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2011 - Integrating faecal sludge management (FSM) into urban sanitation planning - Discussion paper. WSUP Water & sanitation for the urban poor (WSUP), London, UK. [4 KB]

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The management of faecal sludge from onsite toilets (pit latrines and septic tanks) is a notoriously difficult problem in dense low-income urban communities: often sludge is dumped …

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2011 - Technology review of composting toilets - Basic overview of composting toilets (with or without urine diversion). Berger, W. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [1.26 MB]

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Composting toilets are dry toilets which operate without the need for flushing water. They can be used independently of connections to sewers and provide a safe and hygienic …

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2011 - Sustainable sanitation in cities: a framework for action. Lüthi, C., Panesar, A., Schütze, T., Norström, A., McConville, J., Parkinson, J., Saywell, D., Ingle, R. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA), International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU), Papiroz Publishing House. [4 KB]

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This book was prepared by partners of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) within working group 6 on cities and addresses sanitation as a key element of the urban …

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2011 - Otji toilets for peri-urban informal households - Omaruru, Namibia. Kleemann, F., Berdau, S. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [495.97 KB]

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This case study is about pilot scale urine diversion dehydration toilets for periurban informal households in Omaruru, Namibia implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Ministry …

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2011 - Ecological sanitation in Uganda - Inspirational success stories from the field. NETWAS-U Network for Water and Sanitation in Uganda (NETWAS-U), Kampala, Uganda. [1.32 MB]

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These documented cases have been compiled in completion of a 15 months Ecological Sanitation Research Project implemented by Network for Water and Sanitation (NETWAS) Uganda as the …

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2011 - The Human Right to Water and Sanitation - A series of relevant documents. UN United Nations, New York, USA. [2.01 MB]

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A series of relevant documents on human rights to water and sanitation are listed in this download area. …

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2011 - An innovative greywater treatment system for urban areas - International transferability of a German approach, installed in GIZ's headquarters in Eschborn. Löw, K. [2.97 MB]

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In its German headquarters in Eschborn, GIZ installed a greywater treatment system within the research project SANIRESCH. It is based on membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology …

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2011 - Landscape analysis & business model assessment in fecal sludge management: extraction & transportation models in Africa – Senegal. Mbeguere, M., Gning, J. B., Toure, F., Diop, B., Toure, S., Fam, A. Consultancy report by H2O Engineering commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA. [2.42 MB]

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In general, fecal sludge management can be considered the weak point in sanitation because raw sludge is disposed of illegally. However, meetings have taken place between …

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2011 - Construcción de Baño Seco Mejorado, Cámaras de ADOBE (in Spanish) - Manual para construir / Construction manual: Improved dry toilet with two chambers of sun-dried clay bricks (UDDT). ROTARIA del Peru SAC Rotaria del Peru SAC. [1.22 MB]

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Baño Seco Mejorado significa que no se utilizará agua para el arrastre hidráulico, sin embargo se utiliza agua para lavarse, siempre debe estar presente una posibilidad para …

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2011 - Microbial exposure and health assessments in sanitation technologies and systems - EcoSanRes Series, 2011-1. Stenström, T.A., Seidu, R., Ekane, N., Zurbrügg, C. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [5.3 MB]

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The main objective of a sanitation system is to protect and promote human health. This is done by providing and maintaining a clean environment without faecal contamination and by …

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