Thematic Overview Papers
Do you need to get up to speed quickly on current thinking about a critical issue in the field of water, sanitation and health?
Each TOP will contain enough immediate information to give a grounding in the topic concerned, with direct access to more detailed coverage of your own special interests, plus contact details of resource centres or individuals who can give local help.
Gender
23 Dec 04
In this TOP, we revisit some of the arguments that have led to the international pressure for gender equity in human and social development.
Read more or download TOP10_Gender_07.pdf (531.0 kB)
Waste Stabilization Ponds
26 Oct 04
Waste stabilization ponds (WSP) are generally the wastewater treatment process of first choice in most situations in developing countries. They are suitable for both large and small populations (from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands). This TOP introduces WSP for both the specialist design engineer and the non-specialist.
Read more or download TOP11_WSP.pdf (627.2 kB)
Uso Efficiente Del Agua
29 Jun 04
El incremento del uso de agua plantea la necesidad de buscar mecanismos para integrar el uso eficiente en los programas y proyectos, considerando el rol del agua como un bien ambiental, social y económico, y los derechos de los grupos más necesitados y vulnerables.
Read more or download TOP12_UsoEfficiente.pdf (708.7 kB)
IWRM
28 Jun 04
This Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) aims to point readers towards ways of adopting and benefiting from IWRM principles in the water supply and sanitation (WATSAN) sub-sector. The full paper can be downloaded as pdf file.
Read more or download IWRM_Final_.pdf (166.7 kB)
Scaling up Community Management of Rural Water Supply
30 Mar 04
This Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) is a summary of a comprehensive discussion on Scaling Up of Community Management of Rural Water Supply in a paper by Harold Lockwood and Ton Schouten. The full paper is available in PDF and a summary is available in HTML format.
Read more or download ScalingUp_CM.pdf (382.1 kB)
Financing and Cost Recovery
18 Dec 03
This Thematic Overview Paper (TOP) provides an overview on financing and cost recovery for the water supply and sanitation services sector in rural and low-income urban areas of developing countries.
Read more or download TOP7_CostRec_03.pdf (1.2 MB)
Saneamiento Escolar y Educación en Higiene
23 Sep 03
Este TOP se enfoca en saneamiento escolar y educación en higiene en el ámbito escolar. Puede se importante tanto para los profesionales como para los académicos que trabajan directa o indirectamente con Saneamiento Escolar y Educación en Higiene (SEEH) .
Read more or download SSHE_Sp.pdf (357.7 kB)
School Sanitation and Hygiene Education
08 Sep 03
This TOP focuses on sanitation and hygiene education at the school level. It may be of relevance to practitioners and to academics who are working directly or indirectly on School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE).
The productive use of domestic water supplies
08 Sep 03
This paper focuses on the application of livelihoods concepts to productive water uses at the household level. A similar approach is applicable in many other areas of water supply. We hope this paper will encourage readers to consider these wider possibilities.
Read more or download livelihood.pdf (302.1 kB)
Advocacy for Water, Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene
04 Sep 03
In this TOP we focus on the issue: water, sanitation and hygiene for all. The audience consists of policy makers, practitioners, educators, trainers and researchers in the fields of water, sanitation, hygieneand health, but also those involved in broader programmes for the alleviation of rural or urban poverty.
Read more or download advocacy.pdf (299.1 kB)
