Water Supplies Managed by Rural Communities: country reports and case studies from Cameroon, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Nepal and Pakistan

Year of publication: 1997

This document gives an overview of the water supply and sanitation situation in six countries at the beginning of a four-year research project on the role of community participation in the management of rural water supplies in developing countries. The project, which began in 1994 and is coordinated by IRC, engages local men and women in selected communities in joint actions to identify, develop and test new strategies and tools for improving water and sanitation systems. For each country, a general review of the sector as at the beginning of project in 1993 is followed by a detailed case study of community participation in a specific locality. A review of general conclusions and lessons learned concludes the work. This publication will be followed by others reporting on the progress of these actions as the project proceeds.

Target audience: water and sanitation agencies and communities

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Project and Programme Paper no. 5-E. x, 134 pages. Tables, diagrams.

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€ 12.00

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PR 5-E