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This note highlights three research domains to support implementation of MUS at scale and also to communicate the merits of MUS at policy levels.
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.
The Canzee Hand pump is an inexpensive yet reliable and easy to maintain pump, ideal for small communities. After two years of trials, Winrock International asked its developer to suggest an even simpler design which could be made from locally sourced materials and offered for sale to private households. A prototype pump was made in September 2009, and over the following months a further fifty units will constructed and marketed.
The Canzee pump has been developed with easy maintenance in mind so with an understanding of how the pump works and how plastic pipes can be glued together, it should be possible for it to be maintained and repaired by the villagers themselves. Some jobs, for example the repair or replacement of the steel pump rod, may need the broken part to be sent away for welding, but apart from that, the pump caretaker should be able to keep the pump functioning indefinitely.
An essential role of the project’s technical staff and maintenance teams when visiting the pumps is to ensure that there is at least one caretaker who is totally familiar with the pump, who has a supply of spare pipe, valve seals, a saw blade and some pvc glue to repair the pump when necessary.
The Canzee Hand pump is an inexpensive yet reliable and easy to maintain pump, ideal for small communities. After two years of trials, Winrock International asked its developer to suggest an even simpler design which could be made from locally sourced materials and offered for sale to private households. A prototype pump was made in September 2009, and over the following months a further fifty units will constructed and marketed.
The Canzee pump has been developed with easy maintenance in mind so with an understanding of how the pump works and how plastic pipes can be glued together, it should be possible for it to be maintained and repaired by the villagers themselves. Some jobs, for example the repair or replacement of the steel pump rod, may need the broken part to be sent away for welding, but apart from that, the pump caretaker should be able to keep the pump functioning indefinitely.
An essential role of the project’s technical staff and maintenance teams when visiting the pumps is to ensure that there is at least one caretaker who is totally familiar with the pump, who has a supply of spare pipe, valve seals, a saw blade and some pvc glue to repair the pump when necessary.
Globally, 1.1 billion people rely on unsafe drinking water sources from lakes, rivers, and open wells. Studies have confirmed that water related diseases not only remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide but that the spectrum of disease is expanding and the incidence of many water related microbial diseases are increasing. Thus, this study was conducted to assess contamination level of water and determine the major sources of contaminants at collection points. Three sites of three springs and four sites of river water from Yubdo-Legebatu PA were selected for this study.
This study is aimed at evaluating the efficiency of slow sand filtration (SSF) in clay pots in removing total and thermo-tolerant/faecal coliform bacteria and reducing turbidity and assessing the contamination level at the point-of-use at home in the central highlands of Ethiopia (Yubudu-Legebatu PAs).
The RAIN Foundation submitted a request for technical assistance on the inclusion of MUS in their rainwater harvesting programme in Ethiopia. RiPPLE, through the HCS, provided such support and recommended the programme to include water for livestock.