Technology Transfer in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector: a learning experience from Colombia

Edited by Jan Teun Visscher (1997)

This document presents experiences from a technology transfer programme for multi-stage filtration (TRANSCOL) carried out in Colombia from 1989 to 1996. The programme introduced multi-stage filtration, an environmentally friendly water treatment technology, in eight different regions. The publication illustrates that a holistic joint learning project approach, as used over the past several years in Colombia, strongly supports capacity building in the sector. It comprises four main themes: a description of the programme and its results, a review of key issues in sustainable sector interventions, a discussion of theory and practice in technology transfer and an elaboration of the learning project approach.

Target audience: Professionals and managers involved in the water supply and sanitation sector

Published in association with the Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Agua Potable, Saneamiento Básico y Conservación del Recurso Hídrico de la Universidad del Valle (CINARA), Cali, Colombia.

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Technical Paper no. 32. ix, 90 pages. 88 references. ISBN-90-6687-026-5

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TP 32-E