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Multiple Use Systems programme (MUS)

An international five-year programme involving a wide range of partners has been launched with a long title - Models for Implementing Multiple-use Water Supply Systems for Enhanced Land and Water Productivity, Rural Livelihoods and Gender Equity. Fortunately it is also known as MUS for short. See www.musproject.net for more information.

Partners to implement the Multiple Use Systems programme

The majority, but not all, of the other partners in this US$ 1.5 million programme are from outside the domestic water sector: Natural Resources Institute (NRI), (UK), International Development Enterprise (IDE), (USA and India), International Centre of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (Colombia), CINARA (Colombia).......

What is Multiple Use Systems programme?

Multiple-use water supply systems that aim at providing families with between 50 - 200 litres per capita per day, provide important new opportunities for tackling poverty. It is hypothesised that income gained from multiple uses will improve the ability and willingness of users to contribute to capital and operation and maintenance costs, considerably enhancing sustainability and potential for replication over traditional and narrow sector-based approaches.

Presentation on the Multiple Use Systems (MUS) project

A brief presentation on the Challenge Programme for Water and Food funded Multiple Use Systems (MUS) project, in which IDE, IWMI, NRI and IRC are currently involved

Read more or download Intro-2-MUS.ppt (555 kB)

Multiple Use Systems programme kicks off in South Africa

Multiple-use water supply systems that aim at providing families with between 50 - 200 litres per capita per day, provide important new opportunities for tackling poverty.

Activities started in the Andes

The MUS project started work in November 2004 in Colombia and Bolivia. Read more about the activities in these countries and download the brochure. Also available in Spanish.

Read more or download MUS_brochure_english.pdf (864 kB)

Folleto del proyecto piloto ‘Uso múltiple del agua’ en los paises Andinos