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Training course on Water and Health

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 10 September, 2012 - 10:54
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The objective of this course is to present the diseases and health issues related to water. Different types of water related diseases and how they are transmitted will be presented. This will be followed by prevention strategies which can be employed to minimize the transmission of these diseases.

By: Murray Biedler for Aquaknow

Training course on Sanitation

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 10 September, 2012 - 10:54
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The objective of this course is to present the problem of sanitation, specifically human waste and excreta disposal, in the developing world. The importance of safe excreta disposal and basic strategies to achieve this will be addressed.

 

By: Murray Biedler for Aquaknow.

Training course on Water Supply

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 10 September, 2012 - 10:48
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The objective of this course is to present the challenge of water supply for human consumption. Elements of water quality and water quantity will be addressed. This will be followed by basic strategies for providing access to, and distribution of, safe water supply.

 

By: Murray Biedler for Aquaknow.

The Story of Cholera: spanish narration

Submitted by deborah van dyke on 6 August, 2012 - 13:13
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Guia Operativa RALCEA - Version Definitiva

Submitted by Water Team on 17 July, 2012 - 15:31
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Authors: 
"RALCEA-Guia Operativa" working group
Published in: 
2012

El desarrollo de una guía operativa para el funcionamiento y legitimidad de la red RALCEA fue uno de los acuerdos alcanzados en el Primer Seminario Regional RALCEA para América Latina (Ispra, Italia, 5-7 de julio 2011).

CONFRONTING SCARCITY: Managing water, energy and land for inclusive and sustainable growth

Submitted by Water Team on 12 July, 2012 - 16:46
Authors: 
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (GDI/DIE).
Published in: 
European Union, 2012

Water, energy and land, three crucial resources for development and human well-being, are under increasing strain due to rising food prices, climate change, global population growth and economic growth. Today almost a billion people are undernourished, 0.9 billion have no safe water and 1.5 billion no source of electricity. Worse still, at current rates, by 2030 demand for energy and water will have grown by 40% – and by 50% for food.

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