Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems and sanitation in developing countries (DEWATS)
In many countries, a rapidly upcoming demand for decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and a demand for efficient community-based sanitation (CBS) can be observed. DEWATS is designed to be an element of a comprehensive strategy for city-wide planning and sustainable infrastructure deve...
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Greywater Use in the Middle East
Stephen McIlwaine, Mark Redwood
In water-scarce areas of the Middle East, greywater (household wastewater excluding toilet waste) is commonly used by poor communities to irrigate home gardens. This both supplements the water available to the household and improves food security. This book draws together material presented at a con...
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Toilets That Make Compost
Most People in rural Africa do not have access to safe toilets and their health and well-being suffers as a consequence. There is an urgent need for the construction of simple, low-cost, affordable toilets that are easy to build and maintain. Toilets that make compost provides practical examples of...
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Human-Powered Handpumps for Water Lifting
This brief presents an overview of the types of human-powered water lifters available, the applications appropriate to them, and their comparative advantages.
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Handbook on Community-Led Total Sanitation
This handbook focuses on igniting a change in sanitation behaviour rather than constructing toilets. It is an attempt to bring together experience, diversified practice and local innovations from different countries and many sources.
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Sanitation for Primary Schools in Africa
R.A. Reed, Rod Shaw, Ken Chatterton
Produced as part of WEDC's contribution to the International Year of Sanitation 2008, this book provides easy-to-use tools for assessing sanitation, water supply and hygiene facilities in primary schools in Africa sothat appropriate decisions can be made about sanitation improvements. It also presen...
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Water Supply and Sanitation Services for the Rural Poor
Safe drinking water near to the home and adequate household sanitation save poor households time, reduce illness and increase a sense of well being and dignity. Gram Vikas, a non-government organization working in one of the poorest states in India, recognized this key role and encouraged villages t...
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Accountability Arrangements to Combat Corruption: Literature Review
This review describes accountability arrangements to combat corruption in the infrastructure sector. The sustainability of the livelihoods of the poor in low- and middle-income countries is compromised by corruption in the delivery of infrastructure services. Such services include water supply, s...
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Water from Sand Rivers: Guidelines for Abstraction
Sand rivers can be found in arid and semi-arid areas of the world where water is in short supply. Despite their dry appearance, useable quantities of water often reside in aquifers beneath the surface and can provide a sustainable and safe supply for rural communities. Nevertheless, dry rivers are o...
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Partnering to Combat Corruption in Infrastructure Services: A Toolkit
A number of Toolkits on corruption have been published in recent years; however, to date, these have not been focused on the infrastructure sector or the impacts of corruption on the poor. This Toolkit is intended to fill that gap. The Toolkit is cross-sectoral in its approach, making it of relevanc...