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Download fileSustainable transfer of manual well drilling technology to the private sector: a Niger case study
conference contribution
posted on 12.02.2018, 15:09 authored by Jonathan Naugle, Ibrahim MamadouThis paper examines the benefits and shortcomings associated with the introduction of manual drilling in
Niger over a 45year
period. Using the experience in Niger, the paper highlights the necessary and
desirable conditions under which manual drilling can become integrated into the mainstream in the
water sector. As such, the paper enables practitioners who are interested in promoting manual drilling in
their countries to avoid some of the pitfalls and benefit from the successes. The paper is based on the
authors’ more than 30 year combined experience in promoting manual drilling in Niger.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)