Technology
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) technology web sites and resources
Réseau Francophone sur l'Eau et l'Assainissement (RéFEA)
This site is the result of collaborative effort between the Office International de l'Eau (OIEau), the Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement à faible coût (CREPA), the Biosphère d'Environnement Canada and Programme Solidarité Eau (pS-Eau). It is a resource for low-cost water supply and sanitation in developing countries. It includes sections on appropriate technologies; water-related organizations; background information on water supply; project management; aquatic ecosystems; and case studies.
Site only available in french.
WATSAN.com: Blue Pages Online
31 Oct 07
A portal for water products and services. The site includes listings of suppliers for equipment for drilling, filters, infrastructure, irrigation, water management, pipes, pumps, water storage, water testing, water treatment, valves and wastewater.
WatSan.com is an activity of WatSan Consult, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Irrigation Equipment Supply Database
28 Jul 06
List of suppliers and manufacturers providing specific irrigation equipment worldwide, including filters and water lifting devices. Developed by the Water Resources, Development and Management Service of FAO and the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID).
SKAT modelling software
31 Mar 06
Fact sheets on 15 appropriate and commonly encountered computer programmes for the design and upkeep of drinking water distribution networks in developing countries: AquaNet; Archimede; Branch/Loop; Cross; Epanet 2.0; Eraclito; H2Onet/H2Omap; Helix delta-Q; Mike Net; Netis; OptiDesigner; Pipe2000; Stanet; Wadiso SA; and WaterCAD 5.0.
In: SKAT (2002). Review of modelling software for piped distribution networks. St. Gallen, Switzerland, SKAT (Working papers on water supply and environmental sanitation; no. 3). 17 p.
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
Provides training, education and technical consulting in water and sanitation to organisations working with the poor in developing countries.
Development Technology Unit (DTU)
The DTU concerns itself with the development and transfer of technologies appropriate to rural areas of tropical countries. It also studies "bottom up" industrialisation in those countries. Relevant issues include rainwater harvesting and water lifting.
International Development Enterprises (IDE)
A non-profit organization that employs market principles to strike at the roots of rural poverty in the world's least developed countries. IDE has developed special expertise in water technologies for small-scale irrigation and safe drinking water.
IDE has country offices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Cambodia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Practica Foundation
The Practica Foundation facilitates research, development and commercial application of technology in the field of water and energy in developing countries. The choice for water and energy-related technology comes from an assessment that these are often prime movers in rural livelihoods and the conviction that there is still considerable scope to reduce cost and improve the quality of technologies in use. The site offers information on ongoing projects, low cost technologies and a library with background documents.
Practical Action
Practical Action (formerly called ITDG Intermediate Technology Development Group) stands for practical answers to poverty, sustainable solutions and people focused. Practical Action works with poor communities to develop appropriate technologies in many areas, including water and sanitation.
Practical Action is part of the Intermediate Technology Development Group, and some of their international offices are still operating using that name.
Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC)
Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries at the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG). SANDEC focuses on applied research, teaching and consulting services in the field of water and sanitation in economically less developed countries. The department also acts as a WHO Collaborating Centre in the fields of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management.
