Waste Management
According to WHO, poor waste disposal practices are responsible for a significant proportion of the world's infectious disease burden. In many areas, municipal sewage is often mixed with industrial waste and in some regions very little wastewater receives treatment before it is discharged into the environment. Resources available in this sub-theme include assessment reports of wastewater treatment plants, national strategies for sewage disposal, among other resources that support sustainable waste management.
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Waste Management Resources
Preliminary Design Report: Wastewater Treatment Facilities; Irbid Municipal Water Distribution, Sewerage, Storm Drainage and Solid Waste Disposal Project
Published:
November 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a preliminary design report on a wastewater treatment facilities and disposal project. This preliminary design report culminates the first step of the design process. The report sets forth the design criteria, provides a description of the wastewater treatment and sludge handling processes...Read more
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Jordan, Middle East and North AfricaAppropriate Methods of Treating Water and Wastewater in Developing Countries
Published:
January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
This volume concerns the proper site-specific selection of appropriate technology for water treatment and waste disposal systems in cities and towns of LDC's. Many water projects have not worked when direct technology transfers have resulted in the selection of treatment processes too...Read more
Understanding Willingness to Pay for Sanitary Latrines in Rural Cambodia: Findings from Four Field Experiments of iDE Cambodia's Sanitation Marketing Program
iDE
This study is the outcome of iDE Cambodia and ID insight's study of a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of offering microfinance loans for latrines versus the current cash on delivery model...Read more
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Cambodia, East Asia and PacificCase Study: Developing Productive Sanitation for Flood-Affected and Floating Communities
Foundation Center
Live & Learn International have been working with flood-affected and floating communities in Cambodia to develop appropriate and productive sanitation solutions that are effective and affordable. With an innovative and holistic approach, Live & Learn have adapted 'productive sanitation...Read more
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Cambodia, East Asia and PacificDownstream of the Toilet: Transforming Poo into Profit
U.S. Agency for International Development
This briefing note provides a look into the private-sector service delivery model that WASHplus and the International NGO Practica designed and piloted in Ambositra, Madagascar to sustainably manage fecal sludge generated in the city using low-cost decentralized technologies.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCase Study on Improvements in Open Defecation
Published:
March 1, 2014World Vision
When families have drinking water and improved sanitation near their homes, and adopt good hygiene practices, they gain health and hope for life. Noelie, a community member, tells the story of change in her community.Read more
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GlobalWater and Sustainability (Volume 4): U.S. Electricity Consumption for Water Supply and Treatment -- The Next Century
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January 1, 2002Electric Power Research Institute
The objectives of this study are to determine if there will be sufficient electricity available for providing fresh water and treating wastewater to satisfy the country's agricultural, power production, industrial, and drinking water needs, deterrmine typical electricity consumption per unit...Read more
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