Out in the Cold: Emergency water supply and sanitation for cold regions (3rd Edition)

Mark Buttle

During the 1990s, events in the Balkans, countries of the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan and Northern Iraq have demonstrated that humanitarian disasters are not confined to 'the South' but may strike anywhere in the world. As a result, relief agencies have been tested in ways previously unimaginab...

PPP and the Poor: Water and Sanitation Tariffs for the Poor(Guidance Notes)

M Sohail

The design of water and sanitation tariffs is a key issues in the provision of services to the poor. This book is concerned with issues relatomg to the design of pro-poor water and sanitation tariffs.

Emergency Water Sources

Sarah House, R.A. Reed

These guidelines have been designed to help those involved in the assesment of emergency water sources to collect relevant information in a systematic way, to use this information to select a source or sources and to determing the appropriate level of treatment required to make the water suitable fo...

Sustainable Composting: Case Studies and Guidelines for Developing Countries

Mansoor Ali

This booklet provides a list of success and sustainability indicators for primary solid waste collection systems.

Sharpening the Development Process

Oliver Bakewell

The purpose of this book is to provide a detailed introduction to the process of developing monitoring and evaluation systems which will provide a foundation on which to develop personal and organisational learning. It is based on the work of INTRAC in research, consultancy and training and is roote...

State Repression and the Struggles for Memory

Elizabeth Jelin

Judy Rein

Opening the newspapers in South America at the beginning of the 21st century can feel like being caught in static time: so many of the contemporary news stories point to the persistence of a past which is definitely not "over". The attempts to try Pinochet, the continuing searches for the disappeare...

The Battle of Venezuela

Michael McCaughan

Venezuelan President Hugh Chavez inspires hatred and devotion in equal measure in his country. Historically one of South America's more stable democracies, since 2000 Venezuela has become increasingly polarised politically, as the divide among the pro- and anti-Chavistas has grown ever wider. Chavez...

Creativity and Constraint

Lucy Earle

This publication captures the dynamics and discussions of INTRAC's Fifth International Conference on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), held in April 2003 in the Netherlands. The enthusiasm generated at the conference, by presentations of innovative and participatory monitoring and evaluation practice...

Basic Accounting for Small Groups

John Cammack

The success of any venture, whatever its size, depends on proper financial control. This book offers a step-by-step guide to basic accounting and financial management techniques. It is written in plain language for people who have no previous experience of accounting and book-keeping. Using simple c...

Beyond the Headlines

Amelia Bookstein

Since the atrocities of September 11th 2001, the leaders of the major international powers have been focused upon confronting what they perceive as the greatest threat to world security: the combination of weapons of mass destruction and international terrorism. At the 2003 G8 summit in France the l...