Sustainability

Scientists call for development goals to protect Earth

25 Mayo, 2013 - 12:00
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IRIN - water and Sanitation
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http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97700/Scientists-call-for-development-goals-to-pr...
JOHANNESBURG 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - Development can no longer focus exclusively on improving people’s lives. Countries must now link poverty eradication to protection of the atmosphere, oceans and land, said a group of international scientists in a comment piece published today in the journal Nature. They propose six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that do just that.

Developing and Monitoring Protocol for the Elimination of Open Defecation

22 Mayo, 2013 - 18:27
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Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/developing-and-monitoring-prot...

Developing and Monitoring Protocol for the Elimination of Open Defecation in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013.  UNICEF.

Biofuels are “irrational strategy”

15 Abril, 2013 - 06:02
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22127123#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_sou...

Getty Images. Originally Published by The BBC - A new report says the UK's use of biofuels is "irrational" and will cost motorists around £460 million over the next 12 months.

WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH Sustainability

15 Marzo, 2013 - 15:53
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Sanitation updates
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http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/washplus-weekly-focus-on-wash-...

This issue contains notices of upcoming events and links to recent studies, reports, and blog posts on WASH sustainability. The IRC Water and Sanitation Center’s Triple-S project states that one out of three rural water supply systems in developing countries do not function at all or performs far below its promised level.

Getting communities engaged in water and sanitation projects: participatory design and consumer feedback

22 Febrero, 2013 - 18:18
Origen: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/community-engagement/

Community engagement in water and sanitation service delivery is key for ensuring project sustainability and accountability.

This Topic Brief looks at community engagement approaches used by WSUP in three cities within the African Cities for the Future (ACF) programme: Antananarivo (Madagascar), Kumasi (Ghana) and Maputo (Mozambique).

Sanitation and Hygiene Policy – Stated Beliefs and Actual Practice: Burera District, Rwanda

8 Enero, 2013 - 21:07
Origen: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/sanitation-and-hygiene-policy-...

Sanitation and Hygiene Policy – Stated Beliefs and Actual Practice: A Case Study in the Burera District, Rwanda, 2012.

Video recordings of the EUWI Seminar during World Water Week 2012.

5 Noviembre, 2012 - 12:31
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EUWI
URL: 
http://euwi.net/news/video-recordings-euwi-seminar-during-world-water-week-2012

As part of World Water Week 2012 in Stockholm, on 29 August the EU Water Initiative held a special Multi-Stakeholder Forum to mark the 10 year anniversary of its establishment at the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development.

Please click on the following links to view the various presentations and panel discussions:

 

Video clip 1: Per Bertilsson (Swedish International Water Institute): Welcome and overview of the EUWI seminar.

WASHplus Weekly – Focus on Waste Pickers

24 Octubre, 2012 - 15:33
Origen: 
Sanitation updates
URL: 
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/washplus-weekly-focus-on-waste...

Issue 75 October 19, 2012 | Focus on Waste Pickers

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