Abstract: Prelims (Foreword, by the Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources and DFID ) 1. Introduction Roger Calow, Zemede Abebe and Alan Nicol 2. Ethiopia's water resources, policies, and institutions Eva Ludi, Bethel Terefe, Roger Calow and Gulilat Birhane 3. WASH sector monitoring John Butterworth, Katharina Welle, Kristof Bostoen and Florian Schaefer 4. Innovative approaches for extending access to water services: the potential of multiple-use water services and self-supply Marieke Adank, John Butterworth, Sally Sutton and Zemede Abebe 5. Sanitation and hygiene promotion in rural communities: the Health Extension Programme Peter Newborne and Anu Liisanantti 6. Sustainability of water services in Ethiopia Nathaniel Mason, Alan MacDonald, Sobona Mtisi, Israel Deneke Haylamicheal and Habtamu Abebe 7. Water for livelihood resilience, food security, and poverty reduction Josephine Tucker, Zelalem Lema and Samson Eshetu Lemma 8. Responding to climate variability and change: implications for planned adaptation Lindsey Jones, Lorraine Coulter, Million Getnet Gebreyes, Beneberu Shimelis Feleke, Naomi Oates, Leulseged Yirgu Gebreamlak and Josephine Tucker 9. Policy and practice influence through research: critical reflections on RiPPLE's approach Josephine Tucker, Ewen Le Borgne and Marialivia Iotti