RTi staff and associates have extensive experience in strengthening and developing water institutions at multiple levels, and building linkages between water institutions and water users for effective natural resources management. At the international and national level, RTi staff and associates have been instrumental in developing and implementing new water policies, laws, strategies, and programs. At the local and community level, RTi staff and associates have been directly responsible for the formation, establishment, development, and strengthening of hundreds of local, community-based water organizations in South, Southeast, and Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Of primary importance to RTi is effective training of host-country staff and water users. RTi has been a leader in developing and implementing specific development processes and services for water institutions, and then transferring those technologies to local groups and officials. RTi staff and associates have developed and implemented irrigation management transfer programs, privatization of government water institutions, and associated cost recovery mechanisms (including irrigation service fees) in many locations. We also have been directly responsible for both large-scale and small scale community-driven and stakeholder participation projects, as well as numerous rapid appraisals and social assessments, and monitoring and evaluation of water resources, including institutional processes and outputs.

• Technical Training and Technology Transfer
• International and National Water Institution Strengthening and Capacity Development
• Local and Community-based Water Organization Strengthening and Capacity Development