Supporting Rural Water Supply takes a critical look and asks why are 30 to 40% of rural water systems failing in developing countries? And how can we support the adoption of a service delivery approach – one that moves beyond implementing infrastructure projects to delivering a reliable and indefinite service?
Published on: 20/10/2011
Download the book from the link below to read the summaries or full reports for Benin, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Mozambique, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, and Uganda. A hard copy version of the book is available from Practical Action Publishing.
The results from the Triple-S 13-country study were discussed and reviewed at a joint event organised on 27 September 2011 by the World Bank and USAID for both lending and grant-making organisations.
Full reference: Lockwood, H. and Smits, S. (2011).
Supporting rural water supply: moving towards a service delivery approach. London, UK, Practical Action and The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC. 200 p.
