Akvopedia structure

The following shows the current thinking how we want to structure the Akvopedia. If you have any comments then you can leave them in the Akvo Forum Akvopedia structure discussion.

Water (Focus)

Water Collection
- Rainwater harvesting
  - Rooftop
  - Rooftop storage tank
  - Runoff / contour systems
- Fog water harvesting
  - Nets
  - Trees
- Surface water harvesting
  - Dams
  - Water intake
  - Tyrolean weir
  - Planting pits
  - Closed micro-catchment
  - Semi-circular bunds
  - Infiltration improvement
- Groundwater abstraction
  - Pumps
    - Treadle pump
    - Rope / elephant pump
    - PVC / deep well pump
    - Fuel efficient motor pump
    - Motorized deep well pump
    - Horse and wind powered pumps
    - Hand pumps
  - Wells
    - Dug wells in rock
    - Dug wells in coarse material
    - Dug wells in fine material
    - Bamboo screens
    - Tube wells
  - Drilling techniques
    - Baptist / Emas drilling
    - Rota sludge well drilling
    - Stone hammer well drilling
- Springwater
  - Artesian depression spring
  - Small capacity fissure spring
  - Large capacity fissure spring
  - Artesian contact spring
  - Gravity spring
  - Gravity overflow spring
  - Tapping from a fractured rock aquifer
Storage and artificial recharge
- Groundwater
  - Sub surface dam
  - Percolation
  - Vetiver contours
  - Differentiated water, moisture and soil conservation
  - Contour trenching
  - Teras
  - Tube recharge of groundwater
- Tanks and reservoirs
  - Storage tanks for rooftop harvesting
    - Underground tanks
    - Wire cement tanks
    - Plastic lined tanks
  - Elevated service reservoir
  - Small service reservoir
Treatment
- Ceramic filters
- Sodis
- Biosand filters
- Planted soil filter
- Safe Water Systems
Use of water
- Irrigation
  - Lay hose
  - Flat hose
  - Spray head
  - Pepsi drip
  - Nica drip
  - Spate irrigation
- Drinking water
- Sanitation
- Domestic water
- Ponds
  - Pond farming
  - Finger ponds
Distribution
- Water transportation
  - Pipe lines
  - Tankers
- Water provision
  - Standpipes
  - Communal taps ‘Cistem’
  - Elevated service reservoir
Water management
Water and environment → (a link)

Sanitation (Focus)

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

Organisations portal (Focus)

Partners
- Founders
- Contributors
- Networks
Sponsors
Water knowledge & research centers

Approaches portal (Focus)

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

Information sources portal (Focus)

RWSN
Dewpoint
WELL
IRC
India water portal
Others

Water and environment portal

Waterbody restoration
Water pollution
Groundwater management
Water quality

Geographic portal

With connection to Google Earth / Google Maps

Continents
- Countries
  - Regions

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

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.