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This handbook mainly focuses on low-cost domestic rainwater harvesting in the humid tropics. It has been written to assist NGO and government staff responsible for implementing domestic roofwater harvesting systems or programmes. It is also meant to serve as a source of material for rainwater harvesting associations preparing national design guidelines in local languages, and could be used by individual householders or masons

Guidelines for the development of local documentation centres which can be maintained with minimum effort, and provide useful information on water and sanitation to colleagues and the local community without the help of professional librarians or documentalists. Concentrates on the basic tasks needed to set up and operate a small documentation centre at the local level. This second edition has been revised to take account of the developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) which have revolutionised information provision during the past ten years. The revised guidelines continue to cover manual systems, but also include more detailed guidance on computer applications and access to the Internet

Presents a framework for improved programming in the water and sanitation sector (both urban and rural), which focuses on two-way communication and multisectoral collaboration among politicians, policy-makers, key agencies, service providers and communities

This publication aims to make more water sector aware of the value of using learning in a systematic and analytical way. It presents the basic concepts of action learning as the main tool for capacity building. Action learning procedures are presented and explained with examples and illustrations. It also provides some guidelines for implementing action learning in water and sanitation projects