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Marching together with a citywide sanitation strategy

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:46:01 GMT

This book contains the principles a municipal government should consider before developing a citywide sanitation strategy.

Water, sanitation and hygiene : sustainable development and multisectoral approaches

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:11:08 GMT

Report of the 34th WEDC International Conference which focused on the sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation.

Progress on sanitation and drinking-water : 2010 update

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:34:41 GMT

This report presents the current status and trends in 209 countries or territories towards reaching the drinking-water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target, along with an assessment as to what these trends reveal.

Safe Drinking Water Alliance : experiences in Haiti, Ethiopia, and Pakistan : lessons for future water treatment programs

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:05:43 GMT

This report describes the results of the Safe Drinking Water Alliance (SDWA)’s project to test three marketing models for increasing demand for water treatment.

Financing on-site sanitation for the poor : a six country comparative review and analysis

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:18:21 GMT

This study aims to improve understanding of the finance of on-site household sanitation through careful analysis of practical field experience in a wide range of projects. The study reviews on-site sanitation financing in six carefully selected case studies.

Strengthening capacities for planning of sanitation and wastewater use : experiences from two cities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:03:37 GMT

This report starts with a description of the methodology followed in the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA) in Asia Project, including the overall project approach and some key concepts applied.

Reaching the MDG target for sanitation in Africa : a call for realism

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:21:03 GMT

This document contains a synthesis paper and four issue papers and four issue papers. The purpose of the synthesis paper is to discuss central challenges in connection with providing sanitation services from the perspective of international development assistance

Access and behavioral outcome indicators for water, sanitation, and hygiene

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:55:44 GMT

This document reflects the evidence that has accumulated to date on how to measure in a reliable and valid way hygiene practices that are critical for the prevention of diarrheal disease and the reduction of child morbidity and mortality.

Vision 2030 : the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:14 GMT

This document summarizes the evidence found in the Vision 2030 Study that set out to increase understanding of how and where climate changes anticipated in the medium term will affect the drinking-water and sanitation situation.

Towards the realization of free basic sanitation

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:49:09 GMT

The aim of this study was to assess the experience of municipalities in South Africa in the implementation of free basic sanitation (FBSan) services and to develop economic and financial models for a sustainable FBSan service.

Gender-disaggregated data on water and sanitation

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:10:43 GMT

This report presents the outcome of an Expert Group Meeting held in December 2008 to address the question of gender disaggregated data. It includes the main recommendations of the 26 experts on mainstreaming gender issues into water and sanitation policies.

Community-based development in water and sanitation projects

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:04:00 GMT

This study undertakes a comparative analysis of a sample of community-driven development (CDD) and community-based development (CBD) projects and between CDD and CBD and non-CDD projects in water supply and sanitation.

Water, sanitation and hygiene standards for schools in low-cost settings

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:04:08 GMT

These guidelines deal specifically with water, sanitation and hygiene, and are designed to be used in schools in low-cost settings in low- and medium-resource where simple and affordable measures can significantly improve hygiene and health.

Introducing SaniFOAM : a framework to analyze sanitation behaviors to design effective sanitation programs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:40 GMT

This paper introduces SaniFOAM (F for Focus, O for Opportunity, A for Ability and M for Motivation), a conceptual behaviour change framework that can be used both in community-led and in sanitation marketing approaches.

Study for financial and economic analysis of ecological sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:43:40 GMT

This study focuses on a comparison of sanitation technologies suitable for urban settlements. It compares ecosan with conventional sanitation systems in terms of financial and economic costs and benefits based.

Management and treatment of urban wastewater for irrigation in Rajshahi, Bangladesh - WASPA Asia Project

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:53:29 GMT

This paper presents work that was undertaken as part of the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia project in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Asian sanitation data book 2008 : achieving sanitation for all

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:52 GMT

This is the first data book on sanitation for the Asia and Pacific region. It features raw data and analyses on the sanitation situation in 27 cities in Asia.

Promising management models of rural water supply services

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:49:28 GMT

This report synthesizes the main workshop outcomes. It describes an analytical framework that can be used to assess the potentials and limitations of rural water supply management models.

Making dezentralisation work for development : the local government performance measurement (LGPM) framework

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:33:23 GMT

This paper discusses the local government performance management (LGPM) tool used to measure and track the performance of local governments (LGs).

Analysing and addressing governance in sector operations

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:25:09 GMT

This document offers guidance to EC sector specialists on how to analyse and address governance in sector operations in a more systematic and comprehensive way, without being a compulsory blueprint.