Our Services - Research & Design

2021

Water.org – Meta-Study on Existing Water Supply and Sanitation Research

Water.org is a global non-profit organisation addressing critical water supply and sanitation challenges by helping households to access water supply […]

2020-2021

Data in Water and Sanitation: Bridging the Gap Between ‘Technically Brilliant’ and Real-World Decision-Making

We have access to greater and greater volumes of data as never before, and new tools, devices and platforms are […]

2021

Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana

This learning report looks at the outcomes of the CapVal project implemented by IWMI in Ghana. In the last decade, […]

2021

Climate Resilient Urban Sanitation Accelerating the Convergence of Sanitation and Climate Action

A study focused on the interlinkages between climate change and urban sanitation systems and their critical role in urban resilience. […]

2021

AMCOW Sanitation policy guidelines

There is a growing awareness that one of the critical constraints to scaling up WASH service delivery is the lack […]

2021

Agenda for Change - District level roadmap for universal access to sustainable sanitation services

Access to sustainable sanitation services requires strategic planning to identify intended outcomes results, as well as major steps required to […]

2017-2021

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC); Venture Advisor Support

Aguaconsult is providing strategic support to sanitation focused ventures supported by Grand Challenges Canada (GCC). This includes providing specific support […]

2020

Sanitation Learning Hub - Improving rural sanitation in challenging contexts

The factors affecting the efficient and effective use of sanitation technologies are highly diverse and applying one-size fits all approaches […]

2020

Quality Check: How can we ensure sanitation achieves health and quality of life outcomes in low-income areas?

Can shared toilet facilities provide quality sanitation? What criteria do planners need to think about when seeking quality sanitation? Yes, […]

2020 to 2021

Providing ongoing advisory support for the development of CWIS SAP

Aguaconsult, in collaboration with Athena Infonomics and the Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association, have provided ongoing […]

2019

The state of WASH financing in Eastern and Southern Africa

UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) engaged Aguaconsult through Oxford Policy Management (OPM) to assess the state of financing of water, […]

2016 to 2021

Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership

Aguaconsult's Harold Lockwood has been providing technical support to the USAID Sustainable WASH systems learning partnership and the latest report […]

2021

Agence Française de Développement - Global assessment of national public development banks’ involvement in the water sector

Aguaconsult’s public finance specialist, Goufrane Mansour, worked as part of a team to draft this report, commissioned by the Agence […]

2020

Climate Resilient Urban Sanitation

Our climate is rapidly changing, and cities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Although sanitation is a critical urban system […]

2018

Cities Partnership Assessment

Assessment of implementation progress and performance of six cities in Sub-Saharan Africa that are developing and testing models to engage […]

2017

Effective WASH Approaches and Innovations in the Civil Society WASH Fund, Research Report

The Civil Society Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (CS WASH) Fund was a five-year programme supported by the Australian government with […]

2018

Policy Brief - Financing the WASH sector

The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) is an intergovernmental organisation that provides a platform for peer-learning for the development […]

2018

Engaging with the private sector for urban onsite sanitation services lessons from six Sub-Saharan African cities

The rapid pace of urbanization experienced across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) poses a challenge to local authorities, who often struggle to […]

2017

Roadmap to Improved Enabling Environment

Establishing a roadmap to an improved enabling environment for local water and sanitation service providers in Vietnam

2016 to 2017

Global Study on Rural Water Service Delivery

In a bid to identify how governments can be supported to ensure more sustainable services, the World Bank's Water Global […]

2016 to 2017

Community Water and Sanitation Agency Organisational Assessment: Final Report

In late 2016 Aguaconsult was commissioned to lead an organizational assessment of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in […]

2017

Rural Water Metrics Global Framework

Globally, the proportion of people living without improved drinking water was halved between 1990 and 2010 and therefore the Millennium […]

2016

The UNHCR Cost of Water Project

The Cost of Water Project supports the effective planning and sustainable management of water supply systems in refugee camps and […]

2016

Market Assessment for Water Credit in Tanzania

Water.org commissioned a market assessment for introducing the WaterCredit model and the potential of alternative financing channels. The specific objectives […]

2015

CS WASH Southern Africa regional learning event, synthesis report

This report provides a synthesis and summary of the Southern Africa Regional Learning Event held in Harare, Zimbabwe by the […]

2014

Global Water Initiative Policy Brief

Between 2007 and 2012 the Global Water Initiative (GWI) financed rural water supply programmes across eight countries in the East […]

2005

Review of ECHO's water and sanitation strategy, development of policy and operational guidelines

A five-person team carried out an extensive review of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion interventions in emergency contexts, including both […]

2009 to 2014

Triple S: Service Delivery Approach - a multi-country study

This book, published by Practical Action publishing in 2013, is a synthesis of 13 country studies, carried out between late […]

2005

Support to the Agua para Todos (Water for All) Partnership in Cochabamba, Bolivia

In November 2005, Aguaconsult fielded a consultant to support the members of the Agua para Todos partnership to analyse and […]

2009 - 2014

Mapping of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sustainability Tools

Premature failure of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and poor service levels experienced by end users has resulted in […]

2013

Household Expenditure on Water Service in Burkina Faso

Capturing how much time and money households are spending on water, sanitation and hygiene is notoriously under-reported in census and […]

2013

Sustainable WASH Forum Report

The 2013 WASH Sustainability Forum was held in Washington, D.C. on March 11 and 12. The Forum focused on […]

2011 - 2013

A Qualitative Analysis of Rural Water Sector Policy Documents

In 2011, Triple-S undertook a review of 11 major WASH Development Partner's policy documents using a technique known as Qualitative […]

2008

Evaluation of DRR Mainstreaming within ECHO's Humanitarian Actions

In the last three to four years the issue of disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become increasingly important in both […]

2005 - 2007

Support to the development and mainstreaming of DFID corporate disaster risk reduction policy

Support to the development and mainstreaming of DFID corporate disaster risk reduction policy. During an almost 12 month period from […]

2003

Global Study into factors influencing post-construction sustainability of rural water supply

In 2003 Aguaconsult was approached by the World Bank to carry out a research study and literature review to identify […]

2002

Making Innovation Work through Partnerships in Water and Sanitation Projects

It has become increasingly apparent that conventional models of service delivery are inadequate to meet the challenge of providing water […]

2001

A Strategy for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies in the Dominican Republic

The responsibility for rural water supply, operation and maintenance in the Dominican Republic has been moving from the central agency […]

Our Services - Research & Design

2021

Water.org – Meta-Study on Existing Water Supply and Sanitation Research

2020-2021

Data in Water and Sanitation: Bridging the Gap Between ‘Technically Brilliant’ and Real-World Decision-Making

2021

Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana

2021

Climate Resilient Urban Sanitation Accelerating the Convergence of Sanitation and Climate Action

2021

AMCOW Sanitation policy guidelines

2021

Agenda for Change - District level roadmap for universal access to sustainable sanitation services

2017-2021

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC); Venture Advisor Support

2020

Sanitation Learning Hub - Improving rural sanitation in challenging contexts

2020

Quality Check: How can we ensure sanitation achieves health and quality of life outcomes in low-income areas?

2020 to 2021

Providing ongoing advisory support for the development of CWIS SAP

2019

The state of WASH financing in Eastern and Southern Africa

2016 to 2021

Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership

2021

Agence Française de Développement - Global assessment of national public development banks’ involvement in the water sector

2020

Climate Resilient Urban Sanitation

2018

Cities Partnership Assessment

2017

Effective WASH Approaches and Innovations in the Civil Society WASH Fund, Research Report

2018

Policy Brief - Financing the WASH sector

2018

Engaging with the private sector for urban onsite sanitation services lessons from six Sub-Saharan African cities

2017

Roadmap to Improved Enabling Environment

2016 to 2017

Global Study on Rural Water Service Delivery

2016 to 2017

Community Water and Sanitation Agency Organisational Assessment: Final Report

2017

Rural Water Metrics Global Framework

2016

The UNHCR Cost of Water Project

2016

Market Assessment for Water Credit in Tanzania

2015

CS WASH Southern Africa regional learning event, synthesis report

2014

Global Water Initiative Policy Brief

2005

Review of ECHO's water and sanitation strategy, development of policy and operational guidelines

2009 to 2014

Triple S: Service Delivery Approach - a multi-country study

2005

Support to the Agua para Todos (Water for All) Partnership in Cochabamba, Bolivia

2009 - 2014

Mapping of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sustainability Tools

2013

Household Expenditure on Water Service in Burkina Faso

2013

Sustainable WASH Forum Report

2011 - 2013

A Qualitative Analysis of Rural Water Sector Policy Documents

2008

Evaluation of DRR Mainstreaming within ECHO's Humanitarian Actions

2005 - 2007

Support to the development and mainstreaming of DFID corporate disaster risk reduction policy

2003

Global Study into factors influencing post-construction sustainability of rural water supply

2002

Making Innovation Work through Partnerships in Water and Sanitation Projects

2001

A Strategy for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies in the Dominican Republic

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