Library

Lennon, S. (2011). Fear and anger: Perceptions of risks related to sexual violence against women linked to water and sanitation in Delhi, India - Briefing Note. SHARE (Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity) and WaterAid, UK. [609.94 KB]

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The link between a lack of access to water and sanitation facilities and sexual violence against women is not well known and to date has received insufficient attention. This …

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Bartram, J., Charles, K., Evans, B., O'Hanlon, L., Pedley, S. (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?. 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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Various authors (2012). Selected presentations from IWA Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia. 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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Various authors (2012). Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference - Durban, South Africa. FSM2, Durban, South Africa. [862.91 KB]

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The Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference was held in Durban from the 29th to the 31st of October 2012. 320 delegates from around the world shared ideas and …

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von Münch, E., Ingle, R. (eds.) (2012). Compilation of 25 case studies on sustainable sanitation projects from Africa. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany. [15.29 MB]

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The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) publishes case studies of sustainable sanitation projects from around the world to demonstrate the wide range of available technologies …

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Müllegger, E., Langergraber, G., Lechner, M., EcoSan Club (eds.) (2012). Faecal Sludge Management. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 13. EcoSan Club, Austria. [5.55 MB]

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Management of faecal sludge is often neglected but essential for the functioning of sanitation systems and the well-being of urban dwellers. Issue 13 of Sustainable Sanitation …

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Mosler, H., Huber, A., Inauen, J., Tobias, R. (2012). How to achieve evidence-based behavioural change. Article in Sandec News 13/2012, EAWAG, Switzerland. [201.22 KB]

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Practitioners throughout the world report of unused or misused toilets (e.g. used as storage rooms), abandoned newly constructed wells or inadequate hygiene practices. Providing …

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von Münch, E., Schröder, E. (eds.) (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. 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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Phadke, S. (2009). Poo - Introduction to ecosan with cartoons and sketches. India. [3.04 MB]

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Some of us have the luxury of labeling poo related discussions as "yucky", "juvenile", "crass" or even a "waste" of time. …

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Muellegger, E., Langergraber, G., Lechner, M., EcoSan Club (eds.) (2012). Treatment wetlands. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 12. EcoSan Club, Austria. [7.14 MB]

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Natural wetlands have been used for wastewater treatment for centuries. In many cases, however, the reasoning behind this use was disposal, rather than treatment and the wetland …

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