Self Supply – Rural Water Supply Network

My experience at the World Water Week Conference: Water for Society Including all

Posted on 17/09/201920/09/2019 by RWSN Secretariat

This is a guest blog by Benson Kandeh, winner of the RWSN@WWW competition for young professionals.. For more information on RWSN's activities for Young professionals, see here. My name is Benson Kandeh and I am a young water professional from Sierra Leone. I work on providing water supply for rural communities in my country through the EMAS technologies … Continue reading My experience at the World Water Week Conference: Water for Society Including all

Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind in rural water and sanitation – Summary on the RWSN E-discussion

Posted on 31/07/201931/07/2019 by RWSN Secretariat

The e-discussion on the topic of “Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind in rural water and sanitation” has come to an end and we are very grateful for the 40+ participants who actively took part. A summary of the e-discussion can be found here. Additionaly, we as moderators want to share our own summary … Continue reading Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind in rural water and sanitation – Summary on the RWSN E-discussion

Scotland’s place in achieving water for society – including all

Posted on 29/07/201923/07/2019 by RWSN Secretariat

This is a guest blog by Ben McIntosh-Michaelis, a RWSN Young Professional who submitted this entry as part of the RWSN@WWW competition. For more information on RWSN's support to Young Professionals, please see here. Living in Scotland we often think that everyone here has access to safe water. In reality, this is not quite the … Continue reading Scotland’s place in achieving water for society – including all

And the winner is…

Posted on 22/07/2019 by RWSN Secretariat

This year, RWSN is offering the chance for a young professional to attend Stockholm World Water Week. From 25 June- 9 July 2019, we ran a competition to find a young professional with a knack for communicating complex topics to broad audiences, social media –savviness, and a passion for working on water issues at the local … Continue reading And the winner is…

Technovation Rush: Are developing countries ready?

Posted on 10/08/201810/08/2018 by RWSN Secretariat

by Takudzwa Noel Mushamba, WASH & Infrastructure Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp re-posted from: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/technovation-rush-developing-countries-ready-takudzwa-noel-mushamba/ Failure of technological innovation in the water and sanitation sector. Across the globe there is growing momentum to address emerging and traditional threats to the water and sanitation sector through innovative technology. As a result, without thinking twice governments … Continue reading Technovation Rush: Are developing countries ready?

UN-Water report: SDG6 on Water and Sanitation will not be achieved by 2030 at current rates of progress

Posted on 13/07/2018 by nataliagutierrezc

UN-Water has released a new report on Water and Sanitation ahead of the High-level Political Forum for Sustanainable Development (HLPF) which presents, for each target, the latest data available for the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 global indicators. The report seeks to inform discussions among Member States during the HLPF (9 July -18 July 2018) … Continue reading UN-Water report: SDG6 on Water and Sanitation will not be achieved by 2030 at current rates of progress

New 2018 RWSN webinar series (April 3rd – June 5th, 2018)

Posted on 20/03/201817/05/2018 by meleesa2

Mark your calendars! RWSN is delighted to announce its 2018 series of 10 webinars dedicated to rural water services, April 3 -June 5, in English, French, Spanish and/or Portuguese! To attend any of the webinars, please register here by April 2nd: http://bit.ly/2prrVf3 We will hear from more than 20 organisations on a range of topics, … Continue reading New 2018 RWSN webinar series (April 3rd – June 5th, 2018)

New 2017 RWSN Webinar series (18th April – 13th June 2017)

Posted on 22/03/201717/05/2018 by meleesa2

ENG: RWSN is delighted to announce the first of the 2017 series of webinars (on-line seminars) on rural water supply, running every Tuesday from April 18th, 2017 until June 13th, 2017. This series includes 9 weekly sessions on topics, which were presented and debated during the 2016 RWSN Forum in Abidjan, and related to the … Continue reading New 2017 RWSN Webinar series (18th April – 13th June 2017)

DIY water provision: the advantages of self-supply

Posted on 22/02/201722/02/2017 by RWSN Secretariat

reposted from: http://www.wateraid.org/news/blogs/2017/february/diy-water-provision-the-advantages-of-self-supply Posted 21 Feb 2017 by Mark Fabian In some contexts, incremental improvements to water supply can offer greater sustainability than can full interventions. Mark Fabian, Regional Technical Advisor for Southern Africa, describes the proven positives of self-supply. In the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, we see countless methods for delivering safe water … Continue reading DIY water provision: the advantages of self-supply

Self-supply highlights from 2016

Posted on 25/01/2017 by matthiassaladin

This is a review of the 2016 highlights from a Self-supply point of view: Events, papers, presentations, policy breakthroughs, etc.