Sanitation Updates
This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s WASHplus project. It was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
Sanitation and nutrition
19 Mar 13
In the scramble for attention in post-2015 development agenda discussions, WaterAid and the SHARE programme are highlighting the role of WASH in combating malnutrition. “A successful global effort to tackle under-nutrition must include WASH” is the headline in their new briefing …Continue reading →
Guy Hutton – What costs the world $260 billion each year?
13 Feb 13
What costs the world $260 billion each year? Guy Hutton | Source: World Bank Water Blog, Feb 11, 2013 | More people today have access to a cell phone than to a clean toilet. At the current rate of progress …Continue reading →
Guy Hutton – What costs the world $260 billion each year?
19 Mar 13
What costs the world $260 billion each year? Guy Hutton | Source: World Bank Water Blog, Feb 11, 2013 | More people today have access to a cell phone than to a clean toilet. At the current rate of progress …Continue reading →
1st International Conference on Terra Preta Sanitation, Hamburg, Germany, 29-30 August 2013
12 Feb 13
This conference brings together experts from different sectors – water/sanitation, agriculture, soil, energy and health – to share experiences in the new field of Terra Preta Sanitation (TPS). TPS is being promoted as integrated sustainable solution to address poor sanitation, food insecurity, and …Continue reading →
1st International Conference on Terra Preta Sanitation, Hamburg, Germany, 29-30 August 2013
19 Mar 13
This conference brings together experts from different sectors – water/sanitation, agriculture, soil, energy and health – to share experiences in the new field of Terra Preta Sanitation (TPS). TPS is being promoted as integrated sustainable solution to address poor sanitation, food insecurity, and …Continue reading →
Dealing with land tenure and tenancy challenges in water and sanitation services delivery
08 Feb 13
Providing water and sanitation services to the urban poor often takes place in contexts with complex formal and informal land ownership arrangements. Firstly, the people in most need of improved water and sanitation are often tenants, and this raises diverse …Continue reading →
Dealing with land tenure and tenancy challenges in water and sanitation services delivery
19 Mar 13
Providing water and sanitation services to the urban poor often takes place in contexts with complex formal and informal land ownership arrangements. Firstly, the people in most need of improved water and sanitation are often tenants, and this raises diverse …Continue reading →
WaterAid Australia – Webinar on Sanitation Marketing and Community-led Total Sanitation
06 Feb 13
The Sanitation Marketing Community of Practice (www.sanitationmarketing.com) managed by WaterAid Australia on behalf of the Australian WASH Reference Group is pleased to announce our fourth webinar! Webinar 4: Sanitation Marketing and Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Date: Thursday 7th February 2013 …Continue reading →
WaterAid Australia – Webinar on Sanitation Marketing and Community-led Total Sanitation
19 Mar 13
The Sanitation Marketing Community of Practice (www.sanitationmarketing.com) managed by WaterAid Australia on behalf of the Australian WASH Reference Group is pleased to announce our fourth webinar! Webinar 4: Sanitation Marketing and Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Date: Thursday 7th February 2013 …Continue reading →
Raised latrines survive floods in Bangladesh
05 Feb 13
Low cost latrines constructed by the Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) in Bangladesh performed well in their first real flood test. After the July 2012 floods, which also hit the CLP programme area in the districts of Jamalpur and Kurigram on …Continue reading →
