[[Akvopedia structure thoughts 2011]]
== 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
**Toilets
***Arborloo
***Dry toilets
***Dry Urine diversion toilets
***Pour flush-toilets
***Waterless urinals
**Collection pits
***Fossa Alterna
***Oil drums and containers
***Vault and chambers
***Aqua Privy
**Transportation
***Cartage system
***MAPET / Vacutug system
***Settled sewerage
**Treatment
***Co-composting
***Dehydratation
***Planted soil filter
***Anaerobic digestion
**Use of products
***Compost as soil conditioner
***Human urine as fertilizer
***Biogas as source of energy
== Organisations portal (Focus) ==
*NGO's
**Networks
**International NGO's
**National NGO's
**Local NGO's
*Governments
**Central governments
**Local governments
*Commercial companies
**Suppliers
**Engineers
**Consultants
*Banks
**Development banks
**Commercial banks
*Knowledge & research
**Knowledge centers
**Universities
== Approaches portal (Focus) ==
*Self help approach
**Site considerations
**Appropriate technology
**Tools
**Safety and health
**Monitoring and evaluation
**Site management
**Maintenance
**Cost estimation
**Program management
**Funding
*Community approach
**Site considerations
**Recruitment & Mobilization
**Wages & contracts
**Appropriate technology
**Tools
**Safety and health
**Supervision
**Monitoring and evaluation
**Site management
**Maintenance
**Cost estimation
**Program management
**Policies and law
**Training
**Funding
*Project management
* Sector wide approach (SWAP)
**Program management
**Contact facilitation
== 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
== Academic papers portal ==
Include links to WEDC conference papers and encourage people to post abstracts with links.
