Former Intern to the WASH Systems Academy
It has long been recognized that self-help projects are often more effective than projects designed by engineers or governments, due to the degree of... Read more...
Solar energy varies by season, by atmospheric layer, and even by hour. Solar heat collectors transform solar energy into electricity by absorption of... Read more...
The article summarizes the findings of an investigation into the health levels of a population of 1285 children under-five which benefited from the... Read more...
The Economic Development Institute Workshop of 1990 had as its emphasis the plight of the urban poor, and the problems of enforcement of their basic... Read more...
This book is written for engineers, planners and architects who are involved with the provision of new or upgraded housing for the urban poor in the... Read more...
The Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was a joint effort of USAID, the government of the Republic of Benin, UNICEF and the Peace Corps. Read more...
Irrigation in Bangladesh first became affordable for the small farmer in the late 1970's, when bamboo and PVC tubewells were introduced. The demand... Read more...
Three large Igbo villages in the Nsukka district of Anambra State in Nigeria were studied with respect to the improvement of water supply. During the... Read more...
Small islands, as defined by this Guide, are islands with an area not greater than 2000 square kilometers, or where the width is not greater than 10... Read more...