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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 …
Uploaded on 22 Apr 2013 • Views: 120 • Downloads: 8
2013 - Outputs and deliverables of WASHTech project - Ghana, Uganda, Burkina Faso. Various authors WASHTech project outputs. [1.14 MB]
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The WASHTech project (2011-2013) is involving local partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda to introduce a robust Technology Assessment Framework (TAF) that will assess the …
Uploaded on 15 Dec 2012 • Views: 512 • Downloads: 17
2012 - Productive treatment of faecal sludge: from waste to fodder and profits - Evidence for Policy Series, Regional edition West Africa, No. 2. Kengne, I. M., Kouassi, D., Doulaye, K., Strande, L. ed. Bassirou Bonfoh. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: NCCR North-South. [1.15 MB]
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In developing countries, lack of low-cost, efficient treatment technologies commonly results in faecal sludge (FS) from domestic on-site sanitation systems (e.g. latrines) being …
Uploaded on 27 Nov 2012 • Views: 468 • Downloads: 49
2012 - Review of frameworks for technology assessment - Deliverable WP 3.1, A report produced by Skat. Olschewski, A., Danert, K., Furey, S., Klingel, F. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies (WASHTech) is a project of the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme in Africa. [2.82 MB]
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This review of frameworks for technology assessment is an internal working document of the EU-FP7 project WASHTech.
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Uploaded on 15 Dec 2012 • Views: 266 • Downloads: 4
2012 - Sanitation systems and technology options - Factsheet of Working Group 4. Zurbrügg, C., Panesar, A., Rüd, S. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [326.52 KB]
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To address the great sanitation challenge in developing countries, numerous technological innovations have been developed. But with so many innovations and a wide range of …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 1094 • Downloads: 151
2012 - Technology review of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) - Overview on design, management, maintenance and costs. Rieck, C., von Münch, E., Hoffmann, H. Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [5.07 MB]
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This technology review deals with a type of toilet designed specifically for dry excreta management called the urinediverting dry toilet (UDDT). It is a sanitation system for …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 2650 • Downloads: 617
2012 - Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention. Benzian, H., Monse, B., Belizario, V., Schratz, A., Sahin, M., van Palenstein, W., Helderman, W. Glob Health Action 2012, 5: 14870 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v5i0.14870. [602.43 KB]
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School health programmes as a platform to deliver high-impact health interventions are currently underrated by decision makers and do not get adequate attention from the …
Uploaded on 8 Mar 2012 • Views: 744 • Downloads: 47
2012 - Sanitation Matters - A magazine for Southern Africa. WIN Issue 3 - April 2012, Water Information Network, South Africa. [4.06 MB]
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Content in this issue:
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Uploaded on 20 Jun 2012 • Views: 542 • Downloads: 31
2012 - Effect of Sanitation on Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ziegelbauer, K., Speich, B., Mäusezahl, D., Bos, R., Keiser, J., Utzinger, J. PLoS Medicine 9(1): e1001162. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001162. [847.21 KB]
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Background: In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (i.e., …
Uploaded on 28 Dec 2012 • Views: 266 • Downloads: 5
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 …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 3862 • Downloads: 962
2012 - How to achieve evidence-based behavioural change. Mosler, H., Huber, A., Inauen, J., Tobias, R. 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 …
Uploaded on 26 Sep 2012 • Views: 430 • Downloads: 29
2012 - Global review of sanitation systems trends and interactions with menstrual management practices - Report for the menstrual management and sanitation systems project. Kjellén, M., Pensulo, C., Nordqvist, P., Fogde, M. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [6.62 MB]
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This review of sanitation system trends and interactions with menstrual management practices has been conducted as part of the broader project on Menstrual Management and …
Uploaded on 3 Jul 2012 • Views: 515 • Downloads: 37
2012 - Impact of a school-based hygiene promotion and sanitation intervention on pupil hand contamination in Western Kenya: A cluster randomized trial. Greene, L. E., Freeman, M. C., Akoko, D., Saboori, S., Moe, C., Rheingans, R. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 87, no. 3, p. 385 - 393, The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. [733.91 KB]
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Handwashing with soap effectively reduces exposure to diarrhea-causing pathogens. Interventions to improve hygiene and sanitation conditions in schools within low-income countries …
Uploaded on 11 Jan 2013 • Views: 415 • Downloads: 7
2012 - Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference - Durban, South Africa. Various authors 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 …
Uploaded on 16 Nov 2012 • Views: 1154 • Downloads: 573
2011 - Rapid needs assessment for low cost sanitation concept for Kyela Town. Muellegger, E. GIZ, Water Sector Reform Programme, Tanzania. [3.34 MB]
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The goals of this survey were (1) to assess the present situation in Kyela Township, Tanzania in the field of sanitation, comprising of water supply, human excreta and wastewater …
Uploaded on 9 Jul 2012 • Views: 417 • Downloads: 14
2011 - An innovative greywater treatment system for urban areas - International transferability of a German approach, installed in GIZ's headquarters in Eschborn. Löw, K. [2.97 MB]
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In its German headquarters in Eschborn, GIZ installed a greywater treatment system within the research project SANIRESCH. It is based on membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology …
Uploaded on 24 Feb 2012 • Views: 420 • Downloads: 31
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 …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 710 • Downloads: 63
2011 - Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. USAID [1.17 MB]
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Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. Topics cover hand washing, tippy tap and latrine construction and use. Most of …
Uploaded on 1 Jun 2012 • Views: 718 • Downloads: 118
2011 - Technology review of constructed wetlands - Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for greywater and domestic wastewater treatment. Hoffmann, H., Platzer, C., von Münch, E., Winker, M. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [2.36 MB]
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This booklet focuses on treating domestic/municipal wastewater or greywater with subsurface flow constructed wetlands with coarse sand as a filter medium. The emphasis is on the …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 1727 • Downloads: 214
2011 - Impact evaluation of drinking water supply and sanitation programmes in rural Benin - The risk of vanishing effects. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Netherlands. [3.03 MB]
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In the period 2008–2010, the Evaluation Departments of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in …
Uploaded on 7 Mar 2012 • Views: 1097 • Downloads: 147
2011 - Up-scaling lessons from the EU-Sida-GTZ Ecosan Promotion Project in Kenya. Rieck, C., von Muench, E. and Onyango, P. Paper presented at the 35th WEDC International Conference: "The Future of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - Innovation, Adaption and Engagement in a Changing World". Loughborough, United Kingdom. [193.38 KB]
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This paper analyses the requirements for up-scaling of sustainable sanitation systems based on the lessons learnt from the EU-Sida-GTZ EcoSan Promotion Project (EPP) in Kenya. The …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 560 • Downloads: 28
2011 - Lessons learnt from sanitation and hygiene practitioners' workshops, 2007-2011. IRC International Sanitation and Water Centre (the Netherlands), Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, WSSCC (Switzerland). [1.19 MB]
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What works in hygiene and sanitation programming and what does not? Why, with so many good experiences and advances, are basic needs and challenges not met? What are our future …
Uploaded on 16 Jan 2012 • Views: 351 • Downloads: 15
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 …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 946 • Downloads: 112
2011 - Your water and your health - Flipchart part one. Nienhuys, S. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS), Nairobi, Kenya. [5.66 MB]
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Training material developed by Sjoerd Nienhuys, Chief Technical Advisor
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Uploaded on 12 Mar 2012 • Views: 383 • Downloads: 15
2011 - At-scale hygiene and sanitation in Ethiopia and Madagascar: Experiences and lessons learned. USAID USAID Hygiene Improvement Project, Washington, USA. [1.61 MB]
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This paper reviews the Hygiene Improvement Project’s (HIP) overall approach to “at-scale” hygiene and sanitation improvement, describes HIP’s two at-scale applications in …
Uploaded on 20 Jun 2012 • Views: 415 • Downloads: 12
2011 - Sanitation and hygiene promotion for the urban poor - Recommendations from the East Africa Practitioners’ Workshop on Pro-Poor Urban Sanitation and Hygiene. IRC IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, the Netherlands. [1.15 MB]
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In March 2011, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health convened over 60 practitioners and researchers from East Africa in …
Uploaded on 16 Jan 2012 • Views: 354 • Downloads: 26
2011 - Community-Led Urban environmental sanitation planning: CLUES - Complete guidelines for decision-makers with 30 tools. Luethi, C., Morel, A., Tilley, E., Ulrich, L. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland, WSSCC, Geneva, Switzerland and UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya. [4.75 MB]
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The Community-Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) approach presents comprehensive guidelines for the planning and implementation of environmental sanitation infrastructure …
Uploaded on 7 Nov 2011 • Views: 594 • Downloads: 52
2011 - Microbial exposure and health assessments in sanitation technologies and systems - EcoSanRes Series, 2011-1. Stenström, T.A., Seidu, R., Ekane, N., Zurbrügg, C. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [5.3 MB]
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The main objective of a sanitation system is to protect and promote human health. This is done by providing and maintaining a clean environment without faecal contamination and by …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 802 • Downloads: 56
2011 - The elimination of blinding trachoma in Ghana through improving access to water and latrines. Aboe, A., Bush, S., Faal, H. 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK. [508.28 KB]
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Uploaded on 25 May 2012 • Views: 444 • Downloads: 14
2011 - Technology review of composting toilets - Basic overview of composting toilets (with or without urine diversion). Berger, W. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [1.26 MB]
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Composting toilets are dry toilets which operate without the need for flushing water. They can be used independently of connections to sewers and provide a safe and hygienic …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 926 • Downloads: 146
2011 - Hand washing devices - How to make and use. Morgan, P. Aquamor Pvt Ltd., Zimbabwe. [5.25 MB]
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The information in this simple booklet has been accumulated over many years by the writer, from the early days of the Blair Institute, of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare …
Uploaded on 21 Mar 2012 • Views: 425 • Downloads: 27
2010 - How to select appropriate technical solutions for sanitation - Guide 4 - Choisir des solutions techniques adaptées pour l'assainissement liquide (in English and French). Frenoux, C., Gabert, J., Guillaume, M., Monvois, J. pS-Eau, Paris, France. [1.28 MB]
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This book is part of a series of 6 books, available in French (www.pseau.org/smc/guides)
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Uploaded on 14 Mar 2013 • Views: 432 • Downloads: 50
2010 - Sharing experiences: Effective hygiene promotion in South-East Asia and the Pacific. WaterAid Australia, IWC, IRC WaterAid, International Water Centre, International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), Brisbane, Australia. [5.55 MB]
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Diarrhoea is the leading cause of child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and the second largest cause of child deaths globally. The latest available data indicate that in 2008 1.3 …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 470 • Downloads: 3
2010 - Sustainable and cost-effective wastewater systems for rural and peri-urban communities up to 10,000 PE. Wendland, C. WECF. [2.76 MB]
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The scope of this paper is to provide some easy-to-understand guidance on taking decisions in wastewater management in settlements and towns with up to 10,000 population …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 509 • Downloads: 14
2010 - Smart hygiene solutions: Examples of hygiene methods & tools and tips. Roose, S., Spijksma, E., van Daalen, T., Singeling, M. Netherlands Water Partnership, KIT Publishers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [1.14 MB]
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Approximately 120 million children are born in the developing world each year. Halve of these children will live in households without access to improved water and sanitation, …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 615 • Downloads: 7
2010 - Development of a continuous single chamber vermicomposting toilet with urine diversion for on-site application. Buzie-Fru, C. PhD thesis, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany. [2.01 MB]
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Human excreta continue to be a serious health burden in the developing world. Lack of context-relevant technical options is the main restricting factor in implementing viable …
Uploaded on 22 Nov 2011 • Views: 728 • Downloads: 61
2010 - Hygiene and sanitation software. Peal, A., Evans, B., van der Voorden, C. Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). [3.45 MB]
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This document describes the various hygiene and sanitation ‘software’ approaches that have been deployed over the last 40 years by NGOs, development agencies, national and …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 552 • Downloads: 16
2010 - Emergency excreta disposal standards and options for Haiti. Reed, B. Direction Nationale de l'Eau Potable et de l'Assainissement (DINEPA) & Global WASH Cluster. [5.08 MB]
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Haiti, struck at 4:53 local time on Tuesday January 12th causing widespread destruction. A further earthquake reported at …
Uploaded on 11 Jun 2012 • Views: 546 • Downloads: 32
2010 - Strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene in schools - a WASH guidance manual with a focus on South Asia. - IRC technical paper 53. Mooijman, A., Snel, M., Ganguly, S., Shordt, K. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands. [5.59 MB]
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This manual provides information on a number of essential topics related to WASH in schools and contains relevant activity sheets. Parts of the manual can be used for training and …
Uploaded on 11 Jan 2012 • Views: 449 • Downloads: 23
2010 - Making the case for sanitation and hygiene: opening doors in health - Background note. Newborne, P. Overseas Development Institute, London, UK. [216.83 KB]
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Advocates of sanitation and hygiene have redoubled their efforts to raise the profile of sanitation and hygiene in development in recent years. The 2008 International Year of …
Uploaded on 31 Oct 2011 • Views: 420 • Downloads: 11
2010 - Group facilities for daily handwashing and toothbrushing activities in schools - Make WASH happen. Fit for School Inc. Fit for School Inc., Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. [310.75 KB]
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A flyer on functional group facilities for daily handwashing and
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Uploaded on 12 Apr 2012 • Views: 651 • Downloads: 46
2010 - Resource efficiency of urban sanitation systems: a comparative assessment using material and energy flow analysis. Meinzinger, F. Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany. [4.91 MB]
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The present study applies a combined cost, energy and material flow analysis (ceMFA) as a system analysis method to assess the resource efficiency of urban sanitation systems. This …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 518 • Downloads: 23
2010 - Water, Sanitation and Children’s Health - Evidence from 172 DHS Surveys. Günther, I.; Fink, G. World Bank. [648.27 KB]
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This paper combines 172 Demography and Health Survey data sets from 70 countries to estimate the effect of water and sanitation on child mortality and morbidity. The results show a …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 452 • Downloads: 3
2010 - Technology review of biogas sanitation - Biogas sanitation for blackwater, brown water or for excreta and organic household waste treatment and reuse in developing countries. Mang, H.-P., Li, Z. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). [3.33 MB]
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Anaerobic treatment units as part of an on-site decentralised or semi-decentralised wastewater treatment system are an alternative to centralised wastewater treatment systems due …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 1145 • Downloads: 167
2010 - Decentralized treatment systems (DTS) - Ecological engineering today. Seecon , ESF Seecon International GmbH, Ecosan Services Foundation (ESF). [1.38 MB]
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A well illustrated manual of decentralized systems to treat waste water at affordable prices including a set of example projects. …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 606 • Downloads: 25
2010 - Removal of micropollutants from grey water - Combining biological and physical/chemical processes. Hernández Leal, L. PhD thesis, Wageningen University. [4.77 MB]
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Grey water consists of the discharges from kitchen sinks, showers, baths, washing machines and hand basins. The amount of grey water produced per person in The Netherlands is about …
Uploaded on 5 Dec 2011 • Views: 504 • Downloads: 25
2010 - Possible technology components for sustainable sanitation - Technology Matrix - an overview on the technology components which can be used in an ecosan approach. GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. [134 KB]
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This picture shows various technology components for sustainable sanitation to deal with different type of waste. Collection, treatment and use are the three main parts. …
Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 550 • Downloads: 38
2009 - The neglected crisis of undernutrition: evidence for action. DFID Department of International Development, UK. [1.68 MB]
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1. This paper focuses on undernutrition: the most pervasive form of malnutrition
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Uploaded on 21 Dec 2011 • Views: 522 • Downloads: 5
2009 - Are your hands clean enough? - Study findings on handwashing with soap behaviour in Kenya. WSP World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Kenya. [4.84 MB]
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Washing hands with soap at the right times can reduce instances of diarrhea by 35–50 percent. Evidence also suggests that handwashing with soap can reduce acute respiratory …
Uploaded on 11 Apr 2012 • Views: 399 • Downloads: 12
2009 - Scaling up sanitation - The case of rural Thailand. Graham, J. United States Agency International Development (USAID), USA. [848.74 KB]
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Lessons learnt in Thailand for rural sanitation:
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Uploaded on 28 Oct 2011 • Views: 431 • Downloads: 2
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