Director Aguaconsult
Harold Lockwood is an expert in water supply and sanitation with over twenty years of international work experience focusing on institutional analysis, sector reform and policy development, decentralisation of service provision, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, community participation and management, and sustainability issues. Harold holds a Master's degree and has worked in a wide range of countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Harold held a long-term position in Pakistan between 1993 and 1995, where he was a technical advisor to the Local Government and Rural Development Department. In 1996 to 1999, Harold was based in Nicaragua as an advisor to the National Institute for Water and Sanitation. Harold is the director of the UK consulting firm Aguaconsult. He regularly undertakes field assignments for a broad range of clients including major bi-lateral donors, multi-lateral agencies, UN organisations, international NGOs, Foundations and private sector companies. Harold's passion for improving services for the rural poor stems from his decade and more field experience and working in close collaboration with communities, local and central government in sustaining the benefits of development aid over the long term.
An introduction to ten building blocks to support sustainable service delivery. Read more...
What is needed to find out whether a combination of centralised and decentralised systems generates more sustainable and resilient urban water... Read more...
Sustainable groundwater use is more likely in Indian villages if farmers, other village community members and NGOs work together with researchers and... Read more...
Background note to the 3rd IRC event on the limits of aid and the future of trade and presentations of the Keynote presentations by DGIS, Simavi and... Read more...
This note draws on findings from Uganda and Zambia to provide guidance on dealing with the particular needs of the disabled in community-led total... Read more...
This paper contains the findings of a mapping of WASH sustainability tools currently in use, as well as the outcomes of a survey looking into demand... Read more...
A tool developed by UNICEF Mozambique to assess the sustainability of WASH infrastructure. Read more...
This tool is one of 25 tools for WASH sustainability reviewed as part of the Triple-S project. Read more...
In Timor-Leste, the water sector knows the end game is not just about meeting MDG coverage targets, but delivering sound and durable services. Read more...