Resources
Lesssons learnt IWRM demonstration projects
Lessons learnt from the IWRM Demonstration projects on innovations in local-level Integrated Water Resource Development
Hutton - input to experts meeting
In this note Hutton focusses on the conceptualization of Multiple-Use water Services (MUS) from the (health) economic perspective
Nagabhatla - Multiple-use of water in Bangladesh floodplains
Study in which the productivity of water and fish is used as an indicator and hypothesize that seasonal aquaculture supported by the management of floodplains for multiple-use of water can significantly increase the productivity of rice-fish systems.
Farolfi, Morardet - expert note
Focus on potential multiple uses of water delivered for domestic purposes in rural South Africa. When dealing with local stakeholders in the valuation of water and in negotiations around water management, the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) can provide a more flexible and user friendly framework as alternative for CBA
Renwick - CBA
This expert note provides some entry points on how to expand the work around MUS as an approach -including its conceptualization, working models, and implementation - from a cost-benefit perspective.
Moriarty - Ladders for assessing and costing water service delivery
This working paper introduces the concept of service levels grouped into ladders as a way of differentiating between broad and recognizable types (levels) of service.
Shah - Future of Surface Irrigation India
This presentation shows different scenarios for the future of surface irrigation in India.
van Koppen - expert note
This note highlights three research domains to support implementation of MUS at scale and also to communicate the merits of MUS at policy levels.
Renault - Service Oriented Management approach for MUS
This paper discusses MUS from the perspective of water management on large irrigation systems (LIS) and more specifically addressing the Cost and Benefits Analysis (CBA) pertaining to MUS in irrigation.
MUS Topic Working Group
This presentation contains information on the MUS Topic Working Group, established under the CPWF.
India: tank irrigation and MUS in Andhra Pradesh, Kalle, Winrock International
This paper by Jacob Kalle looks into the multiple-uses of water around tanks in India.
Niger & India: Winrock MUS implementation, Renwick and Kalle, Winrock International
The presentation by Mary Renwick and Jacob Kalle looked into the implementation of the "water for health and wealth" MUS programme in Niger and India.
Nepal: attribution gap in CBA of MUS, Merino, EkoRural
This presentation by Jorge Merino looks into the difficulties in attribution in CBA of MUS. This is illustrated by case work from Nepal.
Vietnam: cost & benefits of MUS in large irrigation systems, Trinh, CTIC and VAWR
This presentation by Trinh Ngoc Lan highlights how multiple-uses of water can be made visible in large irrigation systems and addressed in the management of these.
South Africa: costs and benefits of rainwater harvesting, De Lange
This presentation by Marna de Lange looks at the costs and benefits of rainwater harvesting from a MUS perspective in South Africa.
Sub-saharan Africa: MUS application in Burkina Faso, Klutse
This presentation provides examples of MUS in different parts of francophone West Africa
Ethiopia: Costs and benefits of MUS, Abebe, RIPPLE-Ethiopia
In this presentation Zemede Abebe and Marieke Adank look into the incremental costs and benefits of different pathways of developing MUS in Ethiopia.
Ghana: policy perspectives on MUS, Aboagye, Government of Ghana
In this presentation, Minta Aboagye provides the perspective of a policy maker from Ghana on MUS, and the implications and questions this raises from a policy perspective.
Honduras: MUS in rural water supply, Smits, IRC
This presentation looks into the de facto use of rural piped water supply for productive purposes in Honduras. It looks amongst others at the benefits derived from this as well as the implications for sustainability of services.
Nigeria: Incorporating productive uses into water systems in urban Nigeria, Ezeji & Smout, WEDC
This presentation looks into how urban water supplies in Nigeria are used for productive purposes and the benefits derived from this.
Global: “MUS is here to stay”
Edited by RIchard Carter, this Waterlines journal is a special issue dedicated to the topic of multiple-use services. It compiles the reasearch work of various members of the MUS group spanning the countries of Honduras to Nepal. Overall, the journal offers insight into the signficance and need to institutionalise MUS, and encourages further research and practise of the approach.
The fundamental idea of multiple use systems states the blindingly obvious – at least what is obvious to water users, if not to some water sector professionals. People use water for many purposes, some of which sustain life and health (but have no direct economic benefit), others of which are productive in the sense of offering the opportunity of a cash income. [authors abstract]
Southern Africa region: guidelines for community-scale MUS
This e-resource succinctly captures the lessons learnt from an SADC (Southern African Development Community) Danida-supported integrated water resource management (IWRM) programme. Also referred to as 'community-scale MUS', the e-resource provides step-by-step guidelines on how to implement local IWRM at the community level using participatory approaches. It also offers several innovative IWRM approaches that depart from conventional single-use approaches for implementation.
Community-driven water resource management is an innovative approach to rural water supply and resource management. Since 2006, the SADC Regional Water Sector Programme, supported by Danida, has piloted this approach through Integrated Water Resource Management Demonstration Projects in five countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia. Recognizing the importance of better integration across the water sector, the Programme aimed to demonstrate how principles of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) can be put into practice in rural areas. The focus was on those principles that have received limited attention as yet: water resource management at the lowest appropriate levels, users’ participation and the inclusion of women. [authors abstract]
South Africa: study on productive use of domestic piped water
Water has been called the dividing line between poverty and prosperity, and is a cross-cutting tool for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The primary target group of the MDG is the rural and peri-urban poor in developing countries, whose diversified livelihoods depend strongly on water. Water use at the household level is typically for meeting basic needs (e.g. bathing, drinking and sanitation). However, a vital and growing use of water that is not usually planned for is made up of those activities at the household level that promote economic growth and advance sustainable livelihoods. This is known as the ‘productive use of water’. Since 1994, considerable improvements have been made in water service delivery. Just over 37 million (84.5 %) of South Africans now have access to piped water in their dwellings, on site, or from communal taps. However, rural water service delivery is still a major challenge. Rural areas also tend to be more susceptible to drought, making access to natural water supplies even more vulnerable. The development focus of the South African state demands that efforts be made to improve the condition of the urban and the rural poor. [authors abstract]
Global: community-based MUS, van Koppen
This is a presentation on project on localised IWRM, or community based MUS. It assess eight opportunities or steps to improve the benefits/cost ratio and promoting MUS.
South Asia & Saharan Africa: MUS cost benefits for the rural poor, Renwick, Winrock Intl
In this presentation attention is drawn to the outcomes of the Gates funded study on Multiple Use Water Services for the Poor: Assessing the State of Knowledge. The incremental costs for upgrading a system to climb the MUS service ladder were compared with the incremental benefits.