What do WASH and food security have in common? That was topic of discussion during a workshop on WASH & Food Security in Addis Ababa on 25 June 2015. Read more...
“People are developing a taste for healthy living. They want improvement‑compared to us and what we are doing, they want better.” Md Amin Uddin one of the elders in Arua village in Keshabpur upazila, Jessore district, Bangladesh is optimistic about the future. Read more...
In Bangladesh millions of wells are polluted with naturally occurring arsenic: you cannot smell or taste it but it has a devastating impact on health. In coastal areas, traditional ponds have become contaminated with salt water, especially following cyclone Aila.
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Three villages close to each other - with the same needs for water. One has it. One has just got it. One struggles without it. This film shows the difference it makes.
Read more...Analysing the outcome of applying guidelines for multiple-use water services in the area MAMCEPAZ area of Honduras. Read more...
Analysing the results of using a MUS approach in six municipalities in Honduras. Read more...
Durante el 2011 y 2014 se analizó la implementación y funcionamiento de seis de sistemas con enfoque MUS en la Mancomunidad de Municipios del Centro de La Paz (MAMCEPAZ) en Honduras. Read more...
This brochure describes the background to the OECD Principles on Water Governance, how they can contribute to improving the "Water Governance Cycle"... Read more...
IRC's Research into action partner REACH launches its communications. Read more...
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have worked together on flood managment, drainage, river basin management, coastal zone management and improving access to safe water and sanitation for millions of people. Future work will focus on support to the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 together with the World Bank.
Read more...Ce rapport résume les principaux constats d'une étude exhaustive sur la qualité de l'eau consommée dans les communes d'Aribinda et de Gorgadji dans... Read more...
Groundwater cannot be found everywhere. If properly located, a borehole can provide a good supply of water. If it is not, it will fail resulting in wasted investment. This short film on borehole siting is part of a joint 2-year initiative of UNICEF, WaterAid and Skat, under the auspices of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) to promote more professional drilling. For more information see the accompanying RWSN publication: Siting of drilled water wells : a guide for project managers.
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As part of the World Water Day 2015 events organised in Addis Ababa, the My Water, My Business events brought attention to the efforts of households to improve their own water supplies. This included the 'Self-supply Seminar: promoting local initiative and business to help all Ethiopian's access safe water supplies' on 20 March 2015 and a parallel fair where Ethiopian enterprises showcased their low-cost products. This short film provides a brief summary of the event and debates including a call to support Ethiopia's efforts in Self-supply acceleration from HE Kebebe Gerba, State Minister.
Read more...This paper describes how the ASTRA tool can help identify potentially appropriate technical solutions fro the delivery of arsenic and saline-free... Read more...
What is the best technical solution to deal with arsenic-polluted and saline water in Bangladesh? When is it better to treat the water or to choose... Read more...
In this catalogue you will find details of 19 businesses and entrepreneurs in the self-supply / WASH sector from Ethiopia. Read more...
This blog post was prepared by Sally Sutton - previously coordinator of the Rural Water Supply Network flagship theme on Self-supply - who returned to Ethiopia in March 2015 to participate in the My Water, My Business events linked to the World Water Day celebrations. Sally has earlier supported... Read more...