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Published since 1982, Waterlines is a refereed journal providing a forum for those involved in extending water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management to all in developing countries. Waterlines bridges the gap between research and practice: it encourages papers written by researchers for the benefit of practice and those written by practitioners to inform research and policy. It highlights information sources and promotes debate between different perspectives. Waterlines considers the key challenges facing those in the water and sanitation sector–engineers, health professionals, community development workers, researchers, policy makers–and suggests how these issues may be tackled using affordable, sustainable systems with reference to wider policy and institutional frameworks.

Waterlines contains: Full-length peer-reviewed papers; Shorter ‘articles from the field’; Book reviews, giving a guide to which books are really worth reading; ‘Crossfire’, which deals with contentious issues, argued out between two experts; Webwatch, which guides readers to further reading on the theme; ‘From our water correspondent’ – a regular letter from a water professional dealing with tough problems on the ground.

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2010s
  1. 2019 (Vol. 38)
    1. No. 4 October 2019 pp. 247-315
    2. No. 3 July 2019 pp. 147-246
    3. No. 2 April 2019 pp. 69-146
    4. No. 1 January 2019 pp. 1-68
  2. 2018 (Vol. 37)
    1. No. 4 October 2018 pp. 248-318
    2. No. 3 July 2018 pp. 175-248
    3. No. 2 April 2018 pp. 96-175
    4. No. 1 January 2018 pp. 1-96
  3. 2017 (Vol. 36)
    1. No. 4 October 2017 pp. 265-374
    2. No. 3 July 2017 pp. 183-264
    3. No. 2 April 2017 pp. 107-182
    4. No. 1 January 2017 pp. 1-106
  4. 2016 (Vol. 35)
    1. No. 4 Urban Sanitation October 2016 pp. 334-411
    2. No. 3 Menstrual Hygiene Management July 2016 pp. i-ii, 215-334
    3. No. 2 Innovation in Sanitation April 2016 pp. 113-214
    4. No. 1 January 2016 pp. 1-112
  5. 2015 (Vol. 34)
    1. No. 4 How do you change behaviour? October 2015 pp. i-ii, 277-444
    2. No. 3 Community-Led Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing July 2015 pp. 204-277
    3. No. 2 April 2015 pp. 117-204
    4. No. 1 Menstrual Hygiene Management January 2015 pp. 1-112
  6. 2014 (Vol. 33)
    1. No. 4 A human right to WASH October 2014 pp. 283-386
    2. No. 3 July 2014 pp. 193-278
    3. No. 2 Rainwater harvesting April 2014 pp. 97-188
    4. No. 1 Assessing impact in WASH January 2014 pp. 1-92
  7. 2013 (Vol. 32)
    1. No. 4 Financing the WASH sector October 2013 pp. 263-354
    2. No. 3 Faecal sludge management July 2013 pp. 185-258
    3. No. 2 April 2013 pp. 97-180
    4. No. 1 JANUARY 2013 pp. 1-92
  8. 2012 (Vol. 31)
    1. No. 4 Monitoring and mapping of water supply and sanitation services October 2012 pp. 251-332
    2. No. 3 Rural water supply July 2012 pp. 163-246
    3. No. 1/2 Water, sanitation and hygiene in humanitarian situations January / April 2012 pp. 1-158
  9. 2011 (Vol. 30)
    1. No. 4 Thirtieth anniversary edition: What are the lessons and achievements of the last 30 years? What should be the focus in the next 30 years? October 2011 pp. 267-358
    2. No. 3 Water Safety Plans July 2011 pp. 179-262
    3. No. 2 April 2011 pp. 91-174
    4. No. 1 Market-based approaches January 2011 pp. 1-86
  10. 2010 (Vol. 29)
    1. No. 4 Hygiene promotion October 2010 pp. 259-350
    2. No. 3 Challenging environments July 2010 pp. 179-254
    3. No. 2 Water security April 2010 pp. 83-172
    4. No. 1 Multiple-use water services January 2010 pp. 1-78
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