GTO (2015) Building and operating sanitary facilities in refugee accommodation in Germany WASH ePaper, Issue No. 4 (in English, French, German, Spanish)

The WASH e-paper is an online magazine published at regular intervals in German and English. Each issue takes a closer look at a current key issue in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and related areas. It also provides updates on forthcoming national and international events, highlights current publications and projects, and reports on news from the sector. The WASH e-paper is published by […]

UNSGAB (2015) The UNSGAB Journey

In early 2004, the then United Nations Secretary-General Ko Annan called on former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan to Devise and execute this idea: bring together eminent people to advise on how to solve the planet’s foremost water and sanitation troubles, suggest a handful of attainable recommendations and a concise plan of action, and then provide the high-level leadership needed to galvanize the international […]

WHO, UNICEF & USAID (2015) Improving Nutrition Outcomes with Better Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practical Solutions for Policies and Programmes

This publication, jointly prepared by WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), summarizes the current evidence on the benefits of WASH for improving nutrition outcomes and describes how WASH interventions can be integrated into nutrition programmes. It provides practical suggestions, targeted at nutrition programme managers and implementers, on both “what” WASH interventions should be included in […]

WRC (2015) The Status of Faecal Sudge Management in Eight Southern and East African Countries

In 2012, the Water Research Commission, together with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, took a strategic decision to develop capacity in Africa to deal with faecal sludge management. This initiative, known as the Sanitation Research Fund for Africa (SRFA) Project, provides an exclusive research and development grant of up to US$200 000 to African institutions and organisations. 12 African institutions and organisations from […]

Mahmud, I., and Nkosinathi M. (2015) Water, Sanitation and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Can building toilets affect children´s growth? A World Bank Study

This report provides a systematic review of the evidence to date, both published and grey literature, on the relationship between water and sanitation and nutrition. We also examine the potential impact of improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) on undernutrition. This is the first report that undertakes a thorough review and discussion of WASH and nutrition in Bangladesh. The report is meant to serve two […]

O’Connell, K. (2014) What influences open defecation and latrine ownership in rural households? Findings from a global review

WSP’s Scaling Up Rural Sanitation is working with governments and the local private sector to develop the knowledge needed to scale up rural sanitation for the poor. The programmatic approach combines Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), behaviour change communication, and sanitation marketing to generate sanitation demand and build up the supply of sanitation products and services at scale. In addition, WSP works with local and national […]

Furlong, C., Mensah, A. (2015) SFD Report - Kumasi, Ghana SFD Promotion Initiative

Kumasi is the second largest city in Ghana and lies in the Ashanti Region in the south of the country (Adarkwa, 2011). The city covers approximately 254 sq. km. It has an approximately population of 2.7 million with an annual growth rate of 5.5% (City Population, 2015, World Bank, 2008). A high percentage of the population of Kumasi is reliant on public toilets that are […]

GTO (2015) WASH – Post Implementation Monitoring WASH ePaper, Issue No. 3 (in English, French and Spanish)

The WASH e-paper is an online magazine published at regular intervals in German and English. Each edition takes a closer look at a current key issue in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and related areas. It also provides updates on forthcoming national and international events, highlights current publications and projects, and reports on news from the sector. The WASH e-paper is published by […]

GTO (2015) The German WASH Stakeholder landscape WASH ePaper, Issue No. 2 (in English, French, German and Spanish)

The WASH e-paper is an online magazine published at regular intervals in German and English. Each edition takes a closer look at a current key issue in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and related areas. It also provides updates on forthcoming national and international events, highlights current publications and projects, and reports on news from the sector. The WASH e-paper is published by […]

SFD PI (2017) SFD Manual (in Arabic, English and French) SFD Promotion Initiative

An excreta flow diagram (also often described as shit flow diagram, SFD) presents a clear picture of the outcome arising from wastewater and faecal sludge management practices and services in a city or town. This is expressed in terms of the percentage of the population. An accompanying report describes the service delivery context of the city or town.

Various authors (2015) Integrated sanitation investment planning tool Various documents on results from research grant

Various authors (2015) Verification of BRAC grant outcomes Various documents on results from research grant

Brandes, K., Schoebitz, L., Kimwaga, R., Strande, L. (2015) SFD Report - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania SFD Promotion Initiative

Dar es Salaam lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean and is the largest city and economic hub of Tanzania (DCC, 2004). The 2015 population is estimated to have reached more than 5 million inhabitants (NBS,2013). In Dar es Salaam, it was estimated that 43% of excreta is managed safely while 57% of the excreta ends up directly in the environment without adequate treatment. This […]

UNDP (2008) Capacity Development Practice Note

Capacity development helps to strengthen and sustain this foundation. UNDP defines it as the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time. It is the ‘how’ of making development work better and is at the heart of UNDP’s mandate and functions. The UNDP Strategic Plan 2008–2011 (UNDP, 2008c) positions capacity […]

European Commission (2010) ToolKit for Capacity Development

The purpose of this document is to improve planning and implementation of capacity development, including dialogue about and support to such processes from development partners. The approach and the tools presented are developed to assist practitioners, including staff and managers in public organisations who are tasked with developing the capacity of a sector, a subsector or an individual organisation. Consultants, as well as staff from the European Commission […]

UNDP (2011) UNDP Practitioner’s Guide Capacity Development for Environmental Sustainability

Capacity development and environmental sustainability are both central to UNDP ’s mandate and programming. The purpose of this Practitioner’s Guide is to provide practical guidance to UNDP staff, partner countries and other development partners on the nature of environmental capacity and how to support capacity development for environmental sustainability (CDES ). The guide builds on UNDP ’s Practice Note on Capacity Development and Practice Note […]

UNDP (2009) Capacity Development A UNDP Primer

This primer addresses the basic elements of the UNDP approach to capacity development. It provides a simple, cogent and accessible illustration of the UNDP Capacity Development Approach for the benefit of development practitioners both within and beyond the UN development system – a real-world guide to real-world applications to strengthen and contribute to national capacities for development. It focuses in on smart institutions, visionary leadership, […]

Dauenhauer, K. (2015) TDS - SDGs: Enough to end the sanitation crisis? Synthesis

This thematic discussion series addressed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with regard to whether they will be able to provide momentum to ensure successful sanitation outcomes within their 15-year time period. In particular, the discussion examined the SDG indicators on sanitation, efforts to prioritise those most in need within the SDG process, civil society’s role in monitoring the outcomes as well as basic sanitation versus […]

Ross, K. et al. (2014) Governance for decentralised sanitation: Global Practice Scan A working document

de Albuquerque, C. (2014) Realising the human rights to water and sanitation A handbook by the UN Special Repporteur Catarina de Albuquerque

This Handbook is the product of six years of work by the first UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to water and sanitation. It explains the meaning and legal obligations that arise from these rights, translating the often complex technical and legal language into accessible information. This Handbook has been developed to: •clarify the meaning of the human rights to water and sanitation; •explain the obligations that […]