RWSN Library
Resources
Guidelines for Planning for Water for Livelihoods
Downloads: 40
Author: ZIMWASH
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: ZIMWASH
Institution: ZIMWASH
Drilling Boreholes for Handpumps
Working Paper 2 on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
Downloads: 520
Author: WURZEL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
A Compendium of Good Practices in Rural Water Supply Schemes
Taking on New Challenges
Downloads: 90
Author: World Bank; India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP India
Engaging Non-state Providers in Rural Water Supply Services
Documentation of Experiences in India
Downloads: 29
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: World Bank
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
Towards managing rural water quality in the state of Punjab, India
Downloads: 53
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Checklist for Integrating Gender-Related Issues into Agriculture Water Management
Agriculture and rural development. Gender in Agriculture
Downloads: 13
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
International Conference on Manual Irrigation Proceedings
HTN Working Paper: WP 01/96
Downloads: 67
Author: WISHART, G.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions
Technical brief
Downloads: 43
Author: WHO
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: World Health Organization
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
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 506
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 - Hindi version
Downloads: 26
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 - Oriya version
Downloads: 2
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
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: 149
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Case Study in Venkatapuram, Khammam District, India
Downloads: 12
Author: Vinnapanssa
Year of Publishing: 2011
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 469
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Operationalizing Community-led water services for multiple uses in South Africa
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 6
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
Community-led water services for multiple uses
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 5
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)
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 312
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Cast Iron No. 6 Suction Hand Pump
Production Manual
Downloads: 91
Author: UNICEF-DPHE
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: UNICEF/Gov of Bangladesh
Institution: Department of public Health Engineering (DPHE),
Evaluation of India Mark II handpumps in India
Downloads: 11
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project
Project Information Document (PID)
Downloads: 24
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
Karnataka Sustainable Rural Water Supply Program
Program Information Documents (PID)
Downloads: 27
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
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
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)
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
Service Cooperatives - Solutions for Rural Water Supply in Ukraine
Despro Analytical Paper No.1
Downloads: 102
Author: SOROKOVSKYI, V. and A. OLSCHEWSKI,
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Despro
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 74
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
Downloads: 5
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Climate resilient rural WASH: RWSN's contribution & next steps
Working Paper Brief
Downloads: 114
Author: Salzmann, R.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Guidelines for community-driven water resource management
Downloads: 54
Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 197
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 140
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
RWSN Member Organisations learning and networking events
Downloads: 107
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Member Survey 2023
Downloads: 42
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1867
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Wider Asia and Pacific Regional Learning Event on Service Delivery Approach to Rural Water Supply
Presentations
Downloads: 238
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Local Government and Rural Water Services that last: a way forward
Rural Water Supply Reality Check
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 716
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
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
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues
Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1164
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Introducing RWSN
the global knowledge network for practical professionalism in rural water supply
Downloads: 62
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2021
Downloads: 91
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
RWSN Draft Lifelong Learning Strategy (EN/FR/ES/PT)
Projet de stratégie d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie du RWSN
Downloads: 110
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 455
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Chair - Open Call
Opportunité : Président du RWSN (2024-2027)
Downloads: 334
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 443
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 244
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Afridev Handpumps in Pakistan
Developing Private Sector Supply Chains to Deliver Rural Water Technology
Downloads: 20
Author: Robinson, A.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Dry bearings at elevated temperatures and humidity
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 3
Author: Roberts J.
Year of Publishing: 1988
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 463
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
REAL-Water Innovation Overview
Downloads: 136
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water.
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
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 9
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Uganda Institutional Framework for Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID