The international community has pledged $11 billion to Haiti, a country where nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide nearly all public goods and services. This raises at least two questions: How can NGOs most effectively perform their own work, and how can NGOs integrate their programs...

No-build approaches and alternative technologies can reduce the cost of water upgrades in small towns.

The district is awash in expensive projects to bring water to sparsely populated areas. Are they worth it?

Somebody has to pony up billions of dollars to upgrade drinking water and sewer systems throughout the district.

Big pipelines aren't the only solution to the water problems of rural areas.