Discussion lists
Selection of discussion lists relevant for the water and sanitation sector. These lists offer the possibility to get in contact with other professionals, to ask questions, or to share experiences.
WASH Google groups: Sanitation & Hygiene, Communication, Sector Learning
The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has opened up three of its Google groups to other WASH sector professionals.
WaterSanitationHygiene.org
17 Sep 10
This site hosts a collection of nearly 900 WASH technical resources and an active discussion forum. The forum discussions are grouped by broad categories : water, sanitation, hygiene, disease vectors, waste and enabling environment. Discussions in the most active categories, water and sanitation, are further subdivided by technology. The site host is anonymous.
SuSanA Forum
This open forum of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) covers a broad range of topics such as sanitation systems and technologies, health and hygiene, CLTS, school sanitation, sanitation systems for special conditions, and menstrual hygiene management,
Hygiene Promotion Forum
15 Nov 12
This open forum was set up in 2011 to continue the discussions started at the Global WASH Cluster's Inter-Agency Hygiene Promotion Forum from 30 March - 1 April 2011 in Oxfam House, Oxford. Number of members: 51 [15 Nov 2012]. See also the Hygiene Promotion page of the WASH Cluster.
eauwateragua
02 May 06
News postings and action alerts from the "World coalition against water privatization and commodification". An active list with on average on 140 messages per month, 102 members as of May 2006. While most messages are in French, 5-10% are in English.
Subscription information:
- Web site
- E-mail: Send a message to: eauwateragua-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
Right-to-water
24 May 05
This Human Right-to-water Discussion List is for sharing information on issues related to the right-to-water for meeting basic needs. It is for the posting of announcements, articles and news, not for debate. It is sponsored by the Water Observatory.
Subscription information:
- Web site
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E-mail:
1. Send a message to: listserv@iatp.org.
2. In the body of the message, type: subscribe right-to-water.
Solution Exchange for the Water Community in India
The Water Community in India is an online platform for sector professionals on UN Solution Exchange. It was started in June 2005 and now has 3700 members from India and abroad.
SSHE_forward
17 Aug 04
Discussion group for everyone involved in school water sanitation and hygiene education, to share experiences or activities on school sanitation. SSHE-forward is established at the first international School Water Sanitation and Hygiene Education Symposium, held in Delft, The Netherlands from 8-10 June 2004.
Subscription information:
- Web site: click on 'join this group'. If you are not registered with Yahoo! yet, you will have to do that first (free of charge).
- E-mail: send a blank e-mail to sshe_forward-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Water-and-san-applied-research
28 Jul 04
Research in the water and sanitation sector in developing countries (320 subscribers).
Subscription information:
- Web site
- E-mail: send the command subscribe WATER-AND-SAN-APPLIED-RESEARCH to listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk
Water Forum
28 Jul 04
Free and open forum for discussion of surface water and groundwater resources issues including: drinking water, wetlands, wastewater, irrigation, recreational use, fisheries and wildlife use, aquaculture, coastal studies and oceanography, environmental and public health issues, contamination, computer modeling, and other relevant water resources topics (over 3,000 subscribers).
Please note: average amount of messages per month: 70 – 90
- Introduction page
- Archive
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Search page: use the ‘search archive’ box on the archive page.
Subscription information:
- Web site: click on ‘join this group’'. If you are not registered with Yahoo! yet, you will have to do that first (free of charge).
- E-mail: send a blank e-mail to: waterforum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
