Increasing repair and maintenance funds leads to higher borehole functionality and water access rates in the drought-prone regions of Turkana, Kenya... Read more...
This paper describes the development, structure, and functionality of the toolkit; provides guidance for its application; and identifies good... Read more...
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Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and the United States reveals a gap between the full costs of service delivery and budgets of... Read more...
Higher payments for rural water services in Kwale, Kenya, are associated with higher education and faster repair times. Household wealth, sex of... Read more...
Without an improved asset maintenance, system it is likely that rural water systems in Ghana will continue to provide unsustainable services. Read more...
Existing models used for financing water infrastructure development do not seem very applicable to the realities of small towns. Read more...
The programme cost of CLTS is $30-82 per household targeted in Ghana, and $14-19 in Ethiopia. Local investments range from $8-22 per household... Read more...
Spreading the cost of faecal waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make it more affordable for poor households and help kick start... Read more...
While global overviews of evidence are useful as a first step, there is a need for evidence related to specific contexts, such as rural or urban... Read more...
A country needs to meet a certain development or income threshold before aid can prove to be effective and aid flows tend to have diminishing returns. Read more...
In the context of urban Haiti, household container-based sanitation services (CBS) systems have the potential to satisfy many residents' desire for... Read more...
The costs of a pilot small-scale container-based sanitation service (CBS) were higher than those of large-scale waterborne sewerage, but economies of... Read more...
Microfinance organizations, government subsidies and mining industries may represent potential sources of financing for the implementation of... Read more...