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Aoki, C., Memon, M.A., Mabuchi, H. (2005). Water and Wastewater Reuse - An Environmentally Sound Approach for Sustainable Urban Water Management. UNEP/GEC. [1.5 MB]

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This booklet was prepared to introduce the basic concepts of water and wastewater reuse, and applications of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) for enabling reuse. In …

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Onyango, P., Odhiambo, O., Oduor, A. (2009). Technical Guide to EcoSan Promotion. EU-GTZ-SIDA EcoSan Promotion Project. [4.05 MB]

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The EcoSan Promotion Project (EPP) is a project component of the Water Sector Reform Programme in Kenya co-funded by the European Union, SIDA and GTZ and implemented between …

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Verweij, M., Nyirishema, R. (2010). A School Challenged by an ECOSAN Pilot Project - Ecosan or Ecosin?. SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation, Rwanda. [183.07 KB]

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Ecological sanitation (ecosan) pilot projects in Rwanda go back some years. However, there is not much known about the results of these experiences. What did the WASH sector learn …

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Peter, S., Zurbrügg, C. (eds.) (2009). Sandec News 2009 - July 2009, No. 10. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland. [1.31 MB]

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Different topics are described in the journal, such as …

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McMahon, S. (2009). SWASH+ Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Girls’ Urinals: Final Report - SWASH+: Sustaining and Scaling School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Plus Community Impact. SWASH+. [874.11 KB]

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Background: Improving the appeal of school sanitation facilities for pupils may not only be a means to reduce open defecation or urination at school, but it may also improve …

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Phadke, S. (2009). Poo. [3.04 MB]

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This paper presents the sanitation discussion in a very nice and illustrative way. …

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Ulrich, A., Malley, D., Voora, V. (2009). Peak Phosphorus: Opportunity in the Making - Why the Phosphorus Challenge Presents a New Paradigm for Food Security and Water Quality in the Lake Winnipeg Basin. IISD. [809.09 KB]

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The long-term security of our global food and water supplies may be impacted by the mismanagement of our phosphorus nutrient resources. Essential to plant growth and all life, …

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Drechsel, P., Giordano, M., Gyiele, L. (2004). Valuing Nutrients in Soil and Water - Concepts and Techniques with Examples from IWMI Studies in the Developing World. IWMI. [373.1 KB]

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The value of soil nutrients in plant growth and agricultural output is closely related to water availability. Likewise, agricultural water productivity is in large part determined …

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Niwagaba, C. B. (2009). Treatment technologies for human faeces and urine - PhD thesis. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. [898.91 KB]

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This thesis examines simple, cheap, environmentally friendly and resource efficient technologies for the treatment of source-separated human faeces and urine to enable safe …

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Rouse, J., Rothenberger, S., Zurbrügg, C. (2008). Marketing Compost - A Guide for Compost Producers in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Eawag. [2.54 MB]

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This guide describes a marketing approach to composting, and is intended to help compost producers run more viable initiatives by unlocking the value of their product. The handbook …

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