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2012 - The 4th International Dry Toilet Conference 2012. Various authors DRY TOILET 2012, Tampere, Finland. [2.29 MB]

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The Conference was held in Tampere, Finland on 22 - 24 August 2012. The main theme of the conference was Drivers for ecological dry toilets in urban and rural areas. The topics …

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2012 - Sanitation systems and technology options - Factsheet of Working Group 4. Zurbrügg, C., Panesar, A., Rüd, S. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [326.52 KB]

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To address the great sanitation challenge in developing countries, numerous technological innovations have been developed. But with so many innovations and a wide range of …

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2012 - Sanitation as a business - Factsheet of Working Group 9a. Gröber, K., Crosweller, D., Schröder, E., Kappauf, L., Surridge, T., Panchal-Segtnan, A., Zurbrügg, C. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [1.09 MB]

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This factsheet discusses the role of different players in the sanitation sector, such as private businesses, governmental institutions and the non-profit sector with a focus on …

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2012 - Greywater treatment in an oasis town, Béni Abbès, Béchar, Algeria - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA).. Bracken, P. [791.69 KB]

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Water resources are limited in the oasis town of Béni Abbès. Efficient resource planning is complicated due the deficit of reliable data on demand, supply, and use of water. To …

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2012 - Large-scale peri-urban and rural sanitation with UDDTs, South Western region, Uganda - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Kwikiriza, L., Asiimwe, A. Nuwamanya, H., Schattauer, H. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [398.16 KB]

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The South Western Towns Water and Sanitation (SWTWS) project was created in 1995 to provide water supply and improve sanitation in 19 small towns and rural centres in South West …

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2012 - Situation analysis and recommendations for an improved wastewater disposal system at Saint Francis Hospital in Zambia. Keller, M. MSc Thesis, Loughborough University, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough, United Kingdom. [2.18 MB]

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This study provides a situation analysis and recommendations of options for an improved wastewater disposal system at Saint Francis Hospital in Zambia. …

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2012 - Technology review of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) - Overview on design, management, maintenance and costs. Rieck, C., von Münch, E., Hoffmann, H. Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [5.07 MB]

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This technology review deals with a type of toilet designed specifically for dry excreta management called the urinediverting dry toilet (UDDT). It is a sanitation system for …

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2012 - Sanitation activities in Kenya - Factsheet. GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. [766.24 KB]

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This series of short factsheets gives an overview of the sanitation situation of eight GIZ water programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. For Kenya the factsheets underline the specific …

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2012 - Rural sanitation supply chains and finance - Progress brief. SNV SNV, Hanoi, Vietnam. [472.97 KB]

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This work on Rural Sanitation Supply Chains and Finance is part of the SNV/IRC Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All programme, which aims to improve the health and quality of …

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2012 - Two years after donor funding ended: success factors for schools to keep their urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) clean and well maintained. Pynnönen, K., Tuhkanen, T., Rieck, C., von Münch, E. 4th International Dry Toilet Conference, Tampere, Finland. [342.4 KB]

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Nine schools were selected and visited in Nyanza and Western Provinces in Kenya in early 2012 in order to evaluate the performance of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) in schools …

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