Climate resilient WASH is about new ways of working across the traditional humanitarian and development sectors. We went to one of the harshest spots in Ethiopia, and surely in the world, to find out more. Read more...
This report presents findings of the inception phase of the Economic and Social Research Council's supported research 'Water Security in Ethiopia and... Read more...
My new role at Cranfield University this year is to drive forward a novel and very exciting project known as WEEP (Water-security in Ethiopia and the emotional response of pastoralists). WEEP has immense potential to 'break new ground' in understanding the everyday and ongoing challenges of water... Read more...
Addressing WASH/IWRM linkages from a narrow problem-based perspective seems most feasible but they can also be addressed within the wider, holistic... Read more...
While a high proportion of people In Ethiopian have access to improved water and sanitation services, only a small minority receive services that... Read more...
This paper presents findings on water and sanitation service levels from 16 small and medium towns in four regions of Ethiopia. Read more...
Under severe conditions of water scarcity, it is vital to keep motorised boreholes pumping across Ethiopia's Somali region. Read more...
Self-supply is the term given to families helping themselves through development of their own water supplies. Usually based on wells dug near the home or fields, such water supplies meet a range of domestic and food production needs. The regional government are launching a new programme to support... Read more...
Can Self-supply help combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in rural Ethiopia? Read more...
Physical works are progressing well in most small towns. Major challenges are water sources in Abomsa, and acquisition of land for sludge drying beds... Read more...
Partners in the ONEWASH Plus Programme - all working to find new ways to deliver integrated WASH infrastructure and services in small towns - came together to share progress and learn lessons. Read more...
Sensitization workshops on self-supply acceleration were organized for different woredas of the Amhara and Oromia regions by CRS, World Vision and CARE to speed up implementation. Read more...
As part of the World Water Day 2016 events focused on 'water and jobs' the National Self Supply Task Force organised the 2016 My Water, My Business Fair to bring attention to the efforts of households to improve their own WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) situation. This built on a similar event in 2015. A seminar on 22 March 2016 brought together organisations and individuals that seek to help people help themselves through the Self-supply approach. At a parallel fair, Ethiopian enterprises showcased their low-cost products.This short film provides a summary of the event and debates.
Read more...Early in 2015, we worked with World Vision to develop a baseline for their interventions in Omonada woreda (in Oromia region), Ethiopia, where they are piloting a Self-supply acceleration approach. Read more...
The report provides specific recommendations for woreda-level planning of Self-supply acceleration activities, market and business development, and... Read more...
This book is an introduction to the theory of water governance and its practical application especially in The Netherlands. Read more...
My Water, My Business 2016 is an exhibition and seminar focused on Self-supply and linked to World Water Day 2016. The ambitious aim this year is to bring together different approaches to household-level provision, so going beyond domestic water supply to include household irrigation, water... Read more...
While implementation of the Self-supply approach in Ethiopia is not yet proven, t he expectations placed on this service model are huge. Nevertheless... Read more...
The government should support the local private sector, facilitate households loans and stop unsustainable subsidies. Read more...