Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Spreading the Word Further: Guidelines for Disseminating Development Research - Synthesis notes
Getting research findings out to those who stand to benefit from them is now widely recognised as a crucial aspect of any research project. This book is a product of the second phase of a DFID-funded KaR project that is aimed at increasing the impact of research through improved dissemination of the...
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Willingness-to-pay Surveys - A Streamlined Approach: Guidance notes for small town water services
These guidance notes describe good practice for conducting robust 'willingness-to-pay' (WTP) surveys in small towns, using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), as part of a demand-responsive approach to the supply of services. The urban water sector in low- and middle-income countries requires goo...
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Contracting Out Water and Sanitation Services: Volume 2.
Kevin Sansom, Richard Franceys
This book presents contract analyses and case studies from around the world which draw out key lessons both for the local and international reader. The key questions addressed are: Where and how is contracting out being undertaken in the water sector and by whom? Is contracting out delivering benefi...
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Contracting Out Water and Sanitation Services: Volume 1.
Kevin Sansom, Richard Franceys
The main objective of the research is the analysis of corruption in infrastructure delivery. This includes a review of accountability initiatives in infrastructure delivery and the nature of the impact of greater accountability. This book focuses on the use of service and management contracts. The k...
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Designing Water Supply and Sanitation Projects to Meet Demand in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities: Book 1. Concept, principles and practice
These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. The aim is to improve the use and sustainability...
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Designing Water Supply and Sanitation Projects to Meet Demand in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities: Book 2. Additional notes for policy makers and planners
These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. The aim is to improve the use and sustainability...
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Designing Water Supply and Sanitation Projects to Meet Demand in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities: Book 3. Ensuring the participation of the poor
These guidelines are the result of two years collaborative research undertaken by WEDC with partners in Africa and South Asia. They demonstrate how water supply and sanitation projects in rural and peri-urban areas can be designed to meet user demand. The aim is to improve the use and sustainability...
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Emergency Sanitation: Assessment and programme design
This book is designed to assist those involved in planning and implementing emergency sanitation programmes. The main focus of the book is a systematic and structured approach to assessment and programme design. It provides a balance between the hardware (technical) and software (socio-cultural, ins...
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Operation and Maintenance of Urban Services: A synthesis note
This synthesis note introduces other resource material availiable on the operation and maintenance (O&M) of urban services. Designed for policy-makers who need to optimize investments in services for the urban poor and professional staff employed in public utilities in developing countries, it also...
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PPP and the Poor: Case Study - Dolphin Coast, South Africa. Dolphin Coast water concession
The purpose of the project Public Private Partnerships and the Poor in Water and Sanitation is to determine workable processes whereby the needs of the poor are promoted in strategies which encourage public-private partnerships (PPP) in the provision of water supply and sanitation services. One of t...