Professional Water Wells Drilling: Country Assessments of the Sector – UPDATED!

From 2003 to date, assessments of borehole drilling sector cost-effectiveness and professionalism have been undertaken for the following countries:

• Angola (Pinto, 2017: English & Portuguese)
• Burkina Faso (Duffau & Ouedraogo, 2009 ; Galbane (2011); Danert. K, Ouedraogo, JP, Amadou, B et Zombre, A (2018); Danert, K; Ouédraogo, JP; Amadou, B and Zombre, A (2019))
• Chad (Danert, 2015a)
• Ethiopia (Carter et al, 2006, and Calow et al, 2012)
• Ghana (Adekile & Kwei, 2009 and O Dochartaigh et al, 2011b)
• Kenya (Doyen, 2003 and Armstrong, 2015)
• Mozambique (WE Consult, 2006; Gesti Canuto, 2011; and Macário and Hawkins, 2015)
• Niger (Danert, 2006)
• Nigeria (Adekile, 2007; Adekile, 2008; Adekile & Olabode, 2008a; Adekile & Olabode, 2008b; Adekile & Olabode, 2009; Arafan Mangai et al, 2011; Adekile, 2012; Danert et al, 2014a; Danert et al, 2014b; Cardiff University, 2017)
• Sierra Leone (Danert & Adekile, 2014)
• Sri Lanka (Ferdinando, 2011)
• Sudan (Government of Sudan, 2012)
• Tanzania (Baumann et al, 2005)
• Uganda (Sloots, 2010; Tindimugaya, 2016)
• United States (Meyer and Wyrick, 1996)
• Zambia (Armstrong, 2009)

Do you know of other national assessments of borehole drilling sector cost-effectiveness and professionalism, perhaps in your own country? If so, please share in the comments below.

Update 21 August 2018

• WEDC paper: “The impact of procurement and siting procedures on handpump functionality in Uganda” S. Liddle & R. A. Fenner (Hidden Crisis)
• BGS report: Liddle, E.; Fenner, R.. 2018 Review of handpump-borehole implementation in Uganda.Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 96pp. (OR/18/002) (Unpublished)
• WEDC presentation: Hidden Crisis Malawi, Patrick Makuluni
• WEDC presentation: Hidden Crisis Uganda, Joseph Okullo

Key points:

• “Turn-key” contracts should not be used, instead implementing agencies should procure an independent consultant for drilling and supervision and pay drillers for drilling/installation work done.
• The research supports the guidance set out Danert K., Gesti Canuto J. (2016) Professional Water Well Drilling. A UNICEF Guidance Note  , Unicef , Skat Foundation http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/775