Hygiene Promotion & Sanitation
The promotion of better hygiene, alone, or in combination with better water supply and/or sanitation, can have a major impact on reducing disease prevalence and public and private health costs.
Sanitation financing models for the urban poor
14 Nov 11
This Thematic Overview Paper attempts to search for pro-poor financing models that can facilitate the urban poor’s access to complete sanitation services. It catalogues existing financing models and examines each based on an analytical framework that comprises six criteria. It offers a recommendation for mixing financing mechanisms to meet the urban poor’s needs, and makes a plea for developing poor-specific and full-cycle specific plans for sanitation.
Read more or download 2011_25_TOP_Sanitation_financing_models_for_the_urban_poor.pdf (3.7 MB)
Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor: Partnerships and Governance
08 Feb 11
This book is based on papers and discussions presented during the IRC Symposium 2008, Sanitation for the Urban Poor: Partnerships and Governance, held in Delft, The Netherlands, at the closing of the International Year of Sanitation in 2008. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in understanding the problems of urban sanitation; learning about examples of best practice and building comprehension of the requirements for positively transforming the situation in future.
Read more or download TP54_SanitationServicesUrbanPoor.pdf (4.7 MB)
Smart Hygiene Solutions
13 Oct 10
The Smart Hygiene Solutions booklet is written for those who seek to help break the cycle of disease transmission by improving the hygiene conditions of communities and households in developing countries. This booklet aims to assist them in developing smart hygiene promotion interventions by offering an overview of different approaches and tools that intend to improve hygiene behaviours and environmental conditions.
Read more or download SmartHygieneSolutions.pdf (1.1 MB)
Strengthening Capacities for Planning of Sanitation and Wastewater Use: Experiences from two cities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
03 Feb 10
This document provides an overview of the experiences of the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA) project in Asia, carried out in the towns of Rajshahi in Bangladesh and Kurunegala in Sri Lanka. It shows that integrated, joint planning is important for addressing complex problems that span sectoral, administrative and social divides and that, ultimately, the high transaction costs are justified.
Read more or download OP44_WASPA_2010.pdf (969.6 kB)
Local Governance for Basic Urban Services - Country cases from Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sri Lanka 2003 - 2007
28 Nov 08
This booklet presents a summary of IRC activities within the BUS framework, carried out over a five-year period (2003-2007) through an Agreement of Cooperation with UNCHS (UN-Habitat). It underlines how good local governance – the result of interactions, relationships and networks between different sectors of society – is a precondition for sustainable delivery and improved access to basic urban services by the urban poor.
Read more or download TP51_LGBUS_08.pdf (1.2 MB)
Seminar of Practitioners: Household and School Sanitation and Hygiene
01 Oct 08
Summary and proceedings report of the learning and sharing seminar on rural Household and Primary School Sanitation and Hygiene 19 – 21 November 2007 in Moshi (Tanzania), Uhuru Conference Centre
Read more or download SanHyg CoP East-Southern Africa Seminar Report.pdf (268.6 kB)
Beyond construction : use by all
30 Sep 08
A collection of 23 case studies from sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia, based on a 3-day learning and sharing workshop in Bangladesh.
Read more or download IRC-2008-Beyond_construction.pdf (4.8 MB)
¿Saneamiento para todos?
15 Jul 08
Después de introducir el tema de saneamiento, este Documento Temático (TOP) mira la perspectiva histórica y aborda diferentes “tipos” de saneamiento, tales como saneamiento básico, saneamiento ambiental y saneamiento ecológico. Continúa con la explicación de los elementos de un sistema de saneamiento y de los diferentes grupos de interés involucrados. Se discuten enfoques para la selección de tecnologías y el TOP concluye con un número de libros, artículos y documentos, sitios Web y contactos relevantes.
Read more or download TOP20_San_Sp.pdf (1.7 MB)
Sanitation for All?
26 Jun 07
This TOP looks at different ´types´ of sanitation, the elements of a sanitation system, the different stakeholders involved and approaches to technology choice.
Read more or download TOP20_San_07.pdf (1.1 MB)
Enhancing Livelihoods Through Sanitation
09 May 07
This TOP is intended to inspire those working in water and sanitation and related sectors at policy and policy implementation levels, who are interested in the disposal, management and re-use of human excreta and in improving the well-being and environment of poor families.
Read more or download TOP19_SanLiv_07.pdf (916.5 kB)
