The MUS Group is a collaborative partnership between international and national organisations interested in its mission: the provision of better water services for multiple uses at the household level, including the productive activities that help make water work towards alleviation of poverty and food security.
SEI SEI (Stockholm Environment Institute) is an independent, international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues.
RAIN Foundation RAIN is an international network with the aim to increase access to water for vulnerable sections of society in developing countries - women and children in particular - by collecting and storing rainwater.
World Fish Center World Fish Center is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization working in partnership with a wide range of government and non-governmental agencies in the developing world, and with advanced research institutions worldwide, working on research focus to improve small-scale fisheries and aquaculture.
IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution. It focuses on eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. Rural water is high on the agenda of IFAD, hence its interest in MUS.
FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Its Water Development and Management Unit (NRLW) is engaged in a programmatic approach to agricultural water management addressing water use efficiency and productivity, and best practices for water use and conservation, throughout the continuum from water sources to final uses. Specific targets are integrated water resources management, water harvesting, groundwater, use of non-conventional water, modernization of irrigation systems, on-farm water management, water-quality management, agriculture-wetlands interactions, drought impact mitigation, institutional capacities, national water strategies and policies, river basin and transboundary waters management.
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council The MUS Group is formally one of the thematic groups of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. WSSCC enhances collaboration among sector agencies and professionals around sanitation and water supply.
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