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2012 - Compilation of 13 factsheets on key sustainable sanitation topics. von Münch, E., Ingle, R., Mbalo, D., Kappauf, L. (eds.) Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and GIZ, Germany. [5.25 MB]

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This factsheet book is a compilation of 13 thematic factsheets which were produced by the eleven SuSanA working groups. What makes these factsheets special is that they are …

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2012 - Selected presentations from IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia. Various authors IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia, Nagpur, India. [1.61 MB]

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This library entry contains selected presentations from the IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia held 20-22 November 2012. …

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2012 - A standard set of Powerpoint slides to explain SuSanA. SuSanA SuSanA Secretariat, located at GIZ, Eschborn, Germany. [11.14 MB]

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This standard set of powerpoint slides about SuSanA has been developed by the SuSanA secretariat to provide a more detailed overview of SuSanA and also so that all presenters …

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2012 - Construction of bench style double vault urine diversion toilet and alternatives. Hoffmann, H. Rotaria del Peru SAC, Lima, Peru. [2.56 MB]

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This is an excellent construction manual for bench style UDDTs. The use of Urine Diversion (UD) in dry toilets allows faeces dehydration. Urine can be reused as urea, while faeces …

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2012 - Commentary on community-led total sanitation and human rights: Should the right to community-wide health be won at the cost of individual rights?. Bartram, J., Charles, K., Evans, B., O'Hanlon, L., Pedley, S. Journal of Water and Health, Vol 10 No 4 pp 499–503 © IWA Publishing 2012, doi: 10.2166/wh.2012.205. [80.72 KB]

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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out to halve the proportion of the population without access to basic sanitation between 1990 and 2015. The slow pace of progress has …

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2012 - Sanitation activities of GIZ and partners in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Factsheet compilation (draft) - An output of the sanitation working group in the Fachverbund SOWAS - Services on Water and Sanitation. von Münch, E., Schröder, E. (eds.) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [5.79 MB]

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This is a compilation of factsheets regarding sanitation activities of GIZ and partners in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, …

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2011 - How can it be achieved that water and sanitation facilities will be actually used by the population?. Mosler, H.-J. Eawag, Switzerland (presentation to GIZ in Eschborn, Germany on 16 November 2011). [1.67 MB]

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This presentation shows how to change behavior of the general public to use new or different "hardware" by using specific behaviour change techniques. A sound psychologically …

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2011 - What happens when the pit is full? - Developments in on-site faecal sludge management (FSM). WIN-SA Water Information Network South Africa. [4.22 MB]

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The objective of the seminar was to enable anyone responsible for the sustainable operation of on-site sanitation systems to find out about new developments in the field, and to …

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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 - Assessing sanitation service levels - Working Paper 3. Potter, A. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands. [302.21 KB]

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The purpose of this working paper is to set out sanitation service levels to be applied as an analytical tool for WASHCost research on the disaggregated unit costs of water, …

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