External resources

Stone arch bridges – A practical Manual for Local Governments Stone arch bridges – A practical Manual for Local Governments

This manual was developed based on the experience of the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) supported Kasese District Poverty … Continued

Polder Management in Bangladesh – shared by the Blue Gold Program Polder Management in Bangladesh – shared by the Blue Gold Program

Blue Gold is a collaboration program between the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh. The Blue … Continued

Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads

The objective of this manual is to: provide users with an understanding that our road system is part … Continued

Storm Damage Risk Reduction Guide for Low-Volume Roads Storm Damage Risk Reduction Guide for Low-Volume Roads

This guide provides a framework to assess the potential risks to a low volume road system and the … Continued

Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Best Management Practices Field Guide Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Best Management Practices Field Guide

The basic objective of this Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide is to present a summary … Continued

G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and … Continued

Green Road Engineering (Training Manual) Green Road Engineering (Training Manual)

This training on “Green Road Engineering” delivers the science behind stabilizing rural roads and intends to improve the … Continued

Roadside Bio-Engineering (Site Handbook) Roadside Bio-Engineering (Site Handbook)

This handbook provides the information needed to design, plan, implement and maintain bio-engineering works on steep slopes, with … Continued

World Bank Report: Lifelines – The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity World Bank Report: Lifelines – The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity

According to Lifelines, a new report from by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the net benefit of … Continued

Guideline on Road Maintenance Groups – Nepal Guideline on Road Maintenance Groups – Nepal

These guidelines describe the process of creating and contracting Road Maintenance Groups (RMGs) for the maintenance of the … Continued

Supporting local authorities on rural roads HIMO in Burkina Faso Supporting local authorities on rural roads HIMO in Burkina Faso

HELVETAS is promoting the HIMO approach (high labor intensity) in Burkina Faso since 2002 and the start of … Continued

Fodder production with road water harvesting in African drylands Fodder production with road water harvesting in African drylands

Flood based irrigation and road water harvesting are two viable and low-entry methods to boost fodder production in … Continued

Road Water Management practices in Zambia Road Water Management practices in Zambia

Find presentations from field visits and stakeholder workshops in Zambia on Road Water Management. The presentations below are … Continued

Vaguely Right or Exactly Wrong: Measuring the (Spatial) Distribution of Land Resources, Income and Wealth in Rural Ethiopia Vaguely Right or Exactly Wrong: Measuring the (Spatial) Distribution of Land Resources, Income and Wealth in Rural Ethiopia

Land ties people to specific localities featuring different levels of accessibility and natural endowments; it is therefore related … Continued

Evaluating the potential of road rain water harvesting in Yemen – Rural Roads Evaluating the potential of road rain water harvesting in Yemen – Rural Roads

This presentation shows the case study of the Maghrabah Manakah Bab Bahil Road, in the Sana’a Governorate, Yemen. See … Continued

Road design standards for Local Government Engineering Department, Bangladesh Road design standards for Local Government Engineering Department, Bangladesh

In this presentation the road design standards of the Local Government Engineering Department of Bangladesh. To read the … Continued