2011 - 2015 Upgrading the Mafraq Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jordan To support the feasibility study and design for upgrading the existing wastewater treatment plant, and fund the construction and construction management to upgrade the plant to a capacity of 6,550 m3 per day
- Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant to replace the old deteriorated plant to produce higher quality of effluent to be used for restricted irrigation. - Phase 1 operation (partial operation) commenced on March 2014. - Commissioning and operation of the treatment plant is expected to start on December, 2015. During construction, it was noticed that the flow received by the plant was lower than expected. In […]
2017 - 2019 Technical and vocational education and training for Jordanian and Syrian refugees in the Jordanian water sector To improve the capacities of sanitation experts and specialists from water supply companies in Jordan.
The project supports the Jordanian Vocational Training Corporation in creating training courses for semi-skilled and qualified sanitation specialists. These are aimed at men and women from both Jordan and Syria in the governorates of Amman and Irbid. These sanitation system specialists also receive advice on how to improve their employment prospects and potential income. The trained workers ensure efficient maintenance and repair of sanitary installations […]
2006 - 2018 Management of Water Resources Programme To enable Jordan’s national water institutions to better respond to mounting pressure on its limited water resources.
The project provides Jordan's water institutions with strategic, technical and expert support: It is promoting the development of the country's strategic national framework and policy guidelines, which together provide a basis for overcoming the water crisis and contributing to sustainable water usage. To improve capacities within the water sector, the project is piloting a new strategy for water resource planning. Through the assistance of a computer-based water […]
2015 - 2019 Decentralised Integrated Sludge Management (DISM) To put in place an integrated approach for the treatment and reuse of sludge, in order to tackle the problems of sludge collected in wastewater treatment plants and to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions.
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is supporting the Water Authority of Jordan in its efforts to find suitable solutions for the treatment and reuse of sewage sludge. The project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the sludge handling process. To this end, it considers the use of sludge primarily as a source of energy, but […]
2017 - 2020 Reduction of water losses To improve The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) skills and capacities for the sustainable reduction of technical and administrative water losses.
The project comprises three fields of activity. These are being implemented in the district of Salt, which is located northwest of Jordan’s capital Amman in Balqa Governorate. A concept is being developed for monitoring losses at a national level, which will support WAJ in further developing the political and institutional framework for reducing water losses. To this end, a national standardised method for collecting water loss […]
2018 - 2019 Urban Sanitation Economics Measure and compare the full life-cycle costs of high-quality sanitation products and services with willingness-to-pay for these products and services by low-income households.
Through their Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) has commissioned Aquaya to measure and compare the full life-cycle costs of high-quality sanitation products and services with willingness-to-pay for these products and services by low-income households. This research will be conducted in a single city in each of three countries (Bangladesh, Ghana, and Kenya) and will include the following activities: 1. […]
2016 - 2017 Microbial Suldge Quality - MSQ Development of a field laboratory for process and public health monitoring of faecal sludge treatment
Development of a prototype of the field laboratory for process and public health monitoring of faecal sludge treatment, including - development and testing of field-ready analytical methods - assembling the lab protoype - field testing the lab prototype in Malawi
2017 - 2022 Harnessing WASH resources for Acceleration of SDG Attainment (Malawi) Aiming to improve governance systems for planning, resourcing, implementation and monitoring for WASH at national and local government levels in Malawi by 2021.
In a context where resources are limited and fragmented, government led integrated planning, performance monitoring and accountability becomes very key in ensuring optimisation of outcomes and value for money. Malawi is a country that heavily depends on foreign support accounting for 80% of its WASH financing. This is invested outside of the Government system. In order to make the best of the investments, Malawi needs […]
2016 - 2019 Burie Integrated and sustainable WASH project (Ethiopia) The goal of the program is to contribute to improving health and well-being of people, especially marginalized groups (communities, pregnant women and school children), through improved access to sustainable WASH services in Ethiopia.
The goal of the program is to contribute to improving health and well-being of people, especially marginalized groups (communities, pregnant women and school children), through improved access to sustainable WASH services in Ethiopia. The Burie sustainable and integrated WASH program is a three year program that will improve the overall WASH access of the Burie Zuria Woreda and town by demonstrating service delivery in […]
2018 - 2021 Addressing WASH crisis in Mirpur for garments workers (Bangladesh) Lindex will support WaterAid to improve WASH services for slum dwellers in Mirpur. Water and sanitation facilities will be provided and hygiene behaviour improved, in the community and schools. Women & girls will play a key role in achieving change.
Poor access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities is a reality in the Mirpur slums situated at North Dhaka City Corporation in Bangladesh, an area in which a majority of the community members work in one of the many garment factories. This affects everyone and especially women and girls. In Bangladesh, women and girls are responsible for managing drinking and cooking water for the […]
2014 - 2018 Emerging pollutants in wastewater reuse in developing countries To support UNESCO Member States to strengthen their scientific, technical and policy capacities to manage human health and environmental risks caused by emerging pollutants in water and wastewater by improving water quality and wastewater management
Strengthening scientific research and policy (2015-2017) Promoting scientific exchange and collaboration (2015-2017) Capacity building and awareness raising on emerging pollutants (2017-2018) Concluding International Conference
2017 - 2019 Extending technical support to the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) for convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) To strengthen and sustain community engagement platforms for urban local bodies in India to deliver sanitation services, and to enhance opportunities for employment and enterprises development in sanitation.
Urban Management Centre (UMC) is providing technical support to facilitate convergence of missions (DAY-NULM and SBM) through a Technical Support Unit (TSU) established in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The program is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The TSU at the national level comprises of technical resources specializing in social mobilisation, sanitation, livelihoods, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation. The […]
1995 Community-owned and managed Water-Sanitation as catalyst for sustainable development In the MANTRA approach, institutional and infrastructure systems are established in the participating villages
Gram Vikas realized that water and sanitation might be a critical entry point through which an entire community could come together to have their first experiential learning of inclusion. It was important to have a win-win solution for all the stakeholders in the village. It had to demonstrate how a socially inclusive, gender equitable, people-friendly and financially viable model of sustainable and holistic development can […]
2014 - 2016 Community Based Sanitation – SANIMAS Gambiran Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Yogyakarta City, Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia To assist local governments and low-income urban communities to plan, implement and maintain community sanitation systems of their choice
WWTP in Yogyakarta city is one of the 2287 operating DEWATS constructed with the support of BORDA and its partners in Indonesia. Millions of Indonesian urban residents discharge human excrement and household wastewater either directly into the aquatic environment or indirectly into the groundwater via sedimentation tanks and percolation pits. As a result, river water in or near urban areas contains a high proportion of […]
2009 - 2009 Kim Bang Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plant Decentralized Wastewater Treatment for Kim Bang District Hospital in Ha Nam province, Vietnam
The Kim Bang General Hospital wastewater treatment plant is one of the 25 operating DEWATS constructed with the support of BORDA in Vietnam. Kim Bang General Hospital has long been considered to be a major source of environmental pollution in Ha Nam province. Instead of being treated adequately, all wastewater from the 250-bed hospital was either discharged into underground tanks or onto the surrounding fields. […]
2009 - 2009 Iloilo Mission Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plant in Iloilo City, Philippines To construct a decentralized wastewater treatment plant
The Iloilo Mission Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed in 2009. It was designed for 290 hospital beds, including patients, staff and visitors. This Treatment Plant is one of the 69 operating DEWATS constructed with the support of BORDA in Philippines. Wastewater generated from the Iloilo Mission Hospital has long been considered to be a major source of environmental pollution in Iloilo City. The wastewater […]
2010 - 2011 Theun Hinboun Power Company Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Plant (DEWATS) To provide solutions for wastewater treatment for the operational staff camps, office and school of Theun Hinboun Power Company.
A wastewater treatment plant has already been in place. However the mechanical activated sludge system that was used between 1995 and 2009 was not working anymore, due to high costs as well as a lack of knowledge to operate the system and replace spare parts. Furthermore it was odorous during the treatment process and the effluent wastewater quality was not complying with the discharge […]
2014 - 2016 Bith Meas Primary School Small Wastewater Management System (SWMS) To build and operate small wastewater management system for Bith Meas Primary School in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Bith Meas Primary School SWSM is one of the 69 operating DEWATS constructed with the support of BORDA in Cambodia. Most wastewater from the primary school in Bith Meas Village in Siem Ream was discharged untreated into soak pit tanks and the surrounding environment. This threatened not only the health of the school children and teachers but also residents who lived near to the school. […]
2018 - 2021 Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme - Phase II (TNUSSP) Scaling up Fecal Sludge Management across Tamil Nadu
The second phase of the IIHS led- Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) is focused on the scale up Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) solutions across Tamil Nadu covering 663 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and a population of 25 million people. TNUSSP is supporting improvements along the entire urban sanitation chain in the State with the aim to strengthen and sustain safe sanitation services for all. […]
2018 - 2021 Build capacity of ULBs in Ganga basin on FSM and support referral lab for fecal sludge and septage management To implement sustainable and affordable sanitation solutions in select states and cities in the Ganga basin
To implement sustainable and affordable sanitation solutions in select states and cities in the Ganga basin
