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2013 - Urban Sanitation Solutions for High-Use, Flooded, and Difficult to Serve Areas - Various documents on results from research grant. Larsen, A. Fontes Foundation, Norway. [3.09 MB]

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This library entry contains background documents and results for a grant that Andrew Larsen is leading and which is funded by the WSH Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates …

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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 - The Application of Ecological Sanitation for Excreta Disposal in Disaster Relief: Experience, Selection and Design. Kinstedt, K. Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection at Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. [2.63 MB]

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When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort. Aid organizations typically dig trench or pit …

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2012 - Nyando peepoo trial project report. Owako, E. Kenya Red Cross, Kenya. [1.12 MB]

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This report presents the findings from the pilot study. The findings of the study are presented sequentially in the report: following the methodology, activities and results and …

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2012 - Design of a Portable Ecological Sanitation Toilet for Disaster Relief. Kinstedt, K. Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. [377.81 KB]

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A portable toilet appropriate for disaster response is presented in this report. The urine is diverted and the feces undergo a lactofermentation process. Biochar is added also to …

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2012 - Compendium of WASH in Schools Facilities in Emergencies. Luff, R. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York, USA. [6.61 MB]

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The ‘Compendium of WASH in Schools Facilities in Emergencies’ has been prepared as a resource for coordination and management of WASH interventions in emergency preparedness, …

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2012 - Sustainable sanitation for emergencies and reconstruction situations - Factsheet of Working Group 8. Johannessen, A., Patinet, J., Carter, W., Lamb, J. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [1.34 MB]

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This factsheet addresses current developments, challenges, gaps and solutions in the planning and implementation of sustainable sanitation for emergencies and reconstruction …

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2012 - Workshop on Emergency Sanitation in Delft. Various authors WASTE, the Netherlands. [3.79 MB]

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Emergency camp’s sanitation infrastructure is often inadequate and the risks to people’s health become extreme. Governments, NGOs and Humanitarian organisations are fully aware …

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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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2011 - Toilet pot for slum areas - Industrial design research, sketches and conclusions. Segtnan, A. Consultancy report for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [6.16 MB]

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The industrial designer Annamaja Segtnan, the industrial design student Mona Mijthab and the researcher Ashley Wheaton, were contracted by GIZ Good Urban Governance Project to do …

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