SLE (2017) Social Aspects of Water Supply Management in Jordan Potential for Participation of Rural Communities and Implications for Process Design
Jordan ranks as one of the world’s water-poorest countries. The influx of refugees from Syria into Jordan since 2011 is placing a heavy burden on its already strained water resources. This brings existing deficiencies in water supply to the forefront, leading to frequent supply bottlenecks and dissatisfaction among the population, particularly in rural areas. Although the absolute quantity of water supplied cannot easily be […]
Online since: 25.10.2018
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UN Water (2018) Global workshop for integrated monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation Summary Report
The inclusion of a goal on water and sanitation within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development represented a significant advancement in the recognition of the sector, and of the complexities and interlinkages that characterize it. Recognizing the importance of integration across the goal, the United Nations custodian agencies for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) are collaborating under the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG […]
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Various Authors (2018) Emergency WASH papers from the 2018 WEDC Conference
WEDC conference papers are an important source for learning about WASH innovations and lessons learned in the field and more than 150 papers were accepted for the 2018 WEDC conference. Below are titles of the Emergency WASH papers (for the link see below): - Designing evidence-based and context-specific hygiene programs in emergencies: could there be an app for that? - Shedding light on humanitarian sanitation - Surface water […]
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WHO (2018) Alternative drinking-water disinfectants Bromine, iodine and silver
Disinfection of water has greatly contributed to reducing risks to public health from microbiologically contaminated drinking water. Numerous disinfection techniques have been developed over the centuries that are used in a wide range of applications, ranging from large and small public drinking-water plants to point-of-entry and point-of-use (POU) treatment devices.1 Although chlorine has been used for more than 100 years, and several other disinfectants have […]
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WHO (2017) UN-Water GLAAS TrackFin Initiative Tracking financing to sanitation, hygiene and drinking-water at the national level
Effective financing for drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are essential for the sustainable delivery of services. The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) indicate that there are substantial gaps in our understanding and tracking of financing to the WASH sector. Financial reporting is often insufficient to enable sound, evidence-based planning, and budgeting decisions. To help rectify these shortcomings, WHO is […]
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The World Bank (2017) Reducing inequalities in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals Synthesis Report of the WASH Poverty Diagnostic Initiative
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Bank’s corporate goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity call for specific attention to the poor and vulnerable. The overarching objective of the SDGs is to end poverty in all its forms, but their key difference from the earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the integration of social, economic, and environmental goals (UN 2015). This […]
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Tayler, K. (2018) Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment A guide for Low and Middle Income Countries
This book deals with the treatment of faecal material and supernatant water removed from on-site and decentralized sanitation facilities and systems. Its main focus is on treatment facility design but this can never be viewed in isolation. Rather, it must reflect local conditions, start from a realistic assessment of the load on the plant, and take account of the final destination of the liquid and […]
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Jacob, N. (2018) ODF+, ODF++ and Sustainability of Sanitation Thematic Discussion Series Synthesis
The responses provided a canvas of problems with sustaining ODF that covers technical, behavioural and physical issues. These issues, persistent since before SBM, must be overcome before India could move onto ODF+, ODF++ and ODF-S. All the issues were related to the ODF-centric approach of SBM that focussed only on toilet coverage. The technical problems concerned the quality of construction and types of toilets. Twin leach […]
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WHO (2017) Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities
WASH in health care facilities is a fundamental prerequisite for achieving national health goals and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 (ensure healthy lives and promote well-being) and 6 (ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation). Safe water, functioning hand washing facilities, latrines, and hygiene and cleaning practices are especially important for improving health outcomes linked to maternal, newborn and child health, as well […]
Online since: 22.10.2018
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Kumpel, E., Delaire, C., Peletz, R., Kisiangani, J., Rinehold, A., De France, J., Sutherland, D. and Khush, R. (2018) Measuring the Impacts of Water Safety Plans in the Asia-Pacific Region
This study investigated the effectiveness of Water Safety Plans (WSP) implemented in 99 water supply systems across 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. An impact assessment methodology including 36 indicators was developed based on a conceptual framework proposed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and before/after data were collected between November 2014 and June 2016. WSPs were associated with infrastructure improvements at the vast […]
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WHO (2018) WHO water, sanitation, and hygiene strategy 2018-2025
The WHO WASH Strategy has been developed in response to Member State Resolution WHA64.4 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also takes on board the need for progressive realization of the human rights to safe drinking-water and sanitation, adopted by the UN General Assembly in July 2010. The 2025 end date of the Strategy is proposed to […]
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Technical Secretariat of the Arab Ministerial Water Council (2012) Arab Strategy for Water Security in the Arab Region To Meet the Challenges and Future Needs for Sustainable Development 2010-2030
The Arab Strategy for Water Security encapsulates the joint Arab approach to achieving sustainable development. It is a long-term program and practical mechanism for overcoming known future challenges in water resources development and management in the Arab Region. These resources are characterized by scarcity, disparate geographic distribution and increasing competition for utilization. In addition, there are problems related to the sources, streams and estuaries […]
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WHO (2015) Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities Status in low- and middle-income countries and way forward
This report presents, for the first time, a global assessment of the extent to which health care facilities provide essential water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Drawing on data representing 66,101 facilities in 54 low- and middle-income countries, the report concludes that 38% of facilities lack access even to rudimentary levels of WASH. When a higher level of service is factored in, the situation deteriorates […]
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Cavill, S., Mott, J., Tyndale-Biscoe, P., Bond, M., Huggett, C., Wamera, E. (2018) Engaging men and boys in sanitation and hygiene programmes Frontiers of CLTS: Innovations and Insights
Men’s and boys’ active and positive engagement in sanitation and hygiene (S&H) means improving sustainable outcomes, as well as increasing the potential for redistribution of unequal domestic and care responsibilities from women to men. Discussions around gender in S&H (and elsewhere) often focus on the roles, positions or impacts on women and girls, however this issue of Frontiers of CLTS explores examples of men’s and […]
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Reed, B., Hastie, R., Vidal, J., Bastable, A., Akers, K., Fisher, J. & Lafrenière, J. (2018) Shedding light on humanitarian sanitation conference paper
Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards. Evidence for this and the practical budget, operational and management responsibilities are less clear. A three-country research project looking at the impact of lighting on WASH use and Gender-based Violence (GBV) required a multi-disciplinary approach, combining OXFAM’s practical implementing expertise with WEDC’s research-orientated approach. The research showed how much more is […]
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Abu-Lohom, N., Konishi, Y., Mumssen, Y., Zabara, B. and Moore, S. (2018) Water Supply in a War Zone A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
This discussion paper summarizes the results and implications of a study commissioned by the World Bank to conduct a rapid assessment of the state of private water tanker supply systems in two Yemeni cities, Sana’a and Aden.
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Sandison, P. (2018) Community Engagement in Sanitation: A Landscape Review Oxfam Landscape Review
In 2017, Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) launched a Challenge ‘to understand how to design, implement, and evaluate approaches to user-centered sanitation that incorporate rapid community engagement and are appropriate for the first stage of rapid-onset emergencies’ (defined as the first twelve weeks post-crisis). A component of this Challenge involved undertaking a landscape review of existing community engagement practice and approaches that could be used […]
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Jobbins, G., Steve, C., and Welham, B. (2018) Water security in the protracted crises and post-conflict reconstruction of the Middle East Briefing note
This background paper focuses on supporting sustainable, equitable and resilient water services over the short and long term during protracted crises and for post-crisis reconstruction in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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CAWST (2018) Gramalaya in India Sanitation Case Study (in English, French and Spanish)
CAWST’s Sanitation Case Studies give detailed overviews of different latrine programs. Each case study describes how the implementer(s) addressed seven components of latrine programs, and what challenges they have faced.
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CAWST (2018) PWW in Honduras Sanitation Case Study (in English, French and Spanish)
CAWST’s Sanitation Case Studies give detailed overviews of different latrine programs. Each case study describes how the implementer(s) addressed seven components of latrine programs, and what challenges they have faced.
Online since: 05.10.2018
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