Zambia has a very low density rural population, which makes the establishment of sustainable community water supplies a particular challenge. Previous piloting of improvements to tradi-tional water sources showed both a demand for and an impact from low cost up-grading (Sutton 2002). UNICEF, with RWSN technical support, has been encouraging improvements to wa-ter supplies in some of the poorest districts of Luapula Province. Remarkably, these have been achieved with zero subsidy. All hardware costs (labour and materials) are covered by house-holders; the donor input being only in capacity building throug
Zambia’s agricultural potential remains largely untapped but policy attention is shifting favourably...
Low-income countries have less funds to allocate for water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) services, bu...
Despite Zambia’s sustained and fairly robust agricultural growth since 2000, rural poverty levels ha...
As per capita costs of rural water supply escalate, and donor funding cannot keep pace, it will be n...
Zambia has a real challenge to reach universal access by 2030, through community water supplies alon...
Rural communities in the Republic of Zambia have been suffering from droughts which had caused sever...
Although the world's urban population has in the last 50 years increased fourfold, investment in wat...
Rural Water for Health Project assists local communities in three districts in North Western Provinc...
Although the world's urban population has in the last 50 years increased fourfold, investment in wat...
During the water decade of 1980-90, water programs evolved from purely engineering solutions through...
In the face of increasing global population, water scarcity and the need to tackle poverty in develo...
In the face of increasing global population, water scarcity and the need to tackle poverty in develo...
Zambia is one of the most highly urbanized countries in the Sub-Sahara Africa, but the rate of urban...
This Working Paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in Zambia ...
Zambia is a highly urbanized country with 60% of its urban population residing in low cost areas als...
Zambia’s agricultural potential remains largely untapped but policy attention is shifting favourably...
Low-income countries have less funds to allocate for water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) services, bu...
Despite Zambia’s sustained and fairly robust agricultural growth since 2000, rural poverty levels ha...
As per capita costs of rural water supply escalate, and donor funding cannot keep pace, it will be n...
Zambia has a real challenge to reach universal access by 2030, through community water supplies alon...
Rural communities in the Republic of Zambia have been suffering from droughts which had caused sever...
Although the world's urban population has in the last 50 years increased fourfold, investment in wat...
Rural Water for Health Project assists local communities in three districts in North Western Provinc...
Although the world's urban population has in the last 50 years increased fourfold, investment in wat...
During the water decade of 1980-90, water programs evolved from purely engineering solutions through...
In the face of increasing global population, water scarcity and the need to tackle poverty in develo...
In the face of increasing global population, water scarcity and the need to tackle poverty in develo...
Zambia is one of the most highly urbanized countries in the Sub-Sahara Africa, but the rate of urban...
This Working Paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in Zambia ...
Zambia is a highly urbanized country with 60% of its urban population residing in low cost areas als...
Zambia’s agricultural potential remains largely untapped but policy attention is shifting favourably...
Low-income countries have less funds to allocate for water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) services, bu...
Despite Zambia’s sustained and fairly robust agricultural growth since 2000, rural poverty levels ha...