All publications by publication date

All available official IRC publications listed by date of publication.

Drinking Water Source Protection: a review of environmental factors affecting community water supplies

01 Jan 91

Presents an overview of the problems of protecting drinking water sources, analyzes their causes and nature and identifies ways of controlling or solving them.

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Partners for Progress: an approach to sustainable piped water supplies

01 Jan 91

Based on experiences in demonstration projects with piped supplies for small communities in Malawi, Zambia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Evaluation for Village Water Supply Planning

01 Jan 91

Written by well-known professionals in the sector, this book provides practical advice and information on the components of village water projects to be taken into consideration during an evaluation.

Economic Benefits from Improved Rural Water Supply: a review with a focus on women

01 Jan 91

Provides information on the economic benefits of rural water supply interventions and develops a framework for analysis and planning.

Inventory of Selected Training Materials for Water Supply and Sanitation

01 Jan 91

Prepared by IRC on behalf of the UNDP-World Bank Water and Sanitation Program as a contribution to Safe Water 2000.

Slow Sand Filtration: guide for training of caretakers

01 Jan 90

Provides comprehensive guidelines for planning, implementing and evaluating local training programmes for caretakers of slow sand filtration (SSF) plants. Intended to be used with: Slow Sand Filtration: manual for caretakers [TS 1-E].

Water Harvesting in Five African Countries

01 Jan 90

Reviews the status of water harvesting in Botswana, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania and Togo. Focuses on appropriate technologies, socio-economic aspects, project methodologies and prospects for the 1990s.

Community Self-improvement in Water Supply and Sanitation: a manual for community workers

01 Jan 88

Provides community workers with ideas and information to work with the community in order to implement self-help improvements. For use in training courses and for distribution as a reference for workers in the field.

Hygiene Education in Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes: literature review with selected and annotated bibliography

01 Jan 88

Presents an overview of knowledge and experience in hygiene education in community water supply and sanitation projects as at the end of 1988. Based on more than 550 documents, including unpublished reports and other materials of limited access.