Infrastructure Development

According to the UN, large numbers of people in developing countries still lack access to basic infrastructure services. Continued lack of access will constrain achievements of any development goals agreed for the post-2015 period. Resources available in this sub-theme include project summaries and successes of past infrastructure development projects, technical and field guidance on infrastructure development, and other resources that can help to develop effective WASH infrastructure.

Infrastructure Development Resources

Pump Selection: a Field Guide for Developing Countries

Publication date:
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual is designed to enable field technicians an managers who do not necessarily have extensive experience in water engineering to make appropriate choices of water pumping systems and components. It presents the decisions-making process as a logical progression.Read more

Upgrading Maintenance of Village Water Systems -- Start Up Report

Publication date:
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this start-up report is to outline the approach to meeting the requirement of Tasks g. 5 (i), (ii), and (iii) of the USAID Contract No. 263-0182-C-8041-00 dated 23rd February, 1988. The main focus of these tasks are to improve the O&M of water systems in Egyptian villages...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Lobito Port Transport System

Publication date:
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The main objective of the Southern Africa Transport and Communications Commission is to reduce the economic dependence on the Republic of South Africa. The 10-year Develop Plan is presented in this report and includes descriptions of technical and physical assets, a traffic forecast, a development...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

Small-Scale Water Pumping in Botswana -- Volume 1: Comparisons

Publication date:
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report examines comparative water pumping in Botswana. This report is the first of the first volume which is a comparative analysis of seven technologies used for water pumping in Botswana.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Start-up Workshop, March 28 to April 11, 1987

Publication date:
April 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
A request for technical assistance for the design and implementation of a pre-implementation workshop for the Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was issued for January 1987 by the USAID Mission in Lome to the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project. This report describes the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

Water Well Manual: A Practical Guide for Locating and Constructing Wells for Individual and Small Community Water Supplies

Publication date:
March 19, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual is intended to serve as a basic introductory text book and to provide instruction and guidance to field personnel engaged in the construction, operation and maintenance of small diameter, relatively shallow wells used primarily for individual and small community water supplies. It is...Read more

USAID Grant No. 688-0702-G-00-6032-00 To Care Mali To Support A Program of Construction of Wells in the Macina Area of Mali

Publication date:
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This grant is provided to CARE to increase the availability of drinking water in Macina Cercle in Central Mali through the construction of open cement lined wells. Specifically, CARE will construct 45 wells in each of the 15 villages in the area and will train local well workers to maintain them...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

Water Pump Field Tests in Botswana

Publication date:
April 15, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the results of a comparative testing and evaluation program for water pumps conducted by the Botswana Renewable Energy Technology (BRET) project. This comparative pump testing program was undertaken in coordination with the Government of Botswana (GOB) Ministry of Mineral...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Evaluating the Technical and Economic Performance of Photovoltaic Pumping Systems: a Methodology, Final Draft

Publication date:
May 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
A methodology for testing, monitoring, and evaluating small-scale photovoltaic pumping systems is herein presented. The methodology consists of three performance tests - the photovoltaic array rating test, and long- and short-term performance tests - and a procedure to calculate the unit water...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

Job Aids for Quality Control in the Manufacturing of the Aid Handpump

Publication date:
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
These job aids are intended to be used by people who manufacture and perform quality assurance for the AID hand pump. These job aids serve as memory joggers for factory personnel and acceptance testers who have already received training in the quality control tasks required to produce a high-...Read more

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