Akvopedia structure

The structure shows the current thinking how we want to structure the Akvopedia.

Water (a portal)

• Water Collection
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Fog harvesting
  • Surface water harvesting
  • Wells
• Pumping and transportation
  • Pumps
• Storage
• Treatment
• Use of water
  • Irrigation and agriculture
  • Drinking
  • Sanitation
  • Washing
  • Industrial use
• Artificial recharge of wells
• Drinking water management
• Urban water management
• Water quality → (a link)
• Water and environment → (a link)

Sanitation (a portal)

• Sanitation systems
• Toilets
• Collection
• Transportation
• Treatment
• Use of products
• Wastewater management
  • Rural wastewater management
  • Urban wastewater management
• Water quality → (a link)

Water and environment portal

• Waterbody restoration
• Water pollution
• Groundwater management
• Water quality

Geographic portal

With connection to Google Earth / Google Maps

• Continents
  • Countries
    • Regions

Organisations portal

• Governments
• Implementing NGOs
• Donors
• Networks and Associations
• Private sector companies
• Public sector companies
• Resource centres
• Research organisations

Approaches portal

• Community management
• Self supply/self help
• Participatory monitoring
• Sector wide approach (SWAP)

Thematic areas portal

• Self supply
• Cost-effective boreholes
• Sustainable water supplies
• Handpump technology
• Water and sanitation sector performance measurement
• Impact

Guidelines portal

• Project implementation
• Contract management
• Borehole siting and supervision
• Technology
  • Water
  • Sanitation
• Community mobilisation and sensitization
• Participatory Hygien and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST)

Technology and tools portal

• Computer
  • Software
  • Hardware
• Appropriate technology
• Field tools
  • Well drills
  • Link to → Water and sanitation technology

Training portal

• Educational material
• How to organize training
• Self help groups
• Women groups
• Watershed management

Information sources portal

• RWSN
• Dewpoint
• WELL
• IRC
• India water portal
• Others

Personal Stories

• Water and sanitation users
• Community-based organizations
• Local government staff
• Volunteers
• Entrepreneurs
• Companies
• Others

Monitoring and Evaluation portal

A portal to try and encourage the sharing of the countless grey monitoring and evaluation reports that are done.

• Akvo Really Simple Reporting (RSR)

Academic papers portal

Include links to WEDC conference papers and encourage people to post abstracts with links.