Sanitation Library
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The Sanitation Workers Knowledge + Learning Hub is the best source for all current news, trends, articles and updates on sanitation workers rights around the world.
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A central aim of the measures for nutrient recovery from wastewater streams is to guarantee the best possible separation between valuable substances and pollutants. It is necessary to ensure a high-quality application of the nutrients. The pollutant concentrations in the recycled products are ideally not higher than the range of the concentrations in mineral fertilisers. This aspect will be …
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This report provides consolidated data on MSW generation, collection, composition, and disposal by country and by region. Despite its importance, reliable global MSW information is not typically available. Data is often inconsistent, incomparable and incomplete; however as suggested in this report there is now enough MSW information to estimate global amounts and trends. The report also makes …
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The addition of a vent pipe to a simple pit latrine is one way of reducing the nuisance of flies in the cubicle if the cubicle is kept clean and dark. This type of latrine is called a ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine. VIP latrines effectively control odour and flies while still allowing users to clean themselves with hard materials such as newspaper and leaves which may not suitable for use …
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The design of a simple latrine slab is a basic structural problem for an engineer. However, as the slab forms a critical part of a sanitary facility for most people living in low-income countries, the design criteria also need to include issues relating to user preference, culture, gender, health, economics, maintenance and sustainability, as well as those related to construction where size, …
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In November 2011, Jefferson County, Alabama made world news by filing for the largest-ever American municipal bankruptcy. Bad housing loans? Pension liabilities too great? No, it was the huge cost of investing in new sewers that tipped them over the edge.
Around the same time, a thousand miles to the North, the municipalities on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, were holding public meetings to discuss …
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Fulfilling every child’s right to water, sanitation and hygiene education remains a major challenge for policymakers, school administrators and communities in many countries. Although steady progress has been made to safeguard the well-being of schoolchildren, almost half of all schools in low-income countries still lack access to water and sanitation facilities.
The lack of quality data on …
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This white paper is an evidence-based review of how implementers have integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and freshwater ecosystem conservation to date in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report takes stock of a selection of experiences from projects taking a more holistic approach to conservation and development.
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This comic introduces children to water and the environment. The little waterdrop called "Droppy" gets itself into adventures which give the reader an indea of the water cycle, wasting water, water pollution and others. It gives special attention to groundwater.
Although these stories are happening in different cultural regions in this comic, these are problems which are happening daily in …
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This guide presents a toilet system that you can do yourself without relying on a coordinated and timely response by someone else. This system served after earthquakes destroyed sanitation systems in Haiti and New Zealand. This guide is for planning ahead and preparing kits, whether for yourself, your household, your apartment building, or your block. This flexible system is built around …
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The article by Fiona Budge asserts that ‘Shit’ is still a highly sensitive topic across all cultures, which has led to diverse problems establishing programmes that aim to prevent Open Defecation. On basis of a case study in Nepal and theories of disgust this publication reflects on the reasons for the taboo state of the topic and possible solutions.
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The main purpose of this resource is to provide a comprehensive resource on menstrual hygiene that supports the development of context-specific Information for improving practices for women and girls in lower- and
middle-income countries.
This will be achieved through:
• Bringing together examples of good menstrual Hygiene practice from around the world, related to policies,
strategies, …
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This project is being carried out under a contract agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Documents available for download below:
1 - Frederick, R., Gurski, T. (2012): Synapse Dewatering Investigation Report, Consultancy report by Synapse (USA) commissioned by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA
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The Essential Health Care Programme (EHCP) is a successful response to a number of serious health problems facing Philippine children. Supported financially and technically by German Development Cooperation (GDC¹) since its beginnings, the programme uses simple, evidence-based interventions that can be delivered at low cost
in elementary schools to reduce illness and missed days of school.
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The book highlights the experience of implementing the Erdos Eco-Town Project in Inner Mongolia, China, the largest-scale urban ecological sanitation project to date.
The need for improved sanitation around the world is becoming a crisis, and the situation is particularly critical in urban and peri-urban areas in developing countries. Here the population is growing rapidly, and where …
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Two-page factsheet, available in English, German and Spanish.
The "Federación Departamental de Cooperativas de Agua y Alcantarillado de Santa Cruz" (FEDECAAS; The
Departmental Federation of Cooperatives of Water and Sanitation Services of Santa Cruz) serves as an
umbrella organization for the cooperatives that provide water and sanitation services in Santa Cruz and
represents the interests …
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The current state of wastewater management in the city of Philadelphia is
insufficient to meet the standards established in the U.S. Clean Water Act. This thesis investigates the problems facing wastewater management in the city by analyzing the institutions, stakeholders, and historical development of the current wastewater management system. Alternatives to the current centralized system, …
