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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]. <!-----------------Featured article-------------------->{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#ffffff;"|!<h2 style="margin:0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; color:#535353; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What's happening now</h2>|-|[[Image:akvopedia_Survey-Outcomes_Graphic_v1.1-1.jpg|right|250px|link=http://akvo.org/blog/akvopedia-how-are-we-doing/]]<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=Water4icons.png|alt=Water Portal|width=140px80px|link=Water Portal}}</div> The [[Water Portal|Water Portal]] contains information on water collection, pumping and transportation, storage, treatment, and use of water.
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=Sanitation4icons.png|alt=Sanitation Portal|width=140px80px|link=Sanitation Portal}}</div> The [[ Sanitation Portal |Sanitation Portal]] contains information on toilets, collection, transportation, treatment, use of products, hygiene, and training materials.
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=finance portal box.png|alt=Finance Portal|width=140px80px|link=Finance Portal}}</div> The [[ Finance Portal |Finance Portal]] contains information on the costs needed to finance, how to finance these costs, and how to monitor finance.
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|<div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=sust portal icon.png|alt=Sustainability Portal|width=140px80px|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=140px80px|link=Decision & Assessment Tools}}</div> The [[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.|} <!------------------- MORE NEWS----------------------font color="#d2eafb" size="5">Agricultural Portals</font>
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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</font>]]''' - 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_main{{Icon|file=SNV logo.png|rightalt=Sustainable Oil Palm Farming|100pxwidth=80px|link=Decision & Assessment Tools]]* '''NEW PORTAL: [[Decision & Assessment Tools|<font size="2">Decision & Assessment ToolsSustainable Oil Palm Farming}}</fontdiv>]]''' -Introducing a new Akvopedia portal to guide our users through critical water and sanitation choices. The [[Decision & Assessment ToolsSustainable Oil Palm Farming|Sustainable Oil Palm Farming]] portal has 21 contain several tools, some of which originate from our other portals and some brand new to Akvopediaassessments, consolidated into or kits that aid in the new portal for convenience. With so much information on the web coming from the thousands implementation of water, and sanitation and hygiene (WASH) organisations around the world, users need to know how best to navigate the information stream. [[Image: IWRM photo.png|right|100px|link=Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_(IWRM)]]* '''NEW ARTICLE PAGE: [[Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)|<font size="2">Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)</font>]]''' - [[Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)|IWRM]] is based on the understanding that water resources are projects in an integral component of the ecosystem, a natural resource, and a social and economic good. Managers, whether in the government or private sectors, have to make difficult decisions on 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 resourceseasier way.
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|'''Share your news <div class="floatleft" align=left >{{Icon|file=Food-security-box.png|alt=Food & Nutrition Security Portal|width=80px|link=Food & Nutrition Security Portal}}</div> The [[Food & Nutrition Security Portal|Food & Nutrition Security Portal]] exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and knowledge''' on water economic access to food, which is safe and sanitation by contributing articles consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to the Akvopedia. We've used the same conventions as the well-known online resource Wikipediameet their dietary needs and food preferences, so adding and editing articles is quick supported by an environment of adequate sanitation, health services and care, allowing for a healthy and easy to learnactive life (CFS). This [[Editing an Akvopedia page |} <font color="#d2eafb" size="5">Theme Portals</font>{| graphical guide]] will get you started!<h2 style="margin:0; font-size:130%; text-align:left; more detailed information about editing wiki articles is available in the help pagescolor: [[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=susana logo.2em 0.4em;">Editorial supportpng|alt=School Sanitation Stories|width=80px|link=School Sanitation Stories}}</h2div>The [[School Sanitation Stories|School Sanitation Stories]] show projects in the field in the various geographic regions around the world. Often NGOs are sharing their own projects, a technology is demonstrated, or a method of sustainable water and sanitation is shared.
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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=WaterAid logo.png|alt=Accessible WASH Design|width=80px|link=Accessible WASH Design}}</div> The [[Accessible WASH Design|Accessible WASH Design]] pages are useful for disabled, elderly, the sick, and children - all those who need special help with accessing and using sanitation facilities. It is made for use by staff, working directly with communities - e.g. health workers and community volunteers working with disabled and older people and their families in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond.
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