Water supply and sanitation
Lifewater Canada
Non profit organisation working with volunteers who train and equip people in under-developed countries and who provide on-going technical and financial support. (Trained crews then help their neighbours obtain safe drinking water.)
IWA WaterWiki
A collaborative platform for water professionals, managed by the International Water Association (IWA), covering all areas of water, wastewater and environmental science and management. Set up in 2009, it includes nearly 700 articles, list of events and organisations, and a forum.
Dew Point
The DEW Point Resource Centre generates and disseminates knowledge on behalf of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and their development partners in environment, water resources, water and sanitation and climate change. It succeeds and expands upon the WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health.
The web site provides a custom search engine, access to the DEW Point Knowledge Base, searchable information by sector and by location, as well as an Events Database. The topics covered are: bioenergy, climate change, environment, hygiene, technology, water & sanitation, and water resources.
The DEW Point consortium is led by Harewelle International and NR International,with technical support from AEA Energy and Environment,
Cranfield University (water management, environment and natural resource management) and Practical Action Consulting (water, sanitation and the
environment).
WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
The WELL website is a focal point for providing access to information about water, sanitation and environmental health and related issues in developing and transitional countries.
The WELL website offers factsheets, briefing notes, studies, and consultancy summaries on .water supply, sanitation and hygiene, sector monitoring, and cross cutting issues.
It also offers Learn @WELL training modules (registration required) on writing skills, developing consultancy services, analytical skills, dissemination skills, emergency water supply & sanitation, and knowledge management.
WELL materials were developed by Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), IRC, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and southern partners between 1996-2006.
