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Akvopedia is a Web-based, free content project about , water and sanitation subjectsknowledge resource. The name Akvopedia is a portmanteau (combination of words and their meanings) of the words akvo (meaning ''water '' in the language Esperanto) and encyclopedia. Akvopedia articles article pages seek to provide links a solid introduction to guide the user to related pages with additional informationwater and sanitation technologies, financing, and processes needed for project implementation and maintenance.
The Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists , mainly from the water and sanitation sector , since the creation of Akvopedia during back in the summer of 2007.
Visitors However, visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute, since their primary role is to write articles that cover existing knowledge(which includes local, in-the-field knowledge); this means that people of all ages and cultural and social backgrounds can write 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 to add information, cross-references or citations, as long as they do so within Akvopedia's editing policies and to an appropriate standard. Substandard or disputed information is subject to removal. Users need not worry about accidentally damaging Akvopedia when adding or improving information, as other editors are always around to advise or correct obvious errors, and Akvopedia's software [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] (which also powers the [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]) is carefully designed to allow easy reversal of editorial mistakes.
Users who ====Visual Editor is now here====We have upgraded Akvopedia with the Wikipedia style Visual Editor upload/editing tool to enable a simplified platform, so that zero programming knowledge is needed to create/edit and contribute article on Akvopedia. To learn how to use the Akvopedia should follow Visual editor, see the Wikipedia [[Akvopediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Policies_and_guidelines|policies and guidelines]Introduction tutorials on how to use it] which are available.But as always, if it is more convenient for you we can also create and upload your pages for you!
=== Trademarks and copyright ===Akvopedia and Akvo are trademarks of the [[Akvo Foundation]] (Stichting Akvo).
All of the text in Akvopedia and Akvo are trademarks most of the nonprofit [[Netherlands Water Partnership]]. It images and other content is anticipated that as soon as covered by the [[Akvo Foundation]http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0] (Stichting AkvoCC-BY-SA) has been set uplicense. Contributions remain the property of their creators, while the trademarks will CC-BY-SA license ensures the content can be transferred to freely distributed and reproduced. (See the Akvo Foundationcontent [[Akvopedia:General_disclaimer | disclaimer]] for more information.)
All of the text in the Akvopedia, and most of the images and other content, is covered by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License] (GFDL). Contributions remain the property of their creators, while the GFDL license ensures the content is freely distributable and reproducible. (See also the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html copyright] notice and the content [[Akvopedia:General_disclaimer | disclaimerCopyrights]] page for more informationa detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia.)
See also the [The general Akvo terms and conditions are here: [Akvopediahttps:Copyrights//akvo.org/help/akvo-policies-and-terms-2/ Akvo Policies and Terms]] page for a detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia.
== 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]
