WHO, UN-Water (2017) Financing Universal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene under the Sustainable Development Goals UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water GLAAS 2017 Report
The GLAAS 2017 report focuses on the key role of financing in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. It is designed to provide a global perspective as the world embarks on achieving the SDGs, particularly SDG 6 relating to clean water and sanitation, which is essential to good health and well-being. It also provides country-specific data for governments to use as they plan investments […]
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SanCop, Oxfam (2018) 22nd SanCoP meeting: Financing Sustainable Sanitation
The 22nd meeting of the UK’s Sanitation Community of Practice was held on the 26th of November 2018 at Oxfam House in Oxford. The aim of the event was to discuss with the participants the needs and potentials of financing sanitation. The challenges of finding funding sources, data acquisition, correct understanding of terminology, financial sustainability, and equitable service provision were examined. An engaged audience discussed […]
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Langergraber, G., Lechner, M. (2019) Sustainable Sanitation Practice cewas Success Stories
Articles in this issue: - Building Viable Business Models for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; Louise Carpentier and Martin Wafler - Eco Solutions Forge; Bogdan Popov - SR3 INVENT sustainable projects and businesses in Ecuador; Stefan Breitenmoser - SOIL - Building a Sustainable Citywide Sanitation Service; Natalie Miller and Leah Page Jean - Youth-Led Sustainable Sanitation in the MENA region; Kareem Hassan - The Urinal […]
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pS-Eau (2018) WASH Services and Climate Change (in English and French) Impacts and Responses
Climate change and its impacts can be seen in many regions around the world and is having a major effect on the large water cycle, resulting in rising sea levels, disrupted seasonal rainfall patterns, a rise in average global temperatures, droughts, heatwaves and more frequent extreme weather events. These climate-related hazards have repercussions for the availability and continuity of water and sanitation services. Existing vulnerabilities caused […]
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SFD Promotion Initiative (2019) SFD Review Procedure
The five step Review Procedure developed by the SFD Promotion Initiative ensures standardization of all the SFDs published on the SFD Webportal. We will be happy to provide you with feedback on your draft SFD Report. A member of the pool of experts will provide you with comments on your assessment and guide you through the quality check to finalize your report. Once done, you […]
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SFD Promotion Initiative (2019) SFD Report Templates and Guidance Documents
For help with writing your SFD report or your SFD Thinking, you can use the templates: - SFD Report Template - SFD Lite Report Template - SFD Thinking Template For more support, the Guidance Notes can be consulted. These documents were produced under the SFD Promotion Initiative and have been reviewed after being field-tested in more than 40 cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The results of this project […]
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WoMena (2018) WoMena FAQs: Is there any connection between menstrual cups and infections?
WOMENA SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Many women develop urogenital infections, such as bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections, at some point in their life. Prevalence rates of 20-30% or more have been documented in both high-, middle- and low-income countries. Many infections are asymptomatic, meaning that those who have the infection do not know. Menstruation is a normal, physiologic process that does not, by itself, cause infection. However, the products […]
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Polak, M., Ziegler, D., Bockelman, D., Schmidt, M., Zimmermann, E. (2018) 40 Years of German-Jordanian Technical Cooperation in the Water Sector
In early 1967, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was among the first Arab states to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, leading to the development of an ever since continuing development cooperation programme. In consequence, GTZ/GIZ has been supporting the Jordanian water sector in tackling its many challenges for over 40 years: Between 1975 and 2016, a total of 30 projects were […]
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von Sperling, M. (2016) Urban wastewater treatment in Brazil
The major focus of this report is the description and critical analysis of the main wastewater treatment processes used in Brazil. Special emphasis is given to small to medium size communities with populations lower than 100,000 inhabitants, which represent approximately 95% of the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities. In terms of coverage, around 40% of the sewage generated in Brazil is treated, with an estimated number of treatment plants in the order […]
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Tellier, S., Hyttel, M. (2018) Menstrual Health Management in East and Southern Africa: a Review Paper
The review paper aims to identify possible linkages to SRHR-related issues, and to provide an overview of MHM policies and programs in the ESA region, with a focus on education, school and community-based sexuality education, WASH, sexual and reproductive health, workplace support and humanitarian programming, as well as opening up the discussion regarding marginalized groups of women and girls such as disabled, prisoners and transgender […]
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UNDP (2018) What does it mean to leave no one behind? A UNDP discussion paper and framework for implementation
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, UN Member States pledged to ensure “no one will be left behind” and to “endeavour to reach the furthest behind first”. This paper advances a framework that governments and stakeholders can use to act on their pledge in a way that enables and accelerates progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also seeks to inform the manner […]
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Mateo-Sagasta, J., Marjani Zadeh, S., Turral, H. (2018) More people, more food, worse water? A Global Review of Water Pollution from Agriculture
We need a much better understanding of the causes and effects of agricultural water pollution as well as effective means to prevent and remedy the problem. In the existing literature, information on water pollution from agriculture is highly dispersed. This repost is a comprehensive review and covers different agricultural sectors (including crops, livestock and aquaculture), and examines the drivers of water pollution in these sectors […]
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منظمة الصحة العالمية وبرنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية (2018) Water and Sanitation (6) (Arabic) المياه النّظيفة و المياه الصّحيّة
إن توافر مياه نقية ويسهل الحصول عليها بالنسبة للجميع هو جزء أساسي من العالم الذي نريد أن نحيا فيه. وتوجد مياه عذبة كافية على كوكب الأرض لتحقيق هذا الحلم. ولكن نتيجة لسوء البرامج الاقتصادية أو لضعف البنية التحتية يموت كل سنة ملايين من البشر، معظمهم أطفال، من جراء أمراض مرتبطة بقصور إمدادات المياه والصرف الصحي والنظافة العامة. وشحة المياه وسوء نوعيتها وقصور الصرف الصحي هي عوامل […]
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WHO, IWA (2018) Strengthening Operations & Maintenance through Water Safety Planning A Collection of Case Studies
Strong operations and maintenance (O&M) programmes underpin the effectiveness and sustainability of drinking-water supply systems. Increased attention to and investment in O&M is needed to ensure that water safety and service delivery targets are consistently met and that public health is protected. Water safety plans (WSPs) are a valuable tool to strengthen O&M programmes, and may contribute to improved O&M by supporting the systematic assessment, prioritization […]
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SFD Promotion Initiative (2018) SFD Survey Report
This report summarizes the results obtained from an on-line survey conducted by the Shit Flow Diagram Promotion Initiative (SFD-PI) as a key deliverable of the SFD project. The survey was launched on April 11th, 2018 and ran for three weeks until May 1st, 2018. The survey was intended to collect people’s opinions about different aspects of the SFD project, including the web portal, the manual, various tools, all […]
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Guppy, L., Uyttendaele, P., Villholth, K. G., Smakhtin, V. (2018) Groundwater and Sustainable Development Goals Analysis of Interlinkages
Groundwater represents 97% of the world’s available freshwater resources and is extensively abstracted throughout the world. While abundant in a global context, it can only de developed to a certain extent without causing environmental impacts. Also, it is highly variable across the globe, and where it is heavily relied on, it is less renewable. Hence, it is critically important that this resource is managed sustainably. […]
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WHO, UNICEF (2018) Core questions and indicators for monitoring WASH in health care facilities in the Sustainable Development Goals
WHO and UNICEF, working with the Global Task Team for monitoring WASH in health care facilities (HCF), have developed a set of core questions and indicators for WASH in HCF, in support of monitoring WASH in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The indicators include definitions for basic water, sanitation, hand hygiene, health care waste management, and environmental cleaning services. WHO and UNICEF are in […]
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Mateo-Sagasta, J., Marjani Zadeh, S., Turral, H. and Burke, J. (2017) Water pollution from agriculture: a global review Executive summary
Water pollution is a global challenge that has increased in both developed and developing countries, undermining economic growth as well as the physical and environmental health of billions of people. In many countries the biggest source of water pollution today is agriculture - not cities or industry - while worldwide, the most common chemical contaminant found in groundwater aquifers is nitrate from farming, according to […]
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Fernandez Curutchet, M., Dabbah, F., Hock, D. (2018) Alternativas y dimensiones de sistemas de saneamiento seco en formato gráfico (in Spanish) Alternatives and dimensions of dry sanitation systems in graphic format
El programa de Tecnologías Sustentables promueve la difusión, capacitación, legislación e implementación de los sistemas de saneamiento descentralizados domiciliarios y municipales donde incluimos a los sistemas de saneamiento seco. Con asistencia gráfica y editorial de los estudiantes del último año de la escuela secundaria San Antonio de Padua de Jose Leon Suares, Buenos Aires, Argentina, quienes realizaron una pasantia de 200hs como primera experiencia laboral se […]
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Gade, A., Hytti, L. (2017) Menstrual health in Rhino Camp refugee settlement, West Nile, Uganda Pilot project intervention report
A Menstrual Health pilot project by WoMena and ZOA implemented among South Sudanese refugees and host population in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. The pilot involved 4 primary schools, including students, parents and teachers, over 6 months. 4 different distribution models were applied among the participants; one school got MCs only, one school got reusable pads only, one school could choose one of […]
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