UNDP (2010) Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery

UNDP works with its partners on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery in more than 100 countries, promoting the importance of investing in DRR and effective disaster recovery in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Steets, J. (2011) Donor Strategies for Addressing the Transition Gap and Linking Humanitarian and Development Assistance A Contribution to the International Debate

Humanitarian assistance and development cooperation pursue different aims and follow different principles. Their separation – while important to protect the independence of humanitarian action – has negative side effects. This paper seeks to contribute to the international debate by clarifying concepts, analyzing these effects and exploring donor strategies for addressing them. Strengthening the links between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation is essential for making international assistance […]

The Sphere Project (2015) The Core Humanitarian Standard and the Sphere Core Standards Analysis and Comparison

Sphere’s six Core Standards describe processes that are essential to achieving all the Sphere minimum standards, which are focused on meeting the urgent survival needs of people affected by disaster or conflict. They are a practical expression of the principles of the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and are fundamental to the rights of people affected by conflict or disaster to assistance that supports life with dignity. […]

IASC (2003) Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) Guidance Notes for Country Level

These Guidance Notes are intended to help people involved with an Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) at coordination and field levels to prepare for, organize and carry out an IRA, analyse the data collected to make essential decisions on immediate response, funding and/or follow on assessments. Section 2 is primarily aimed at coordination level and Section 3 at field level. The sections most relevant for different […]

Mara, D. D. (2003) Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries

This book is primarily written for final year undergraduate civil engineering students in developing country universities, for post-graduate masters students in environmental, public health and sanitary engineering, and for practising engineers working in developing countries or working on wastewater treatment projects in these countries. The primary emphasis of the book is on low-cost, high-performance, sustainable domestic wastewater treatment systems. Most of the systems described are […]

Iqbal, S. (1999) Duckweed Aquaculture Potentials, Possibilities and Limitations for Combined Wastewater Treatment and Animal Feed Production in Developing Countries

The rapidly growing and small floating aquatic plants of the botanical family of Lemnaceae are capable of accumulating nutrients and minerals from wastewater. The latter are finally removed from the system as the plants are harvested from the pond surface. Because of their comparatively high productivity and nutritional value, particularly their high content of valuable protein, they provide an excellent feed supplement for animals such […]

Edwards, P. (1992) Reuse of Human Wastes in Aquaculture A technical review

New national goals in wastewater treatment in the United States of America place strong emphasis on the use of natural systems and improved biological processes. These goals encourage sewage reuse through agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture (Duffer 1982). However, the cultivation of fish in wastewater has been of interest in the United States for only a short time: from a practical point of view, it remains […]

Pescod, M. B. (1992) Wastewater treatment and use in agriculture FAO irrigation and drainage paper 47

This Irrigation and Drainage Paper is intended to provide guidance to national planners and decision-makers, agricultural and municipal managers, field engineers and scientists, health and agricultural field workers, wastewater treatment plant operators and farmers. Consequently, it covers a broad range of relevant material, some in considerable depth but some more superficially. It is meant to encourage the collection, treatment and use of wastewater in agriculture […]

SuSanA (2016) RWSN SuSanA Webinar: A tool for monitoring the Scaling up of Water and Sanitation Technologies TAF

SuSanA (2018) SuSanA Monthly Webinar 18: Behavior Change (Webinar 1 of 3)

SuSanA (2018) SuSanA Monthly Webinar 17: The use of Black Soldier Fly Larva for Faecal Sludge treatment

SuSanA (2017) SuSanA Monthly Webinar 16: Ghana private sector actors facilitate innovations, learning and knowledge management in sanitation

SuSanA (2017) SuSanA Monthly Webinar 15: Community engagement tools for sanitation planning

WWAP/UN-Water (2018) The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: Nature-Based Solutions for Water (in English, French and Spanish)

The United Nations World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water, launched 19 March 2018 during the 8th World Water Forum, and in conjunction to the World Water Day, demonstrates how nature‐based solutions (NBS) offer a vital means of moving beyond business‐as‐usual to address many of the world’s water challenges while simultaneously delivering additional benefits vital to all aspects of sustainable development.

Fit For School (2017) WASH in Schools Operation & Maintenance Manual FIT for School

This manual is used in selected schools in the Division of Batangas in the context of researching the conditions to improve O&M of sanitation facilities in public elementary schools in the Philippines. Users of this manual are highly encouraged to provide feedback on their experience using this tool to improve the next edition. The learnings of this research project are supporting the further roll out […]

WSP, PSI (2018) Sanitation Marketing in Lao PDR - Book 5 Latrine Production and Installation Training Facilitator's Guide

Participants will learn how to produce a high quality, desirable pour-flush latrine that delivers maximum health benefits, durability, and attractiveness at an affordable price.

WSP, PSI (2018) Sanitation Marketing in Lao PDR - Book 2 Business Skills Training for Sanitation Entrepreneurs Facilitator's Guide

Participants will learn what it means to be a business owner and assess the strengths and weaknesses of their own business, so that they can manage them more effectively.

WSP, PSI (2018) Sanitation Marketing in Lao PDR - Book 1 Sanitation Marketing Implementation Facilitator's Manual

This manual is intended to be used as a reference by those responsible for implementing Sanitation Marketing in Lao PDR as well as by other organizations or third parties that have no experience with Sanitation Marketing.

Chowdhury Repon, AR., Omar, F., Mamtaz, R. (2015) Participation-Oriented Safety Training for the Faecal Sludge Emptiers Action Manual on Occupational Safety and Health

The broader objective of the Participation Oriented Safety Training (POST) manual is to support emptiers and employers involved in this field to improve their knowledge of occupational health and safety in both manual and mechanical operations. The present training manual aims to address the risks involved in faecal sludge handing and emptying operations through the implementation of participation based model. And to provide the skills […]

Dube, K. (2016) Modelling of the Thermophysical Properties of Hydrolysed Urine and its Concentrates Master thesis from the Pollution Research Group, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)