Welcome to the second edition of Rural Water, the RWSN Directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs, and the first edition of the RWSN Blue Pages (in English and French).

This year we have updated and expanded Rural Water to include:

• Special features from the RWSN Themes and projects.
• Blue Pages: a free listing service for any product or services directly related to rural water supply, plus paid advertising opportunities in the publication and the standalone version of the Blue Pages.
• Short entries from charities and NGOs who were able to provide a bit of data on how they operate or implement community-based projects.
• Country profiles for selected countries with some key data from the UNICEF-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP).