RWSN Library
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Introduction to District/ Local/ Area wide Life Cycle Costing
System Strengthening in Practice: Life Cycle Costing
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: WaterAid
Guidelines for the development of small-scale rural water supply and sanitation projects in Ethiopia
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Author: Warner, DB, C. Abate, G
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: CRS - Catholic Relief Services
Reliable Planning of Hygiene Promotion Interventions in Emergencies
Compilation of hygiene promotion components, tools, methods and approaches
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Author: Global WASH Cluster partners and German WASH Network
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Global WASH Cluster partners and German WASH Network
Violence, Gender and WASH Toolkit
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Author: House, S., Ferron, S., Sommer, M., Cavill, S.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WEDC, Loughborough University
Revista Digital: Agua Edición #10
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Author: Nelson Medina et al.
Year of Publishing: 2025
WhoDoesWAT: A practical decision-making tool to support professionalisation of rural and small-town water supply services
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WaterAid
Integrating gender equality into water, sanitation and hygiene projects
Guidance for NGOs and implementing partners
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: WaterAid
Improving water, sanitation and hygiene sustainability with life cycle costing
Toolbox
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WaterAid
Towards Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) responsive WASH Systems Strengthening
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Author: Shiva, R. and Saha, S.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: IRC
L'évaluation des technologies d'eau et d'assainissement pour garantir leur durabilité
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Author: Eau et Assainissement pour l’Afrique (EAA)
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Achieving the sustainable development goals: A case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi
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Author: Holm, R., Wandschneider, P., Felsot, A. and Msilimba, G.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016, 35:20. DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0057-x
Institution: Mzuzu University
Repubique Togolaise - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS AU TOGO - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
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Author: Dr Gnandi Kissao (Lome universite), Fabio Fussi (Consultant unicef) and Fredrik Asplund (unicef Togo)
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTERE DE L’EAU
Vidéos pour la promotion du forage manuel
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Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
SMALL COMMUNITIES SECTOR GUIDELINES (Operation and Maintenance Guidelines)
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Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Data Audit | 2022–2023.
Uptime summary report
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Author: Armstrong, A., Nilsson, K. and Tretheway, F.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Uptime
Le point d'eau au village : manuel de formation des formateurs villageois : amenagement, utilisation, entretien
Village water points : manual for training of village extension workers : installation, utilisation, maintenance.
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Author: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
Embedding and Integrating a Human Rights-Based Approach into WaterAid Programmes
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WaterAid
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 2. Additional notes for policy makers and planners
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Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 3. Ensuring the participation of the poor
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Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
DFID Guidance Manual on Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
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Author: WELL (Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough)
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: WEDC, DFID
Making Rights Real - Oriya version
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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
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
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Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Compendium of Tools to Support Community Water Management in Fiji and Solomon Islands
Pacific Community Water Management - PLUS
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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
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
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Author: Leal, LA
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: Servico Nacional de Saneamiento Ambiental (SENASA)
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 1. Concept, principles and practice
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Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Turkana Jet research unlocks new understanding of East African droughts
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
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Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Test Procedures for Testing and Development of Handpumps
Consumers' Association Testing & Research
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Year of Publishing: 1986
Institution: Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Guideline for WASH SDG project staff to support LGIs in rolling out the Pro-Poor Strategy for Water and Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh
WASH Alliance International (WAI) sub-programme Bangladesh, WASH SDG Consortium
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Author: Dey, D, Walter, E
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: WASH Alliance
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
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Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
Integrity Management in Community-based Water Tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience
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Author: Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
On the right track - Good Practices in Realising the Rights to Water and Sanitation
Book by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
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Author: Catarina de Albuquerque
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Helping communities manage their water finances: a manual for extension personnel working in rural or peri-urban communities
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Author: Fry, S
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH)
Lineamientos para la gestión social en proyectos de agua potable y saneamiento en comunidades rurales
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Author: Basani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
COWASH Disability Inclusion Guideline
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Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
Management models for piped water supply services
A decision-making resource for rural and small-town contexts
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Author: Lockwood H., Casey V., Tillet W., Twyman B.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: WaterAid, Aguaconsult
Implementation Manual: Water Quality Assurance Fund
REAL Water Manual
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Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
A Framework for Integrity in Infrastructure Planning (FIIP)
A data tool by WIN, CoST and the IDB, to improve early-stage water infrastructure planning and decision-making
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Author: WIN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WIN
Institution: CoST – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 6
Version 3.8 Updated September 2022
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Author: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
Community-led water services for multiple uses
Water Research Commission (WRC)
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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)
WASH Safety and Accessibility Toolkit
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Author: WASH Cluster
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WASH Cluster
Tools for the Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Status of Water Supplies
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Author: Janssens, J, Pintelon, L, Cotton, A, Gelders, L
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: WHO - World Health Organisation
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
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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
FIETS Evaluation of the Katosi WaSH Self Supply Program
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Author: Baas, L. J. S.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Aqua for All
Public participation and community engagement in domestic water supply management in Kenya: Progress and directions
Report
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Author: Korzenevica, M., Njaggah, P., Githu, I., Matiru, V., Matere, C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Guidelines for User Fees and Cost Recovery for Rural, Non-Networked, Water and Sanitation Delivery
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Author: AfDB
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: AFDB - African Development Bank - Water Partnership Program
Operationalizing Community-led water services for multiple uses in South Africa
Water Research Commission (WRC)
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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
The Kampala Rural Water Commitments
(EN/FR)
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Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
RWSN Strategy Paper Sustainable Rural Water Supplies
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Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Agua, saneamiento y género
Guía operativa para proyectos en zonas rurales
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Author: Sturzenegger, G. and Dockweiler, M.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Landscaping of Technologies
An output of the project “Landscaping and Review of Approaches and Technologies for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Opportunities for Action”
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Author: Richard Carter, Mike Byers
Year of Publishing: 2006
Institution: Cranfield University, IRC (Delft), Aguaconsult
Open source tools and skills for climate information flows
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
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Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Climate resilient rural water supply in Indonesia – monitoring and assessment tools
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Author: Institute for Sustainable Futures
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney
Community-Focused, Polycentric Governance of Water Supply Systems for Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Namanga Dam Water Supply Project in Kajiado, Kenya
Final Report
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Author: Dorcas Njoroge
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: Water Integrity Network, International Water Management Institute
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
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Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Rural services: successes and failures in funding professionalised maintenance programmes
Briefing for WASH Funders Group learning event 17 June 2024
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Author: Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Politiques & Pratiques de développement - Octobre 2011
Accès à l’eau potable
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Author: NAULET, F.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: GRET
USOS MÚLTIPLES DEL AGUA COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA COMBATIR LA POBREZA
EXPERIENCIAS EN BOLIVIA Y COLOMBIA
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Author: Maria Catalina Ramirez
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: InfoAndina
Institution: CONDESAN
Lutter Contre La Pauvret
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Author: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Institution: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Guía de mitigación en agua y saneamiento rural
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Author: Proyecto SABA PLUS, COSUDE, CARE Peru
Year of Publishing: 2018