Sustainability

According to Global Water Challenge, sustainability is one of the most pressing issues facing the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector today. More than 30 percent of WASH projects fail after two to five years. Resources available to help address this challenge include guidance on operations and maintenance approaches, tools to estimate long-term costs, and other resources to support sustainability.

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Sustainability Resources

Development of an Operations and Maintenance Strategy for Rural Water Supply in Zaire: Phase I Report

Published: 
May 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In February 1989, the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project received a request for assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to the Republic of Zaire regarding operations and maintenance in rural water supply (RWS). This report contains the findings of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries: a Cost Study

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
A cost study on the operation and maintenance of water supply systems in developing countries. The issue of potable water supplies in developing countries has received increased attention during recent decades. Numerous water development projects have been established, most recently in response to...Read more

Development of an Operation and Maintenance System for Shaba Refugee Water Supply Project

Published: 
June 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the development of an operation and maintenance system for Shaba refugee water supply project. The Shaba Refugee Water Supply Project was designed in September 1984 by USAID/Zaire in collaboration with the Association Internationale de Developpement Rural (AIDR), A Belgian...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Understanding Willingness to Pay for Sanitary Latrines in Rural Cambodia: Findings from Four Field Experiments of iDE Cambodia's Sanitation Marketing Program

iDE
This study is the outcome of iDE Cambodia and ID insight's study of a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of offering microfinance loans for latrines versus the current cash on delivery model.Read more
Regional focus: 
CambodiaEast Asia and Pacific

Case Study on Pump Repair and Business in Niger

Published: 
March 1, 2014
World Vision
Learning the technical skills necessary to repair hand pumps has helped Bassirou Moudi create a new business while ensuring water continues to flow in his community.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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