An introduction to Multiple-Use Water Services; an analysis of a number of case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America; and an analysis of two models of MUS: homestead- and community-scale MUS. The approach looks at different levels of water service and the uses and livelihoods that can be derived from them. -B. van Koppen, S. Smits, P. Moriarty, F. Penning de Vries, M. Mikhail and E. Boelee