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Global MUS outputs

This section lists general documents developed for the MUS project

General information materials on MUS

MUS at International Forum on Water and Food, Vientiane

A session on multiple use of water was hosted at the CPWF forum in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Around 50 participants, mainly scientists, but also some policy makers and practitioners, discussed issues related to multiple uses.

Read more or download CPWF2006_Session6MuluseSynthesisAnnex.pdf (618 kB)

Global- Learning Alliances to promote multiple use systems

This paper discusses the MUS approach and describes the ways in which the MUS project adopted horizontal and vertical learning alliances as vehicle for its action-research in eight countries.

Read more or download LA-GWSP-2007.pdf (297 kB)

Global- Symposium Background Paper on Learning Alliances

This background paper presents concepts and practices of 'Learning Alliances' to inform the international symposium on the theme organized by IRC and partners in June 2005, Delft, Netherlands

Background paper symposium Learning Alliances.pdf (865 kB)

Global- Multiple-use water services to advance the Millennium Development Goals

This IWMI-CP-IRC research report traces the history of domestic-plus, productive-plus, and multiple-use by design approaches, and lists the documented merits and disadvantages of multiple-use water services approaches. For future action-research, a conceptual framework is presented that identifies the key conditions that need to be in place (or 'principles') for implementing multiple-use water services at community level and massive upscaling at intermediate and national levels. This approach has been developed and adopted by the MUS project.

MUS at 4th World Water Forum, Mexico

A well attended session on multiple use water services at the 4th World Water Forum (20 March 2006) brought together local practitioners who are piloting integrated approaches to supply water for domestic and productive uses, and representatives of key international and national institutions from the domestic and irrigation sectors.

Global- Financial mechanisms and institutional arrangements for rural multiple use water services

This report reviews academic and grey literature, as well as case studies of the MUS project on financing mechanisms and related institutional arrangements used in the irrigation and domestic water sectors in developing countries and propsed mechanisms to achieve the MDG. (Available October 2006)

Global- Are multiple use water services cost-effective? Lessons from case studies

The paper contains guidelines to assess the financial costs and benefits of multiple-use water systems, based on findings and methodological lessons learnt from field testing of the guidelines in Colombia, Nepal and South Africa. The impact of different institutional and natural contexts on financial performances is analyzed. (Available June 2008)

Global- Potential of microcredit for financing multiple-use water systems

The journal article, based on MSc research in South Africa (or elsewhere) and global literature, reviews experiences of use of microcredit for the financing of small scale irrigation, community or individual domestic water supply and multiple use water services. (Available October 2007)

Global- Health in multiple-use water services

This report presents the global state of the art with regard to health issues in multiple-use water services. Based on global literature and empirical findings from MUS project sites in the Nile, Indo-Ganges, and Andean basins and elsewhere, the report identifies health issues/indicators and related water quality, sanitation, and nutrition. Recommendations are formulated for water resources management, technologies and sanitation and point-of-use treatment education at community level and coordination and policy at intermediate and national level. (Available January 2007)