Technology
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) technology web sites and resources
E-Source - Technology Update and blog
Updates on WASH technologies are published by IRC in a blog and in the Technology Update section of E-Source.
Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
21 Sep 10
A global knowledge network for rural water supply technologies and approaches managed by the SKAT Foundation. RWSN focuses on sub-Saharan Africa and four main themes: Cost-effective boreholes (CEB), Sustainable rural water supplies (SRWS), Self supply (SS), and Handpump technologies (HT).
The web site provides on-line documents (field notes, reports and manuals) and links on the each of the four themes, as well as a newsletter. The newsletter and selected documents are also available in French.
Akvopedia
10 May 11
This open water and sanitation resource, managed by Akvo.org, provides fact sheets on appropriate technologies and approaches. Akvopedia now contains 384 articles in English. The sanitation section is also available in Spanish.
Operation & Maintenance Network
The O&M Network web site is intended for water and sanitation sector professionals and other parties with responsibility for O&M practices in developing countries. Registration (free) is required to access and contribute to the web site's toolbox containing reference tools (manuals, guidelines, checklists) and case studies.
WASH technology information packages : for UNICEF WASH programme and supply personnel
The WASH technology information packages (TIPs) are a practical set of guidelines and selection tools for WASH programme and supply staff.
WaterAid Technology Notes
08 Feb 11
Provides outlines of the technologies used by WaterAid on long-term development projects in Africa and Asia, and shows alternatives which might be appropriate in different circumstances. [date of publishing unknown]
Topics include: considerations before design; hygiene education; water resource development; gravity schemes; hand dug wells; tubewells and boreholes; hand pumps; spring protection; rainwater harvesting; subsurface dams; sanitation; disinfection; treatment of water.
Enabling Technologies for Handwashing with Soap
Maintained by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), this web page provides an online reference, including a searchable database, on enabling technologies for handwashing with soap for programme managers.
WELL Technical Briefs
09 Sep 05
The Technical Briefs are prepared by Rod Shaw, Design and Production Editor of WEDC publications, in association with leading authors in the field, each short brief concludes with useful sources of further information.
Topics include: hand pumps; wells; desalination; emergency sanitation; latrine pits; on plot sanitation; wastewater treatment.
Linking technology choice with operation and maintenance
09 Nov 04
Reference document, published by the World Health Organization and IRC. Contains 49 Fact Sheets related to low-cost water and sanitation technologies. It describes technologies related to rainwater, groundwater or surface water; water lifting devices; power systems; household and community water-treatment systems; storage and distribution; and sanitation, including dry systems and waterborne systems for human excreta disposal.
LifeWater Technical Library
08 Feb 11
Collection of technical documents related to water supply, hygiene and sanitation, based on the set of 160 publications developed by US AID titled, “Water For The World Technical Notes.” Topics include: community participation, operation and maintenance training, surface water; ground water; water treatment; water distribution, pumps, water storage, excreta and washwater disposal; solid waste disposal; watsan and disease.
