发展中国家不仅需要适当的技术、资金和高优先级评级来缓解其水和卫生问题；他们需要专业、技术和半熟练水平的人力。本文描述了国际发展研究中心和加拿大国际开发署为支持国际饮用水和卫生十年而开展的人力培训和发展活动。包括表格，如图所示。

Developing countries need not only appropriate technology, financing, and high priority ratings to alleviate their water and sanitation problems; they need manpower at the professional, technical and semiskilled levels. This paper describes the manpower training and development activities of the International Development Research Center and the Canadian International Development Agency in support of the International Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade. Includes tables, figure.