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2011 - Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Strategy Overview. BMGF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA. [1.75 MB]

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This is an overview of the strategy of the BMGF Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program. …

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2011 - Technology review of urine diversion components - Overview on urine diversion components such as waterless urinals, urine diversion toilets, urine storage and reuse systems. von Münch, E., Winker, M. Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. [2.78 MB]

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The publication explains the purposes of urine diversion, its benefits and challenges, urine precipitation, urine treatment and reuse in agriculture. Further, it provides an …

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2011 - Elegant yet economical urine-diverting dry toilets in Ecuador. Thibodeau, C., Canaday, C. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) Issue 6, Article 4, pp. 23-28,Ecosan Club Austria. [474.32 KB]

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During the summer of 2010, six Urine-diverting Dry Toilets (UDDTs) were built for rural families in the Andes Mountains, in the county of Tisaleo, Tungurahua, Ecuador. These were …

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2011 - Where do Kampala's poor go? - Urban sanitation conditions in Kampala's low-income areas. Guenther, I., Horst, A., Luethi, C., Mosler, H.-J., Niwagaba, B. C., Tumwebaze K., I. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland; Makerere University Kampala, Uganda; EAWAG - aquatic research, Switzerland. [978.52 KB]

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Results of a representative survey conducted with 1500 poor households in Uganda’s capital during November 2010 show that the majority of Kampala’s urban poor have access to …

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2011 - 3 case studies about sustainable sanitation projects in Lao. CAPS Produced for UNEP with funding by KOICA, Center for Advanced Philippine Studies, Quezon City, Philippines. [587.29 KB]

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This document contains the following 3 case studies: …

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2011 - Rapid needs assessment for low cost sanitation concept for Kyela Town. Muellegger, E. GIZ, Water Sector Reform Programme, Tanzania. [3.34 MB]

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The goals of this survey were (1) to assess the present situation in Kyela Township, Tanzania in the field of sanitation, comprising of water supply, human excreta and wastewater …

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2011 - Is the “Portaloo” solution replicable? - Emergency WASH reponse after earthquake in Port au Prince, Haiti 2010. Eyrard J. ACF-France (Action Contre La Faim). [2.37 MB]

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The presentation concludes that "Portaloo" is replicable for a short term period, if a treatment plant is available for safe disposal of the sludge and if the equipment is …

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2011 - Community-Led Urban environmental sanitation planning: CLUES - Complete guidelines for decision-makers with 30 tools. Luethi, C., Morel, A., Tilley, E., Ulrich, L. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland, WSSCC, Geneva, Switzerland and UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya. [4.75 MB]

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The Community-Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) approach presents comprehensive guidelines for the planning and implementation of environmental sanitation infrastructure …

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2011 - Sanitation markets at the bottom of the pyramid: A win-win scenario for government, the private sector, and communities. Baskovitch, M. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [3.89 MB]

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Research conducted in 2010 in Peru to identify techniques for reaching the population at the bottom of the pyramid shows that linking public infrastructure investments in water and …

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2011 - Peepoo Try Pakistan - Sindh Floods, November 2011. Naeem, K., Berndtsson, M. UN-HABITAT, Pakistan. [2.03 MB]

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Climate change is becoming evident in countries like Pakistan where frequent natural disasters have been experienced in the recent years. In Pakistan alone, 20 million people were …

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