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2013 - User perceptions of urine diversion dehydration toilets: Experiences from a cross-sectional study in eThekwini Municipality. Roma, E., Philp, K., Buckley, C., Xulu, S., Scott, D. Water SA, Vol. 39, No. 2, p. 305. [1.02 MB]

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This paper describes a very large survey (over 17 000 households) undertaken during December 2010 and January 2011 in Durban of households which had been provided with Urine …

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2012 - Operation and maintenance of sustainable sanitation systems - Factsheet of Working Group 10. Müllegger, E., Freiberger, E., McConville, J., Samwel, M., Rieck, C., Scott, P., Langergraber, G. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [478.11 KB]

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The aims of this factsheet are to introduce concepts of operation and maintenance (O&M) for sustainable sanitation systems and to give examples of O&M with their strengths and …

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2012 - Tackling the challenges of full pit latrines - Volumes 1 to 3. Still, D., Foxon, K., O’Riordan, M. WRC Report No. 1745/1/12, Water Research Commission, South Africa. [5.14 MB]

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Volume 1: Understanding sludge accumulation in VIPs and strategies for emptying full pits …

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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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2011 - Water and sanitation service models for the urban poor: Defining stakeholder relations, achieving sustainable finance. Hayward, T., Parker, A., Tiberghien, J.-E. WSUP and BDP, Cranfield University, UK. [2.33 MB]

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This presentation gives a short overview of challenges and strategies for the provision of water and sanitation services for the urban poor. Three case studies give examples from …

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2011 - Difficulties in implementing decentralised sanitation systems in Egypt exemplified through the GTZ model. Eisele, T. Master Thesis, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jordan and Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany. [1.1 MB]

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In Egypt, water supply has considerably improved over the last decades, yet the provision of wastewater services did not correspond to the same extent, and mainly rural areas lack …

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2011 - Toolkit for urban public sanitation projects in Kenya (Version 1.0). WSTF Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [429.31 KB]

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This toolkit contains the complete set of tools (e.g. drawings, BoQs, management guidelines) that the Water Service Providers (WSPs) need to plan, design, implement, manage, …

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2011 - How to keep the toilet clean (poster). WSTF Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [799.99 KB]

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This poster is part of the Public Sanitation Toolkit which was developed by the Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF), a pro-poor basket fund and assisted by GIZ (formerly GTZ) and GFA …

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2011 - Piloting franchising O&M partnerships: connecting unrelated concepts, to create something innovative. Wall, K., Bhagwan, J., Ive, O. 35th WEDC International Conference, UK. [60.88 KB]

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Partnerships, using the basic principles of franchising, could address many challenges in the operation and/or maintenance of water services. Franchising provides appropriate …

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2011 - Community-managed wastewater treatment system in El-Moufty El-Kobra, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Stuber, N., Riad, M., Husselmann, H., Fahrländer, F. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [1.97 MB]

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This case study is about a pilot development project of a decentralised wastewater management system with a community-based approach in the Nile Delta, village of Moufty El-Kobra, …

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