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<blockquote>''Akvopedia. Open source is a Web-based, free content, water and sanitation knowledgeresource. The name Akvopedia is a combination of the words akvo (meaning ''</blockquote>water'' in the language Esperanto) and encyclopedia. Akvopedia article pages seek to provide a solid introduction to water and sanitation technologies, financing, and processes needed for project implementation and maintenance.
Akvopedia is a Web-basedwritten collaboratively by volunteers and specialists, free content project about mainly from the water and sanitation subjects. The name sector, since the creation of Akvopedia is a portmanteau (combination of words and their meanings) of the words akvo (water back in the language Esperanto) and encyclopedia. Akvopedia articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional informationsummer of 2007.
The Akvopedia However, visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute, since their primary role is written collaboratively by volunteers to write articles that cover existing knowledge (which includes local, in-the-field knowledge); this means that people of all ages and specialists mainly from the water cultural and sanitation sector since the creation of social backgrounds can write Akvopedia during the summer of 2007articles.
Visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute, since their primary role ====Visual Editor is to write articles that cover existing knowledge; this means that people of all ages and cultural and social backgrounds can write now here====We have upgraded Akvopedia articles. Most of the articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the edit this page link. Anyone is welcome Wikipedia style Visual Editor upload/editing tool to add information, cross-references or citationsenable a simplified platform, as long as they do so within Akvopedia's editing policies and to an appropriate standard. Substandard or disputed information that zero programming knowledge is subject needed to removalcreate/edit article on Akvopedia. Users need not worry about accidentally damaging Akvopedia when adding or improving information, as other editors are always around To learn how to advise or correct obvious errorsuse the Visual editor, and Akvopedia's software see the Wikipedia [httphttps://wwwen.mediawikiwikipedia.org MediaWiki] (which also powers the [http:/wiki/wwwHelp:Introduction tutorials on how to use it].wikipedia.org Wikipedia]) But as always, if it is carefully designed to allow easy reversal of editorial mistakes.more convenient for you we can also create and upload your pages for you!
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== Aknowledgements =Acknowledgements ===Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort of [http://www.akvo.org Akvo], initiated by [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE], [http://www.greenocean.org GreenOcean] and [http://movementbureau.blogs.com/ The Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water].
The Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort Much of the initial content of in this wiki comes from the books [http://www.akvoircwash.org Akvo/resources/smart-sanitation-solutions-examples-innovative-low-cost-technologies-toilets-collection Smart Sanitation Solutions], initiated by and [http://practica.org/publications/smart-water-solutions/ Smart Water Solutions] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.ircwaste.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation CentreWASTE], [http://www.unesco-ihepractica.org UNESCO-IHE/ PRACTICA], [http://www.greenoceanircwash.org GreenOcean/ IRC] and , [http://www.movementdesignsimavi.org The Movement Design BureauSIMAVI]. Prototype funding has been provided by and [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water].
Much of the initial content of in this wiki comes from the books [http://www.irc.nl/page/28448 Smart Sanitation Solutions] and [httpCategory://http://www.practicafoundation.nl/library/smart-solutions.html Smart Water SolutionsAkvopedia| ] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.waste.nl WASTE], [http://www.practicafoundation.nl/ PRACTICA], [http://www.irc.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], SIMAWI and [http://www.partnersforwater.nl/ Partners voor Water]
