"We examine access to, use of, and participation in decisions on improved water supply in the Volta basin of Ghana, one of the first countries to introduce a community-based approach to rural water supply on a large scale. While 71 percent of the households interviewed have access to improved...

In 2004, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) established a new performance measurement system. This paper describes the conceptual framework, objectives and principles used in designing the system, and analyzes the impact and lessons learnt. The CGIAR...