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.
Nabuur.com - Water and Sanitation group
17 Sep 10
The web page of this group provides a place to share information and discuss issues related to water and sanitation. Set up in 2008, group activity, which was already low, slowed down considerably at the end of 2009. Nabuur.com is an online volunteering platform that links Neighbours (online volunteers) with Villages (local communities) in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Water-L listserve
13 Jun 07
A peer-to-peer moderated list for news and announcements related to water policy issues. Water-L is created by IISD, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Third World Water Forum and the World Water Council.
Water-L News, which is delivered through the Water-L listserve, is a comprehensive water news resource, containing all the latest news, scientific research findings, opinion pieces and speeches on water.
Subscription information:
- Web site: please check the WATER-L check box on the WATER-L news page.
Posting messages:
- by e-mail to WATER-L@lists.iisd.ca
Dialog-agua-l
05 Dec 07
Public discussion list of the Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN). It provides a mechanism for the exchange of water-related information and expertise among a broad range of participants (441 members) in the Western Hemisphere.
The archive file of messages until June 2006, can be found here.
ecosanres: Discussion/News Sustainable Sanitation
26 Nov 07
Discussion and news within the Sida-sponsored EcoSanRes Programme managed by the Stockholm Environment Institute. Discussions deal with various aspects of sustainable sanitation, the ecosan loop - hygiene, agriculture, sanitation, environment, policy, methodology, training, knowledge networks, regional activities, social acceptance, etc. Established in 2002, the group has 385 members, and an average of 70 messages are posted per month.

