Bibliothèque

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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 - 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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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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 …

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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., …

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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 …

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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 …

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2011 - Construcción de Baño Seco Mejorado - Cámaras de ladrillos (in Spanish) - Manual para construir / Construction manual: Improved dry toilet with two chambers of bricks (UDDT). ROTARIA del Peru SAC ROTARIA del Peru SAC. [1.24 MB]

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Baño Seco Mejorado significa que no se utilizará agua para el arrastre hidráulico, sin embargo se utiliza agua para lavarse, siempre debe estar presente una posibilidad para …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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2011 - L’irrigation avec des eaux usées et la santé (in French) - Irrigation with wastewater and health. Drechsel, P., Scott, C. A., Raschid-Sally, L., Redwood, M., Bahri, A. International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [2.1 MB]

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L’utilisation des eaux usées pour l’irrigation en agriculture peut se traduire par de nombreux avantages pour presque tous les pays, mais elle s’avère particulièrement …

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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 …

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2011 - Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Madagascar. USAID [1.54 MB]

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Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Madagascar. Topics cover hand washing, and latrine use. Most of which are written in …

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2011 - Revisión Técnica de Humedales Artificiales de flujo subsuperficial para el tratamiento de aguas grises (in Spanish) - Technology review of constructed wetlands. Hoffmann, H., Platzer, C., von Münch, E., Winker, M. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. [2.33 MB]

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Este documento se centra en el tratamiento de aguas residuales doméstica, municipales o aguas grises en humedales artificiales de flujo subsuperficial con arena gruesa como …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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2011 - Abwasser-Recycling für Deutschland und die Welt: Für Abwasser-Experten kann Wertstoff-Rückgewinnung ein Export-Produkt werden (in German) - Wastewater recycling for Germany and the world: The issue of nutrient recovery can be an export good for wastewater experts. Genath, B. Georg Siemens Verlag. [663.54 KB]

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Ziel des Projekts „Saniresch“ ist die Behandlung und Verwertung von Urin, Braunwasser und Grauwasser, gesammelt im Eschborner Hauptgebäude der Deutschen Gesellschaft für …

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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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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. …

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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 …

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2010 - Les composantes technologiques de l’assainissement durable (in French) - Overview on the technology components which can be used in an ecosan approach. GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. [189 KB]

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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 …

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2010 - Posibles componentes tecnológicos en saneamiento sustentable (in Spanish) - An overview on possible technology components which can be used in an ecosan approach. GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. [149 KB]

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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2010 - Возможные технологические компоненты для непрерывного санитарного обслуживания (in Russian) - Overview on the technology components which can be used in an ecosan approach. GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. [341 KB]

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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, …

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