394
Author: Danert, K., Diene, M., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
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