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Winpenny, J., Heinz, I., Koo-Oshima,S., Salgot, M., Collado, J., Hernandez, F., Torricelli, R. (2010). The wealth of waste - The economics of wastewater use in agriculture. FAO. [4 KB]

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The use of reclaimed water in agriculture is an option that is increasingly being investigated and taken up in regions with water scarcity, growing urban populations and growing …

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Post, V. (2007). Mobilising private investments for sustainable sanitation. UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION. [254.18 KB]

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Foxwood, N. (2005). Making every drop count - Financing water, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia. WASH. [452.37 KB]

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This paper does not solely look at how to bring increased financing into the sector. It also takes a pragmatic and practical look at how current financing can be made more …

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Hutton, G., Haller, L., Bartram, J. (2007). Economic and health effects of increasing coverage of low cost household drinking water supply and sanitation interventions. WHO. [575.75 KB]

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At current trends the world is expected to fall short of meeting the drinking water Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target by 354 million people and the sanitation MDG target by …

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Drees-Gross, F., Andrade, L., Schippner, B. (2005). Lessons from small municipalities in Ecuador - Delegating water and sanitation services to autonomous operators. Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [604.45 KB]

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This field note documents the experience of the Rural and Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PRAGUAS), executed in Ecuador and financed by the World Bank. Under the …

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van Luttervelt, P. (2005). A Market for EcoSan?. [703.13 KB]

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Foxwood, N. (2005). Making every drop count - Financing water, sanitation and hygiene in Sierra Leone. Tearfund. [282.63 KB]

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Sierra Leone has come a long way since the end of the conflict in 2000. Yet is still bottom of the human development index, with perhaps the worst access to safe water and adequate …

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Hutton, G.; Bartram, J. (2008). Regional and Global Costs of Attaining the Water Supply and Sanitation Target (Target 10) of the Millennium Development Goals. WHO. [219.59 KB]

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Target 10 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to “halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation”. …

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Tan-Torres Edejer, T., Baltussen, R., Adam, T., Hutubessy, R., Acharya, A., Evans, D., Murray, C. (2003). Making Choices in Health - WHO Guide to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. World Health Organization (WHO). [4.89 MB]

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The main objective of this Guide is to provide policy-makers and researchers with a clear understanding of the concepts and benefits of GCEA. It provides guidance on how to …

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Kouassi-Komlan, E. (2004). People-Centred Approaches to Water and Environmental Sanitation - Micro finance for water and sanitation in West Africa. [227.61 KB]

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This paper focus on the challenge of financing the expansion and maintenance of water and sanitation services in poor rural areas and small towns. One possible solution lies in …

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