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  • Netherlands Water Partnership
    name = Netherlands Water Partnership | ...iatives of the Dutch water sector abroad and to promote Dutch expertise in water worldwide.
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  • 商业发展 - 小额贷款
    {{Language-box|english_link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Business Development - Micro-financing|fren
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  • Main Page
    Welcome to Akvopedia, a free, open-sourced water, sanitation & hygiene resource (in addition to food security knowledge) tha ...:0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; color:#535353; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Water Portal</h2>
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  • Sanitation Portal
    ...e Constructed Wetland}} <br> [[Free-Water Surface Constructed Wetland|Free-Water Surface <br>Constructed Wetland]] ...osal - Groundwater Recharge}} <br> [[Water Disposal - Groundwater Recharge|Water Disposal - <br>Groundwater Recharge]]
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  • Dry urine diversion toilet
    ...er volumes need to be treated (together with grey water) to prevent ground water pollution. Dry urine diversion toilets can be made out of ceramic, ferro-ce Does not require water for flushing.
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  • About Akvopedia
    <font size="4" color="#454545">Akvopedia. Open source, water and sanitation knowledge.</font> ...yclopedia. Akvopedia article pages seek to provide a solid introduction to water and sanitation technologies, financing, and processes needed for project im
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  • Water Portal
    [[Image:Water Portal.png|right|100px]] The water portal illustrates a selection of smart water technologies. We are working on making this portal comprehensive and contai
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  • Hippo roller
    [[Image:hippo roller.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The hippo roller in use at a local water hole. Photo: [http://hipporoller.org/ hipporoller.org]]] [[Image:hippo roller 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hippo Water Roller Project is in the process of appointing local manufacturers in other
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  • Pour flush slabs
    ...op. About 1 to 4 litres of water is required for each flush. The amount of water required depends mainly on the design of the toilet and U-trap. Toilets can Requires small amounts of water for flushing.<br>
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  • Fossa alterna
    Cleaning of the toilet must be done with small amounts of water. ...the pit is flooded with water. Therefore, the pit should not be sealed and water used for anal cleaning should not enter the pit. </li>
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  • Oil drums and containers
    Water used for anal cleaning should be collected separate. ...and containers can be used in areas with hard sub surface and high ground water tables.</li>
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  • Settled sewerage (small diameter)
    Little water needed to transport excreta through the small diameter pipe. <br> High water consumption for excreta removal.
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  • Co-composting
    ...iency by Faecal Sludge Dewatering and Co-Composting in Tropical Climates]. Water Research 41 (19): 4397-4402.
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  • Dehydration
    Anal cleaning water should be kept separate. <li>Dehydration of excreta is favoured by diverting urine and anal cleaning water. Dehydrating mixed excreta only works properly in very dry climates. </li>
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  • Planted soil filter
    ...portant role. After treatment, the effluent can be discharged into surface water, used for irrigation or groundwater recharge.
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  • Compost as soil conditioner
    ...Environmental Sanitation Case studies to be published by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. ...al in compost acts as soil conditioner. It also improves the structure and water holding capacity of sandy soils and adds structure and permeability to clay
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  • Biogas Combustion
    ...00 L biogas. Approximately 30-40 L biogas is required to cook one litre of water, 120-140 L for 0.5 kg rice and 160-190 L for 0.5 kg vegetables. ...s may occur. Drip valves should be installed for the drainage of condensed water, which accumulates at the lowest points of the gas pipe.
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  • Rope pump
    ...water up. At the top end of the pump pipe, the diameter increases and the water comes out via a Tee piece. ...there are 120,000 of these pumps world wide used for communal and domestic water supply, irrigation and cattle watering. Modern models can pump from wells
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  • Organisations Portal
    ...er4ages logo.png|right|150px|link=http://waterfortheages.org/international-water-organizations/]] ...izations (community, academic, governmental, funding, and more) working on water and sanitation issues in multiple countries around the world. Organizations
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  • UNESCO-IHE
    ...SCO-IHE''' Institute for Water Education is an international institute for water education that was established in 2003. It is based in Delft, the Netherlan ...epreneurial approach to ensuring its funding. The Institute is the largest water education facility in the world and the only institution in the UN system a
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  • IRC
    name = IRC International Water <br />and Sanitation Centre | ...ter support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain. IRC has a wide internat
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  • Appropriate technology
    == Appropriate Technologies for Water and Sanitation == ...a collective understanding of what we mean by Appropriate Technologies on Water and Sanitation.
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  • Treadle pump
    ...mb|right|200px| The treadle pump is used in Bangladesh. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...x|The Malawi treadle pump is a high capacity treadle pump designed to lift water from shallow wells & surface sources. Photo: [http://www.skipumps.com/malaw
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  • Traditional hand-dug wells
    ...ople and sometimes animals who are able to walk into the well to where the water is located. <br> ...can be used but risk of contamination increases. In such a case, household water treatment should be advocated.
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  • Bamboo screens
    ...nergy analysis, which showed that tube well screens excessively restricted water flow, resulting in low overall pumping efficiency. Improving these screens ...for wells, pumps, storage, irrigation and water treatment.''] Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP). Third edition, 2006.
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  • Canzee pump
    | valign="top" | - Maximal water lifting capacity is 12 to 15 m <br> ...om of each pipe is a non-return valve made with a rubber flap which allows water to enter the bottom of the pipe, but not out again.
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  • Horse and wind powered pumps
    ...d for irrigation of 1 ha of fruit trees and vegetables. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...energy sources such as animal power and wind power can be used to extract water from wells.
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  • Underground tank
    ...ight|200px|Underground storage of rainwater in Bolivia. Photo: Netherlands Water Project.]] ...rope pump]] or with a [[Deep well pump|deep well pump]], which can elevate water up to 30 m.
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  • Wire-cement tank
    ...g]] can be an effective and low-cost alternative to groundwater usage. The water collected during the wet season can be stored in cylindrical storage tanks
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  • Plastic-lined tank
    A low cost alternative to metal or ferrocement tanks for storing of water are plastic-lined tanks. Several models have been developed, for example: ...ade of earth. If clay is not available, a plastic lining is needed to stop water from leaking away. Linings can be made of standard plastic sheet glued toge
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  • Irrigation - Lay flat hose
    ...Cement or clay canals are relatively costly, inflexible and cannot elevate water. PVC tubing or polypropylene (PP) hose is relatively expensive. In India, f They usually last one irrigation season only, as sunlight and movement of water make them brittle and they are easily punctured. They are made of recycled
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  • Irrigation - Spray head
    ...px|Spray irrigation for urban market gardening in Mali. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...ering can and more sophisticated sprinkler or drip irrigation. It has high water use efficiency and saves energy and labour.
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  • Drip Irrigation - Pepsi and Nica
    ...drip. Low cost plastic hose, used for drip irrigation. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...ilable at low cost and also adapted for small-scale farming and can reduce water losses by 30 - 70% when compared to conventional methods of crop irrigation
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  • UV treatment / Solar disinfection (SODIS)
    [[Image:Sodis.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Plastic bottles filled with contaminated water are placed in the sunlight. Photo: [http://www.sodis.ch/index_EN SODIS.]]] ...small quantities of water with low turbidity. Most commonly, contaminated water is filled into transparent plastic bottles and exposed to full sunlight. Th
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  • Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Fog and dew collection / Fog collection and storage
    {{Language-box|english_link= Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Fog and dew collection / Fog collection and ...are erected perpendicular to the prevailing wind. The mesh captures small water droplets (1 to 40 μm), which trickle into a collection trough or gutter an
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  • Format akvopedia page
    In which conditions the technology can be applied. For example: depth of water table, soil type, number of users, etc.
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  • Aqua privy
    ...A vent pipe with a fly screen at the top end is attached to the housing. A water-tight tank is desirable to minimize losses. An effluent (overflow) pipe is | valign="top" | Water seal is often broken particularly during cleaning. <br>
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  • Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Rooftop rainwater harvesting
    {{Language-box|english_link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Rooftop rainwater harvesting | french_link= ...galvanized iron, or PVC) to provide a household with high-quality drinking water. A rooftop rainwater harvesting system might be a 500 cubic meter undergrou
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  • Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Surface water / Tyrolean weir
    {{Language-box|english_link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Surface water / Tyrolean weir | french_link= Coming soon | spanish_link= Toma Tirolesa | ...prevent sediment carried by the stream from blocking it. From the gutter, water enters a pipeline, which drains into a sedimentation tank and then flows by
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  • Portal:Pubs
    [[Keep it working]], by [[IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre]], authors [[People:Eveline Bolt | Eveline Bolt]] and
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  • Publication:Keep it working
    '''A field manual to support community management of rural water supplies ...staff working directly with communities to improve the management of their water supply, so for people sometimes known as ‘field workers’. It is written
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  • Brick cement tank
    ...f ball shape) or cylindrical because those shapes equalize the pressure of water and soil whether the tanks are full or empty (square or rectangular tanks w Water extraction can be done using gravity, [[Handpumps]] or other pumps, or with
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  • Akvo Foundation
    ...foundation helps donors and doers reach out to fund many thousands of new water and sanitation projects. Money flows quickly because donors choose what to .... Time and money are saved while people across the world get safe drinking water and proper sanitation.
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  • Vibrant Water Assessment
    ...g|thumb|right|200px|Photo: [http://water.care2share.wikispaces.net/Vibrant+Water+Assessment CARE]]] ...ments as well as other elements deemed necessary for "vibrancy" within the water+ sector.
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  • Rainwater club
    ...an independent NGO led by Vishwanath Srikantaiah, an expert in ecological water and sanitation, particularly [[Rainwater Harvesting]]. ...best practice rainwater harvesting and other ecological processes such as water recycling and ecological sanitation.
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  • Arghyam
    ...tml]. The Arghyam Trust was founded in 2001 and has worked actively in the water sector since 2005. ...t word meaning 'offering'. It describes its mission as "Enough water, safe water... always and for all".
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  • Chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite)
    ...ine disinfection.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A women using chlorine to disinfect water]] ...roduct should have its own instructions for correct dosing of contaminated water. Liquid household bleach also contains sodium hypochlorite, and is widely
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  • GreenOcean
    ...arted in 2002 that provides information about sustainable energy, food and water production. GreenOcean is one of the co-founders of [[Akvo]] and the founde ...sed to marry the concepts and methods behind the open source movement with water and sanitation solutions for the developing world.
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  • Biosand filter
    * Organisation [http://www.cawst.org CAWST - Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology] 1) http://www.oasisdesign.net/water/treatment/slowsandfilter.htm
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  • Help
    ...tors that can share information about their expertise or experience in the water and sanitation sector. To learn more about what Akvopedia is, read our [[Ab ...construction i.e. how-to pages for things like household pumps and simple water quality methods. We are not a knowledge institute or directly connected wit
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  • Finger pond
    ...ring wetlands or floodplains and are lined with PVC plastic to prevent the water running out. They fill up during the flood cycle, and trap fish within them ...nd sustainability, taking into account natural and socio-economic aspects. Water that otherwise would run off or evaporate is now stored in these finger pon
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  • Irrigation - Spate irrigation
    ...into sections. The collected water is used for irrigation, the filling of water ponds and the recharge of groundwater. As such, spate irrigation provides c ...the unpredictable floods and frequent changes in the riverbeds from where water is diverted. <br>
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  • Pond farming
    ...h diversified pond farming, Bolivia. Drawing: M. Verweij, SNV. Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...omato, beans and other vegetables are grown. Some farmers even have enough water to grow fruit trees. It is common practice to protect the irrigated area an
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  • 屋顶雨水收集
    {{Language-box|english_link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Rooftop rainwater harvesting | french_link= ...ument for planners and project staff]''. World Health Organization and IRC Water and Sanitation Centre. Geneva, Switzerland 2003.</ref>
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  • Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge / Sand dam
    {{Language-box|english_link= Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge / Sand dam | french_li ...e, replicable rainwater harvesting technology. They provide a clean, local water supply for domestic and farming use and are suited to semi-arid areas of th
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  • Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council WSSCC
    keywork = sanitation, <br /> hygiene promotion, <br />water supply,<br /> networking, knowledge management and advocacy| ...d the Global Sanitation Fund. WSSCC ’s mission is to achieve sustainable water supply and sanitation for all people.
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  • Capacity Development Approaches
    ...entrepreneurial approaches portal illustrates a selection of approaches to water and sanitation service provision as well as some articles on project manage ...he site can be a source of inspiration for those who are trying to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions.
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  • PRACTICA Foundation
    ...arch, development and commercial application of technology in the field of water and energy in developing countries. ...cal knowledge on promising new affordable technologies and services in the water and energy sector.
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  • Institutional Approaches
    The Institutional Approaches portal illustrates a selection of approaches to water and sanitation service provision as well as some articles on project manage ...he site can be a source of inspiration for those who are trying to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions.
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  • Financial approaches
    ...], [http://www.aguaconsult.co.uk/ AguaConsult] and the [[IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre]] for the [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ Bill & Mel ...le = Landscaping and Review of Approaches to support service provision for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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  • Commercial / entrepreneurial approaches
    ...anizations driven by either livelihood necessity or profit motives provide water and sanitation services. ...he site can be a source of inspiration for those who are trying to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions.
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  • Project planning
    The Project Planning portal illustrates a selection of approaches to water and sanitation service provision as well as some articles on project manage
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  • Choice of the project
    The Choice of the project portal illustrates a selection of approaches to water and sanitation service provision as well as some articles on project manage ...he site can be a source of inspiration for those who are trying to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions.
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  • Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
    name = Kenya Water for Health Organisation | ...nya. Its existence dates back to 1976 when it was launched as a UNICEF/NGO Water for Health Project by the National Council of Women of Kenya (N. C. W. K.).
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  • RAIN Foundation
    ...women and children in particular - by collecting and storing rainwater in water tanks and wells. ...ter harvesting offers a high-potential solution to supplying safe drinking water, thereby empowering people to improve their livelihoods by providing them w
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  • Rural Water Supply Network
    name = Rural Water Supply Network| website = [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/ rwsn.ch]
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  • WES-Net India
    Focus = Water quality, Sanitation, Advocacy| WES-Net India is a learning alliance of stakeholders in the Water and Environmental Sanitation sector, including NGOs, UN agencies, private s
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  • Women in Europe for a Common Future
    ...to test their own drinking water and explain their rights to safe drinking water. ...with watertight containers to stop faecal bacteria leaking into the ground water.
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  • Government of India - Ministry of Rural Development
    ...Rural Development programs, <br />land resource programs , <br />drinking water supply programs| ...sists of three departments: Rural Development, Land Resources and Drinking Water Supply. The Ministry is acting as a catalyst effecting the change in rural
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  • Central Water Commission
    name = Central Water Commission, Govt. of India| keywork = Research, <br />river management, <br />water project planning|
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  • Conservancy tank
    ...the time of emptying. It must be watertight to prevent the leakage of foul water or the ingress of groundwater. They may be constructed in a variety of mate
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  • Boiling
    [[Image:boiling water.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Boiling water for purification. <br>Photo: [https://kopernik.info/ Kopernick]]] ...100 degrees Celsius. In high-lying areas, where the boiling temperature of water can be as low as 80 degrees Celcius, a longer boiling time is necessary to
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  • Acacia Water
    name = ACACIA Water| '''Acacia water''' aims to facilitate research, development and commercial application of g
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  • AquaEst
    keywork = commercial drinking water technology retail <br /> | ...company aiming to create and supply eco-friendly products for the drinking water sector.
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  • Aqua for all foundation
    ...en all parties involved, Aqua4All wants to tackle the scarcity of drinking water and sanitary facilities in developing countries in a structural way. ...agement approach. Aqua for All focuses exclusively on rural and peri-urban water and sanitation projects in undisclosed or unpiped areas with no household c
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  • SIMAVI
    ...nitiatives in the field of primary healthcare, with particular concern for water and sanitation. Simavi for example established the successful School Sanita
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  • Gender Approaches
    | title = Toolkit: Gender Issues in Water and Sanitation == Gender in the Water and Sanitation sector ==
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  • Choosing the community
    Article derived from ''Supporting community management of rural water supplies'':<ref>{{Cite | title = Supporting community management of rural water supplies
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  • Recognising existing management of water supplies
    Article derived from "Supporting community management of rural water supplies":<ref>{{Cite | title = Supporting community management of rural water supplies
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  • Facilitation skills for community management
    Article derived from "Supporting community management of rural water supplies":<ref>{{Cite | title = Supporting community management of rural water supplies
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  • Problem/resource identification
    Article derived from "Supporting community management of rural water supplies":<ref>{{Cite | title = Supporting community management of rural water supplies
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  • Health walks
    ...try to find things that may be causing health problems, such as an unsafe water source, a polluting business, or a lack of sanitation. When a health walk i
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  • EarthWater Global
    ...sustainable groundwater resources by 10 to 100 times. Some wonder how the water has been ignored for so long. Conventional hydrology both under-measures pr ...te its wells at or near the point of demand. This is highly unusual in the water community: rarely can a country’s demographics determine sites of product
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  • Hydraulic Ram pump
    ...n where the water originally started. Apart from the kinetic energy of the water, no other source of power is needed. ...ead of 1 m can be used to pump up water to ~30m, while a 7 m head can pump water up to 210 m.
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  • Acknowledgements Sanitation
    ...wag.ch/organisation/abteilungen/sandec/index_EN Sandec], the Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries of [http://www.eawag.ch/index_EN Eaw
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  • Tippy Tap
    ...hands, the device is very hygienic. A gravel bed is used to soak away the water and prevent mosquitos. ...ntainer is removed from the stick. The container is then filled again at a water pump, and reassembled.
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  • Finance Portal
    ...es to recover the costs, and tools and systems to monitor the financing of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service delivery in developing countries. |The costs for sustainable water, sanitation & hygiene service delivery include: new system construction, op
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  • Tulip Siphon Water Filter
    ...orium Noord, Environmental Monitoring Service and the Malawian Ministry of Water. ...water purifier that is easy to use and store. It purifies 4–5 liters of water per hour. The filter can be used in emergency situations as well as for dai
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  • ProCleanse - Water Filtration
    ...bucket.jpg|thumb|right|100px|link=ProCleanse - Water Filtration|ProCleanse Water Filtration bucket]] ...TAINABLE, LOW COST POINT-OF-USE FILTRATION DEVICE FOR CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER.
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  • Business Development Toolkit
    [[Image:micro water facility logo.png|right|200px|]] ...nformation. The Toolkit is based on the experience of entrepreneurs in the water and sanitation sector in India, but is equally applicable to markets in oth
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  • How to contribute
    ...a great source of useful information, with the goal of helping to improve water and sanitation projects. But we cannot do it without you, because you might
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  • Jetting - EMAS method
    ...s developed by the Escuela Móvil de Agua y Saneamiento (Mobile School for Water and Sanitation, EMAS) in Bolivia. Project leader of EMAS in Bolivia is Wolf ...stems has traditionally prohibited the construction of large scale potable water systems in rural areas. Wolfgang Buchner adapted already accepted suction -
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  • Participatory Facilitation
    ...r, like PHAST (Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation) in the water supply and environmental sanitation sector.
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  • Single Pit System
    ...erials]]. The use of Flushwater and/or Anal Cleansing Water will depend on water availability and local habit. ...ilization Ponds]] (T.5) or Constructed Wetlands (T.7-T.9) such as a [[Free-Water Surface Constructed Wetland]], a [[Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed W
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  • Waterless Pit System without Sludge Production
    .... Inputs to the system can include Urine, Faeces, Organics, Anal Cleansing Water, and Dry Cleansing Materials. There is no use of Flushwater. ...tion and in fact, water should not be put into this system; Anal Cleansing Water should be kept at a minimum or even excluded if possible.
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  • Pour Flush Pit System without Sludge Production
    ...Inputs to the system can include Faeces, Urine, Flushwater, Anal Cleansing Water, Dry Cleansing Materials and Greywater. The User Interface technology for t This system is well-suited for anal cleansing with water. If possible, Dry Cleansing Materials should be collected and disposed of s
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  • Waterless System with Urine Diversion
    ...ficial use. Inputs to the system can include Faeces, Urine, Anal Cleansing Water and Dry Cleansing Materials. ...ferent preferences (e.g., models with a third diversion for Anal Cleansing Water).
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  • Blackwater Treatment System with Sewerage
    ...inputs to the system can include Faeces, Urine, Flushwater, Anal Cleansing Water, Dry Cleansing Materials and Greywater. This system is comparable to System ...nt can be discharged into the Stormwater Drainage network for Use and/or [[Water Disposal - Groundwater Recharge|Disposal as Groundwater Recharge]], althoug
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  • (Semi-) Centralized Treatment System
    This is a water-based sewer system in which Blackwater is transported to a centralized trea ...inputs to the system include Faeces, Urine, Flush - water, Anal Cleansing Water, Dry Cleansing Materials, Stormwater, and Greywater.
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  • Sewerage System with Urine Diversion
    ...Inputs to the system can include Faeces, Urine, Flushwater, Anal Cleansing Water, Dry Cleansing Materials, Greywater and possibly Stormwater. ...rized Emptying and Transport]] technology (C.3) – the same way that bulk water or Sludge is transported to fields.
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  • Dry Toilet
    Input1=Urine|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Anal Cleansing Water| Input4=Dry Cleansing Materials |Input5=| Output1=Excreta| Output2=Anal Cleansing Water | Output3=Dry Cleansing Materials | Output4= | Output5=|
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  • Urine Diverting Dry Toilet
    Input1=Faeces|Input2=Urine |Input3=Anal Cleansing Water| Input4=Dry Cleansing Materials |Input5=| Output1=Faeces| Output2=Urine | Output3=Anal Cleansing Water | Output4=Dry Cleansing Materials | Output5=
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  • Urinal
    ...men, although models for women have also been developed. Most urinals use water for flushing, but waterless urinals are becoming increasingly popular.''' ...water is used, it is mainly used for cleaning and limiting odours (with a water-seal).
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  • Pour Flush Toilet
    Input1=Urine|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Flushwater| Input4=Anal cleansing water |Input5=| ...poured in by the user, instead of coming from the cistern above. When the water supply is not continuous, any Cistern Flush Toilet can become a pour flush
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  • Cistern Flush Toilet
    Input1=Urine|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Flushwater| Input4=Anal Cleansing Water |Input5=Dry Cleansing Materials| ...ser Interface. The flush toilet consists of a water tank that supplies the water for flushing the excreta and a bowl into which the excreta are deposited.''
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  • Urine Diverting Flush Toilet
    ...|Input3=Flushwater| Input4=Dry cleansing materials |Input5=Anal cleansing water| without water, but a small amount of water is used to rinse the urine-collection bowl when the toilet is
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  • Urine Storage Tank
    ...ns_sesp/downloads_sesp/compendium_low.pdf low res version]). Department of Water and Sanitation in Development Countries ([http://www.sandec.ch/ Sandec]) at
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  • Single Pit
    Input1=Excreta|Input2=Blackwater |Input3=Faeces| Input4=Anal Cleansing Water |Input5=Dry Cleansing Materials| ...sed sanitation technologies. Excreta, along with anal cleansing materials (water or solids) are deposited into a pit. Lining the pit prevents it from collap
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  • Single Ventilated Improved Pit
    Input1=Excreta|Input2=Blackwater |Input3=Faeces | Input4=Anal cleansing water |Input5=Dry Cleansing Materials| ...IPs can be completely smell free, and more pleasant to use than some other water-based technologies. Flies that hatch in the pit are attracted to the light
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  • Double Ventilated Improved Pit
    Input1=Excreta|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Anal Cleansing Water| Input4=Dry Cleansing Materials |Input5=| ...pit that is not being filled should be fully covered and sealed to prevent water, garbage and animals, or people from falling into the pit. The ventilation
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  • Fossa Alterna
    Input1=Excreta|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Organics | Input4=Anal cleansing water |Input5=Dry Cleansing Materials| ...uld not be added (small amounts of anal cleansing water can be tolerated). Water encourages the development of vectors and pathogens, but it also fills the
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  • Twin Pits for Pour Flush
    ...is not necessary to add soil or organic material to the pits. As this is a water-based (wet) technology, the full pits require a longer retention time (two ...ructural foundation as leachate can negatively impact structural supports. Water within the pit can impact its stability. Therefore, the full depth of the p
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  • Dehydration Vaults
    ...prevent external moisture from entering, and when urine and anal cleansing water are diverted away from the vaults.''' ...unity to use it locally. Dehydration vaults are especially appropriate for water-scarce and rocky areas or where the groundwater table is high. They are als
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  • Composting Chamber
    # a ventilation unit to provide oxygen and allow gases (CO2, water vapour) to escape; ...esses. This technology cannot be used for the collection of anal cleansing water or greywater; if the reactor becomes too wet, anaerobic conditions will cau
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  • Septic Tank
    ...The design of a septic tank depends on the number of users, the amount of water used per capita, the average annual temperature, the desludging frequency a
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  • Anaerobic Filter
    ...because there is less risk that the fixed biomass will be washed out. The water level should cover the filter media by at least 0.3 m to guarantee an even
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  • Biogas Reactor
    ...sludge. Organic waste used as substrate should be shredded and mixed with water or digestate prior to feeding. Gas equipment should be carefully and regula ...ew of Biogas Sanitation. Draft – Biogas Sanitation for Blackwater, Brown Water, or for Excreta Treatment and Reuse in Developing Countries]. Gesellschaft
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  • Human-Powered Emptying and Transport
    Sludge hand pumps, such as the Gulper, work on the same concept as water hand pumps: the bottom of the pipe is lowered into the pit/tank while the o ...tying techniques are not possible. The pump works on the same concept as a water pump: the handle is pumped, the liquid (sludge) rises up through the bottom
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  • Motorized Emptying and Transport
    - Cannot pump thick, dried sludge (must be thinned with water or manually removed) <br> ...easily pumped. In these situations it is necessary to thin the solids with water so that they flow more easily, but this may be inefficient and costly. Garb
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  • Simplified Sewer
    ...ufficient population density (about 150 people per hectare) and a reliable water supply (at least 60 L/person/day). Where the ground is rocky or the groundw ...design-guidelines Simplified Sewerage: Design Guidelines]. UNDP-World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, Washington, D.C., US.
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  • Solids-free Sewer
    upstream end. In sections where there is pressure flow, the water level in any interceptor tank must be higher than the hydraulic head within - Can be used where water supply is limited <br>
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  • Conventional Gravity Sewer
    ...d climates as they are dug deep into the ground and the large and constant water flow resists freezing.
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  • Transfer Station - Underground Holding Tank
    ...e holding tank must be well constructed to prevent leaching and/or surface water infiltration.
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  • Sewer Discharge Station
    ...of sludge, it must be well constructed to prevent leaching and/or surface water infiltration. Depending on the maintenance of the facility, odours can be u
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  • Waste Stabilization Pond
    '''Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSPs) are large, man-made water bodies. The ponds can be used individually, or linked in a series for impro ...for photosynthesis to occur. Photosynthetic algae release oxygen into the water and at the same time consume carbon dioxide produced by the respiration of
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  • Aerated Pond
    ...ors provide oxygen and keep the aerobic organisms suspended and mixed with water to achieve a high rate of organic degradation.''' ...must be taken to ensure that no one comes in contact with or goes into the water.
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  • Free-Water Surface Constructed Wetland
    '''A free-water surface constructed wetland aims to replicate the naturally occurring proce natural wetland, marsh or swamp. As water slowly flows through the wetland, particles settle, pathogens
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  • Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland
    ...ant to prevent short-circuiting. The outlet should be variable so that the water surface can be adjusted to optimize treatment performance. ...lternative filter materials, such as PET, have been successfully used. The water level in the wetland is maintained at 5 to 15 cm below the surface to ensur
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  • Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland
    ...or dosed onto the surface from above using a mechanical dosing system. The water flows vertically down through the filter matrix to the bottom of the basin ...ology can be combined with a [[Free-Water Surface Constructed Wetland|Free-Water Surface]] or [[Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland|Horizontal Fl
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  • Trickling Filter
    ...stewater is continuously ‘trickled’ or sprayed over the filter. As the water migrates through the pores of the filter, organics are degraded by the biof ...the media oxidize the organic load in the wastewater to carbon dioxide and water, while generating new biomass. The incoming pre-treated wastewater is ‘tr
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  • Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor
    A UASB is not appropriate for small or rural communities without a constant water supply or electricity. The technology is relatively simple to design and bu
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  • Activated Sludge
    ...organic carbon in the wastewater to produce new cells, carbon dioxide and water. Although aerobic bacteria are the most common organisms, facultative bacte The excess sludge requires treatment to reduce its water and organic content and to obtain a stabilized product suitable for end-use
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  • Planted Drying Beds
    ...ots of the plants create pathways through the thickening sludge that allow water to easily escape. The appearance of the bed is similar to a [[Vertical Flow ...ies can be used if they grow in humid environments, are resistant to salty water and readily reproduce after cutting.
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  • Fill and Cover - Arborloo
    Input1=Excreta|Input2=Faeces |Input3=Organics | Input4=Anal Cleansing Water |Input5=Dry Cleansing Materials| ...t grows. It may be best to wait for the rainy season before planting it if water is scarce.
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  • Application of Stored Urine
    ...ed by the body. Its composition varies depending on diet, gender, climate, water intake, etc., but roughly 88% of nitrogen, 61% of phosphorus and 74% of pot A 3:1 mix of water and urine is an effective dilution for vegetables, although the correct amo
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  • Application of Dehydrated Faeces
    - Can improve the structure and water-holding capacity of soil <br> ...However, they can help to replenish poor soil and to boost the carbon and water-storing properties of soil, while posing low risk of pathogen transmission.
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  • Application of Pit Humus and Compost
    - Can improve the structure and water-holding capacity of soil and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers <br> ...d nutrients and organics and improve the soil’s ability to store air and water. They can be mixed into the soil before crops are planted, used to start se
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  • Irrigation
    ...r, wastewater of varying quality can be used in agriculture. However, only water that has had secondary treatment (i.e., physical and biological treatment) ...r may cause long-term damage to the soil structure and its ability to hold water.
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  • Soak Pit
    Input1=Effluent |Input2=Greywater |Input3=Urine | Input4= Anal Cleansing Water|Input5=Stored Urine| Output1=Stored Urine |Output2=Anal Cleansing Water | Output3= | Output4= | Output5=
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  • Leach Field
    ...id in underground gravel- filled trenches to dissipate the effluent from a water-based Collection and Storage/Treatment or (Semi-) Centralized Treatment tec ...tion, a leach field should be located at least 30 m away from any drinking water source. A leach field should be laid out such that
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  • Fish Pond
    ...they can feed on algae and other organisms that grow in the nutrient-rich water. The fish, thereby, remove the nutrients from the wastewater and are eventu ...0) in one single pond. The fish themselves do not dramatically improve the water quality, but because of their economic value they can offset the costs of o
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  • Floating Plant Pond
    ...hile the roots hang down into the water to uptake nutrients and filter the water that flows by.''' ...vide a fixed medium for bacteria which in turn degrade the organics in the water passing by.
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  • Water Disposal - Groundwater Recharge
    ...eated effluent and/or stormwater can be directly discharged into receiving water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, etc.) or into the ground to recharge aquifer ...tewater that can be introduced without deleterious effects. Alternatively, water can be discharged into aquifers. Groundwater recharge is increasing in popu
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  • Application of Sludge
    ...d to have properties superior to those of fertilizers, such as bulking and water retention properties, and the slow, steady release of nutrients. - Can reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and improve the water-holding capacity of soil <br>
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  • Surface Disposal and Storage
    ...and/or leaves. These materials cannot always be included along with other water-based products in some technologies and must be separated. ...d be taken to protect the disposal or storage site from vermin and pooling water, both of which could exacerbate smell and vector problems.
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  • Sanitation Products
    ====Anal Cleansing Water==== ...who use water, rather than dry material, for anal cleansing. The volume of water used per cleaning typically ranges from 0.5 L to 3 L.
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  • GEMStat
    ...quality data sets collected from the [http://www.unep.org/gemswater/ GEMS/Water] Global Network, including more than 3,700 stations, close to 4.3 million r ...hest integrity, accessibility and interoperability. These data are used in water assessments and capacity building initiatives around the world.
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  • Cost sharing for capital investment
    ...connection fee) or kind (labour), mainly for the connection facilities of water systems. It is increasingly also needed for replacement and large repairs. ...for the first time in India users are paying 10% of the investment cost of water supply.
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  • Cost recovery for operation and maintenance
    ...poor, and no tariff is charged to families using less than 6000 litters of water per month (http://www.joburg.org.za/). Potential relates to the need to su ...le = Landscaping and Review of Approaches to support service provision for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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  • 收集泉水
    {{Language-box|english_link= Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Surface water / Springwater collection | french_link= Collecte_des_eaux_de_source| spanis ...息：[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831893/ The quality of water from protected springs in Katwe and Kisenyi parishes, Kampala city, Uganda]
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  • Loans - credit - guarantees
    Different models are available for people, water providers and private sector to obtain funding from banks or others, includ ...ng a 30% guarantee in case of default. The private sector has installed 10 water systems, representing coverage of up to 85%.
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  • Grant provider list
    | Innovations in: 1. water engineering, 2. watermanagement, 3. watertreatment, 4. maritime | [http://www.waterland.net/ Partners voor Water II]
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  • Cross subsidies - Differential tariff systems
    ...fs based on a specific factor common to a group of users, as the volume of water consumed or users' living area. This can also also be used for connection f ...ustomer involvement in the process is also very important. China’s Rural Water Supply program, for instance, has over 90% payment compliance in households
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  • Revenue financed expansion
    Common practice in utility water supply, but much less in developing countries, where often no or negative p
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  • Hygiene and Health focused promotion
    ...in many places the conventional approach to promote better sanitation and water services and to stimulate demand for improved services. ...roducts from the household environment, and the home treatment of drinking water. Each of these interventions has been shown to reduce the incidence of diar
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  • Participatory approaches
    ...wnership and enables community empowerment. By raising awareness about the water or sanitation issues, it enables the users to make an 'informed choice' abo Participatory approaches have in many cases shown good results in water supply and sanitation programmes. As most of the approaches that have been
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  • Community-Led Total Sanitation
    ...ttp://rsr.akvo.org/project/768/ |1project#=768 |1project name=Coastal area Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | ...k=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/810/ |2project#=810 |2project name=Improved Water Sanitation and Hygiene |
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  • Promoting re-use of sanitation products
    ...te is produced which can be costly to treat. Especially in arid zones, the water use is a problem. A second problem is that in cities, all kinds of waste ar ...on, B. (2005). Review of EcoSan Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa. Water and Sanitation Program - The World Bank]
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  • Gender sensitive approach
    | title = Toolkit: Gender Issues in Water and Sanitation == Gender in the Water and Sanitation sector ==
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  • Social Marketing
    Improving the current situation regarding sanitation and water in your area is very much connected with changing or adapting behaviours of ...ies to secure it. Local entrepreneurs then meet the market demand for safe-water technology. Credit: [http://news.brown.edu/features/2011/10/waterwalla Yvon
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  • Sludging - Baptist method
    ...r own well and pump, users become independent from external help for their water supply. - Possible above and below the water table
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  • Concrete Biosand Filter
    ...ion of the traditional slow sand filter, which has been used for community water treatment for hundreds of years. The BSF is smaller and adapted for intermi ...filter. The filter container can be made of concrete, plastic or any other water-proof, rust-proof and non-toxic material, though concrete has several advan
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  • Kanchan Arsenic Filter
    ...move arsenic from drinking water, in addition to providing microbiological water treatment. Arsenic removal is achieved by incorporating a layer of non-galv ...T), Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) of Nepal, and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Support Programme (RWSSSP) of Nepal.
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  • Sludging - Rota sludge
    ...ill bit is rotated a quarter turn, thus chiselling the bottom of the hole. Water is circulated to bring the cuttings to the surface. ...n this pit, the cuttings separate from the water and settle out, while the water overflows from the pit back into the well.
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  • Solar powered pumps
    ...r pumping in rural areas where the demand is regular, such as for drinking water, but it may also be used for irrigation. Applications of solar systems are ...s are coming down, making PV more and more economically feasible for rural water supplies.
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  • PVC pumps
    ...piston rod versus piston pipe, single or double action, with or without a water seal. The valve designs vary from ball valves, rubber flap/butterfly valves ...pump]] pump water up to 12-15 m deep. The DTU pump is used for extracting water from underground rainwater catchment cisterns.
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  • Spirulina farming
    - Requires much less water to grow than vegetables <br> ...produced industrially: In green houses, large water tanks (raceway ponds), water, fertilizer, pump/ paddle wheel to move it.
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  • Siphon filter
    ...e, protecting the ceramic filter from premature clogging when using turbid water. - Due to the activated carbon filtered water tastes and smells good <br>
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  • Commercial treatment and testing systems
    On this page, commercial water treatment systems are presented whose material aligns with Akvopedia's supp ...link=Elemental Water Makers|<center>[[Elemental Water Makers|Elemental <br>Water Makers]]<br>Based in Netherlands, worldwide offices in: Central America, Ca
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  • ബിസിനസ് ഡെവലപ്‌മെന്റ്‌ - മൈക്രോ ഫിനാന്‍സിങ്ങ്‌
    {{Language-box|english_link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Business Development - Micro-financing|fren
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  • Ceramic pot filter
    ...r consists of a flowerpot-shaped pot, made from a porous ceramic material. Water poured into a ceramic pot filter percolates through the pot material, and i Locally produced ceramics have been used to filter water for hundreds of years. Today, 150,000 filters are used in Central America,
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  • Naiade water purification unit
    [[Image:naiade1.jpg|thumb|right|200px| The Naiade water purification unit used in India. Note the PV panel above the unit.]] ...ing water and industrial waste water treatment plants. The Naiade drinking water disinfection unit very effectively combines the potential offered by solar
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  • Chlorine (NaDCC)
    ...d to treat water in emergencies, and is now widely available for household water treatment. When added to water, NaDCC releases hydrochloric acid which reacts through oxidization with mic
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  • Waterpedia
    ...f Akvopedia listing a large number of organisations who are working in the water and sanitation sector. This list is maintained by Susan Ball (USA), and wil * [[Acacia Water]]
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  • Small and efficient motor pumps
    ...pump that weighs 50% less than the conventional model. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] ...s can easily lead to a doubling of fuel consumption for the same amount of water pumped.
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  • The WATA device
    [[Image:Tinkisso tem with bottles.png |thumb|200px|[https://www.antenna.ch/en/water-hygiene/guinea/ Tinkisso-Antenna] employees in Guinea holding Maxi-WATA dev ...m hypochlorite at a concentration of 5 grams per liter using only salt and water as inputs. As the active chlorine has a strong oxidizing power, it effectiv
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  • Solution of the week 4
    ...own into the aquifer. No casing is used - the borehole is kept filled with water and the resulting pressure keeps the hole open. When the borehole is deep e ...ll drilling enterprises as by ‘water clubs’. Up to ten families form a water club. An organization sponsors the materials, provides initial training and
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  • Hand auger - general
    ...the borehole generally stays open without the need for support. Below the water table a temporary PVC casing may be used to prevent the hole from collapsin ...for shallow, small diameter well construction and domestic or agricultural water supply]. Silsoe College, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.
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  • Hand auger - Vonder rig
    ...Silsoe College , Cranfield University , Bedfordshire, UK [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/402 Download] ...ield University, 2001. Article on private sector participation in low cost water well drilling in Africa. [https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826
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  • Hand auger - driven wells
    The driven well can only achieve a penetration of only 1-2 meters into the water table because of the compacting resistance of the sand. The depth can be in ...p" | - The driven well can only achieve penetration of 1-2 meters into the water table <br>
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  • Percussion drilling
    Before drilling starts, it is good to analyse where the water might be. There are lots of clues to look for in WellSpringAfrica.org's [ht ...drill further into the water table than dug wells, even drilling past one water table to reach another. <br>
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  • Percussion - Stone hammer
    ...r in India, drilling a 20 m deep well in a stony layer. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]] * Better water quality because of deeper penetration in the aquifer.
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  • Jetting - general
    ...to the water in order to prevent hole collapse and reduce loss of working water (drill fluid). ...h water pressure from a motor pump (no drill bit and no rotation, with the water flow jetting the sand up). The depth is limited (no drill bit and extendabl
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  • Sludging - Asian sludge
    ...n this pit, the cuttings separate from the water and settle out, while the water overflows from the pit back into the well. ...to the water in order to prevent hole collapse and reduce loss of working water (drill fluid).
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  • Hach Pathoscreen test
    ...analytical instruments, test kits, and reagents for testing the quality of water and aqueous solutions, with products for lab, process, and field. ...s, Edwardsiella, and some species of Klebsiella in drinking water, surface water, and recreational waters.
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  • Easygel
    ...rs for easy identification and isolation. This means that a test sample of water or other material may be added to the medium, and coliform bacteria will gr ...y Micrology Labaroties, this company specializes in easy-to-use, accurate water testing and microbiology applications.
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  • Technology Demonstration Centers
    ...particular technologies. The objective is to spread knowledge on low-cost water and sanitation options, with a focus on hands-on demonstrations. ...their industrialization process by using renewable energies (wind energy, water power, animal power, solar energy, etc.) and applying appropriate technique
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  • AIDFI Techno Park
    ...id agricultural production and take care of people’s basic needs such as water and sanitation in a cheap and renewable manner. They believe these technolo ...ricultural production and that help take care of basic needs such as clean water, sanitation and energy. The park promotes awareness of renewable technologi
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  • EMAS
    ...in this concept is the training of drillers who are suppliers of drinkable water at local level. For many years, these professionals of rural areas offer th ...anitation) was founded by Wolfgang Eligius Buchner to address the drinking water problem.
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  • Water for People
    =====Water for People===== Water for People helps the most impoverished people worldwide improve their quali
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  • Aprotec
    ...take for water in micro-hydropower system.jpg|thumb|right|150px|intake for water in micro-hydropower system]] ...arily uses the existing pump used for purifying the water to circulate the water and a thermostat.
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  • Small household ferrocement tanks (jars)
    ...errocement water jar finished.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The final tank in use. Water is led from the rainwater source into the top of the tank. This may be thro ...hamber. It can also be used as an [[underground tank]] or domestically for water storage. It can be made in various different sizes as appropriate.
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  • QuaWater Village Solution
    ...n can be added. Where needed provisions are made for the protection of the water source. Up to 2000 people can be served with drinking and utility water and the system can be easily scaled up.
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  • Waterpedia Oceania
    ABC was originally launched in 2006 to coincide with Fourth Australian Water Summit. ABC is a resource for water related issues drawing from grass root sources in
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  • Waterpedia Africa
    AMREF empowers communities to build and maintain clean water systems appropriate for sustainable water supply and sanitation facilities. They are the largest health
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  • Waterpedia North America
    malnourished children and their families while ensuring access to safe water and ...carrying out innovative, life saving programs in nutrition, food scarcity, water and
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  • Nature Conservancy's Great Lakes Program
    *Water sector focus: Conservation
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  • Aquaparalavida
    Focus=Water quality, Sanitation, Water infrastructure| own drinking water and sanitation systems. They provide engineering, technical
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  • Watercharity
    Focus=Water quality, Sanitation,Water resource development| website=[http://www.water.org www.water.org]}}
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  • Water for all
    =====Water for People===== Water for People helps the most impoverished people worldwide improve their quali
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  • Action Against Hunger
    Focus = Water quality, Sanitation, Advocacy| malnourished children and their families while ensuring access to safe water and
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  • ABC
    ...http://www.abc.net.au/environment/?topic=water&type=news ABC Environment & Water] ...e with Fourth Australian Water Summit, ABC is an ever-growing resource for water-related issues drawing from the ABC’s network of staff around the country
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  • African Medical and Research Foundation
    Focus =Water quality, Sanitation, Water infrastructure, Health Education and Communication | ...s. They work in Africa to improve access to safe, reliable and sustainable water supply and sanitation facilities. They are the largest health organization
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  • Africare Water
    Focus = Water resource development, Health| AfricareWater supports programs in water resource development in addition to health, food security, and emergency re
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  • Aga Khan Foundation
    Focus = Water infrastructure, Sanitation, Health The Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP),an arm of the Aga Khan
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  • Akvo
    * '''Akvopedia''' - Online knowledge on low-cost, sustainable water and sanitation technology and approaches.
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  • American Water Works Association
    name=American Water Works Association (AWWA)| Focus=Water quality, Education|
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  • Aqua Consults
    ...qua Consultants is a professional services company focused entirely on the water to the Water Authorities and the water supply chain and to companies that span the
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  • Aqua Consultants
    orgtype =Commercial water business| Focus = Water infrastructure|
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  • Aqua4All
    ...established in 2002 and based in the Netherlands. They began by supporting water & sanitation initiatives targeting the very poor in developing countries wi ...solutions. Aqua for All’s mission is to maximize the impact and value of water & sanitation initiatives. They select and support programs that are crucial
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  • Aqua for All
    Focus=Funding, Sanitation, Water quality, Infrastructure| Aqua for All creates links between Third World water and sanitation projects,
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  • Aquanomics
    Focus=Water quality, Water transport| ...n water treatment, recycling, storage, water handling and the enjoyment of water.
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  • Asia Pacific Water Forum at the Asia Society
    =====Asia-Pacific Water Forum at the Asia Society===== Based upon a common understanding, the Asia Pacific region's water ministers
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  • Asia WaterWire
    =====Asia Water Wire===== Asia Water Wire (AWW) is published and coordinated by Inter Press Service(IPS)
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  • Asia Water Wire
    =====Asia Water Wire====== Asia Water Wire (AWW) is published and coordinated by Inter Press Service(IPS)
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  • BASA,Bangladesh
    clean water and sanitation. *Water sector focus: Water resource development, Microfinance, Water quality,
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  • Blue Planet Run Foundation
    funds to provide sustainable, locally owned water projects for those in need *Water sector focus: Water resource development
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  • BRAC, Bangladesh
    =====BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme===== ...national, they can implement programmes quickly and efficiently. Their new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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  • AcornVac Plumbing Systems
    ...its age or can’t be readily accommodated. AcornVac toilets reduce annual water, sewage and maintenance costs, minimize spread of bacteria, and maximize fl
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  • CARE
    ...prove basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water *Water sector focus: Water quality, Sanitation, Natural Resources, Education
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  • Catholic Relief Services
    nationality. Many of their programs involve funding clean water issues. *Water sector focus: Emergency response
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  • Charity:water
    name=charity:water| Focus=Water infrastructure, Financing water projects, Water quality|
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  • Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation
    =====Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)===== The Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, affiliated with IRC in the Netherlands,
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  • Akvo water solution of the week
    ...eek" will run from November 2009 up to April 2010. The series highlights a water technology every week. It is featured in the [http://www.akvo.org/blog/ Akv *[[Solution of the week 3|Solution 3: Tried and true &mdash; treating water with chlorine]]
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  • Solution of the week 1
    ...p while you wash your hands. But that needs two people and wastes a lot of water. Can we do better? ...t 70ml, just enough for a clean hand wash. Compare that with the 500 ml of water for an average hand wash. When you remove your foot, the can swings back to
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  • Solution of the week 2
    ...ow stuff. And because growing things need water, you need access to water. Water is money. ...once, all of which are bad. The other options is to take control over the water you need. That means getting a pump. What kind of pump? One that is afforda
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  • Solution of the week 3
    ===Tried and true - treating water with chlorine=== ...ke the taste of it, it is by far the easiest and cheapest way to disinfect water and make it drinkable, and it probably helped to save more lives than any o
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  • EMAS pedal pump
    ...getting tired. The EMAS pedal pump can both be used for household drinking water and for irrigation. As the construction is very simple, a minimum of materi ...a maximum of 2km. Pumping straight from a well to a tank ensures that the water quality remains good, as no recontamination can take place.
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  • Solution of the week 5
    ==Clean water - it's right above your head== ...t the flow of rainwater and provide a household with high-quality drinking water. Rainwater harvesting systems have been used since antiquity, and examples
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  • Classical ferrocement tank
    ...ro-Cement Tank Project – Haiti. Photo: [http://watercharity.org/node/253 Water Charity.]]] Ferrocement water tanks are made of steel mesh and wire, covered on the inside and outside wi
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  • Commercial pumping systems
    On this page, commercial water pumping systems are collected. The information on this page has been provid
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  • Solution of the week 6
    ===Extremely affordable water filters=== ...ne of my favourite things: the quest for extremely affordable point-of-use water filters.
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  • Focus areas
    * Information and communication (including educational material on water, sanitation and hygiene) * Funding for Water Projects
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  • Byrraju Foundation
    *Focus: Sanitation, Water quality, Sustainable livelihoods
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  • Dhaka Ahsania Mission
    Focus=Water quality, Sustainable livehoods, Sanitation, Education| ...cially the disadvantaged. DAM engages in capacity building for sustainable water and sanitation practices
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  • Columbia University Water Center
    =====Columbia University Water Center===== ...ul improvements in water quality and access depend on resolving increasing water shortages.
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  • Solution of the week 7
    ===Why water pumps should be extremely repairable=== ...emand that water pumps be reliable, right? Shouldn’t the goal be to make water pumps that are of such a good quality, that they don’t need any maintenan
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  • Solution of the week 8
    ==Constructing low-cost water tanks with ferrocement== ...apest, and most versatile construction material I know. And I think of the water tanks I have built myself, using it.
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  • Toolbox toolbox for local governments
    Water Services Provider arrangements
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  • Solution of the week 9
    ...ing the rope pump allows the well to be covered, which vastly improves the water quality. Photo Henk Holtslag]] ...be, and a wheel on top to draw the rope with washers through the pipe. The water is held between the washers in the pipe, and is pulled to the surface.
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  • Solution of the week 10
    ...nd sanitation course in Bolivia, organised by the [[EMAS|Mobile School for Water and Sanitation, EMAS]]. There, I met Samuel Ito Cartajena, aged 39, and his ...ms, and install other water systems. In the city in which we live, usually water comes out of the tap only 2 hours per day. So people really like to have a
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  • Solution of the week 11
    ...Demonstration Centre called EMAS, a Spanish acronym for Mobile School for Water and Sanitation. The ‘mobile’ refers mostly to Wolfgang himself, who is ...s, such as manual well drilling, water pumps, windmills, irrigation, solar water heating, latrines, and ferrocement tanks. Movies describing all the technol
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  • CEO Water Mandate
    name=CEO Water Mandate| ...ps://www.unglobalcompact.org/take-action/action/water-mandate Join the CEO Water Mandate]}}
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  • Circle of Blue
    ...the defining challenge of our time: our diminishing supply of fresh, clean water.
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  • Citi Foundation
    Focus=Water quality, Water infrastructure| ...ing for programs for innovations in the following areas: funding for clean water and energy projects.
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  • Clean Water Now
    name = Clean Water Now| ...es and denied recreational assets. In other words, regardless of location, water ecologies should be non-hazardous and non- toxic, that is "fishable and swi
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  • Solution of the week 12
    ===Hydraulic rams - making water run uphill=== ...The ram pump holds great potential for rural drinking water and irrigation water supply in hilly and mountainous areas, such as Afghanistan, Colombia, Nepal
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  • World Commission on Dams
    Focus=Advocacy, Water infrastructure| ...the development effectiveness of large dams and assesses alternatives for water resources and energy development along with developing internationally acce
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  • World Health Organisation
    Focus=Advocacy, Water infrastructure| ...xic chemicals, and radiological hazards. Improving access to safe drinking water can thus result in tangible improvements to health.
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  • World Water Center
    name=World Water Center| ...tnerships between many types of organizations who wish to work together on water.
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