sanitation

Kenya’s waste management challenge*

20 May, 2013 - 13:45
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97638/Kenya-s-waste-management-challenge
NAIROBI 13 March 2013 (IRIN) - As the urban population in Nairobi and elsewhere in East Africa grows, so does the solid waste management burden - a situation worsened by poor funding for urban sanitation departments and a lack of enforcement of sanitation regulations.

WSA signs up with Malaysian firm for technical support on sanitation

17 May, 2013 - 17:17
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/wsa-signs-up-with-malaysian-fi...

Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian firm Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd for technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries.

Request for Proposals: “GSF Mid-Term Evaluation Consulting Services”

17 May, 2013 - 12:05
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/request-for-proposals-gsf-mid-...

ImageThe Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has specified in its Medium Term Strategic Plan 2012-2016 that all programmes funded by WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) are subject to independent mid-term and five-year evaluations.

Kiribati’s North Tarawa declared first open defecation free island in the Pacific

16 May, 2013 - 18:32
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/kiribatis-north-tarawa-declare...

Everyone on North Tarawa now has access to improved sanitation. Photo: ABC Radio Australia / UNICEF Pacific.

UNICEF launches groundbreaking cholera toolkit

16 May, 2013 - 11:38
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/unicef-launches-groundbreaking...

To tackle the alarming resurgence of cholera, UNICEF has launched a new comprehensive Cholera Toolkit on 15 May 2013.

Sri Lanka: new partnership tackles fecal sludge management

13 May, 2013 - 14:04
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/sri-lanka-new-partnership-tack...

Septage disposal. Sri Lanka/Nuwara Eliya sanitation project, 2008, Photo: Flickr/USAID.

An international research institute is helping the government of Sri Lanka to improve septage management in the country.

Sanitation promotion history: US New Deal posters

11 May, 2013 - 20:57
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/sanitation-promotion-history-u...

Posted created in 1940 by John Buczak for the US Federal Art Project. Collection Library of Congress

Rose George – Reflections on menstrual hygiene management

7 May, 2013 - 19:08
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/rose-george-reflections-on-men...

Published on May 3, 2013 - Presentation by Rose George (journalist and author of ‘The Big Necessity’ http://www.rosegeorge.com) at “Making connections: Women, sanitation and health” ev

Proposal for consolidated drinking water,sanitation andhygiene targets,indicators and definitions

Submitted by Celine Dondeynaz on 7 May, 2013 - 17:01
Authors: 
WHO-UN-JMP
Published in: 
2013

This document summerises the outputs of  the consultation process handled in May 2011 on post 2015 targets and indicators.  Four working groups were consituted: drinking water and sanitation, hygiene and equity and no discrimination.The full document is available here.

Joint conference on small water/wastewater systems & resource oriented sanitation

29 April, 2013 - 17:22
Source: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/joint-conference-on-small-wate...

12th Specialised Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and 4th Specialised Conference on Resource Oriented Sanitation
02-04 November 2014, Muscat, Oman
Website: www.iwahq.org/1wr/events/iwa-events/2014/swws-2014.html

Organised by: International Water Association (IWA)

Syndicate content