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Welcome to Akvopedia, the open water and sanitation resource that [[How to contribute|anyone can edit]]. We strive to improve water and sanitation projects through knowledge exchange on smart and affordable technical solutions and effective approaches. Akvopedia now contains [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles primarily in English, including some in French and Spanish. Akvopedia is hosted and managed by [http://akvo.org/ Akvo Foundation].
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<font size="3">'''Akvopedia [http://akvo.org/blog/akvopedia-how-are-we-doing/ Survey Results] are in!'''</font>
This past spring, we conducted a survey among Akvopedia users to better understand who is using the site, how they use it and why. This survey provided a sample to complement site metrics gathered by our web analytics system. You can read more about the thinking behind the survey [http://akvo.org/blog/9-questions-for-akvopedians/ here]. The survey was available on Akvopedia for roughly six weeks and, during that time, we had a total of 544 responses.
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=sust portal icon.png|alt=Sustainability Portal|width=140px|link=Sustainability Portal}}</div> The [[Sustainability Portal|Sustainability Portal]] contains information on numerous sustainability frameworks, tools, and methods, using the F.I.E.T.S approach.
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=decisions portal box.png|alt=Decision & Assessment Tools|width=140px|link=Decision & Assessment Tools}}</div> [[Decision & Assessment Tools|Decision & Assessment Tools]] contain several tools, assessments, or kits that aid in the implementation of water and sanitation projects in an easier way.
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!<h2 style="margin:0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; color:#535353; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">More newsSustainable Oil Palm Farming </h2>
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|[[Image:Indian_water.jpg|100px|right|Source: [http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/07/slide-show-1-what-is-water-harvesting-how-it-can-curb-water-shortage.htm business.rediff.com]]]* '''NEW Malayalam Page: [[മഴവെള്ള സംഭരണം|<font sizediv class="2floatleft"align=left >മഴവെള്ള സംഭരണം{{Icon|file=SNV logo.png</fontbr>]]''' - We now have a new Indian language translator! He will be helping us in the Water Portal to translate pages into Malayalam, Hindi, and Tamil. We hope this will enable our Indian users to gain much water and sanitation knowledge and find valuable help and resources for their projects. We have started with a translation for our [[Rainwater Harvesting]] page with the alternative language links at the bottom of the page. More to come![[Image:decisions_mainwageningen small.png|right|100px|linkalt=Decision & Assessment Tools]]* '''NEW PORTAL: [[Decision & Assessment ToolsSustainable Oil Palm Farming|<font sizewidth="2">Decision & Assessment Tools</font>]]''' -Introducing a new Akvopedia portal to guide our users through critical water and sanitation choices. The [[Decision & Assessment Tools]] portal has 21 tools, some of which originate from our other portals and some brand new to Akvopedia, consolidated into the new portal for convenience. With so much information on the web coming from the thousands of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) organisations around the world, users need to know how best to navigate the information stream. [[Image: IWRM photo.png|right|100px140px|link=Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_(IWRM)]]* '''NEW ARTICLE PAGE: [[Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)|<font size="2">Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)Sustainable Oil Palm Farming}}</fontdiv>]]''' - [[Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)Sustainable Oil Palm Farming|IWRMSustainable Oil Palm Farming]] is based on the understanding that water resources are an integral component of the ecosystemcontain several tools, a natural resourceassessments, and a social and economic good. Managers, whether or kits that aid in the government or private sectors, have to make difficult decisions on implementation of water allocation. More and more they have to apportion diminishing supplies between ever-increasing demands. Drivers such as demographic and climatic changes further increase the stress on water resourcessanitation projects in an easier way.
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|'''Share your news and knowledge''' on water and sanitation by contributing articles to the Akvopedia. We've used the same conventions as the well<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=Food-security-known online resource Wikipedia, so adding and editing articles is quick and easy to learnbox. This png|alt=Food & Nutrition Security|width=140px|link=Food & Nutrition Security}}</div> [[Editing an Akvopedia page Food & Nutrition Security| graphical guideFood & Nutrition Security]] will get you started; more detailed information about editing wiki articles is available contain several tools, assessments, or kits that aid in the help pagesimplementation of water and sanitation projects in an easier way.|} <font color="#555555" size="3">Theme Portals</font>{|!<h2 style="margin:0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; color: [[Help#535353; padding:Contents]]0.2em 0.4em;">School Sanitation Stories</h2>
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!|<h2 stylediv class="margin:0; font-size:130%; text-floatleft" align:=left; color:#535353; padding:0>{{Icon|file=decisions portal box.2em 0.4em;">Editorial supportpng|alt=School Sanitation Stories|width=140px|link=School Sanitation Stories}}</h2div>[[School Sanitation Stories|School Sanitation Stories]] contain several tools, assessments, or kits that aid in the implementation of water and sanitation projects in an easier way.
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|[[Image!<h2 style="margin:Winona akvo2.jpg|right|120px]]Do you have quality content that you would like to contribute to Akvopedia, but lack the time or resources to upload it? Akvopedia offers free editorial services and always appreciates suggestions and links to expand our WASH wiki. Please contact our editor Winona Azure at winona[[Image0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; color:#535353; padding:at symbol0.jpg|12px]]akvo2em 0.org. Thank you for visiting!4em;">Accessible WASH Design</h2>
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=decisions portal box.png|alt=Accessible WASH Design|width=140px|link=Accessible WASH Design}}</div> [[Accessible WASH Design|Accessible WASH Design]] contain several tools, assessments, or kits that aid in the implementation of water and sanitation projects in an easier way.
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