Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Annual Report 2010-2011
Published:
September 30, 2011U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of USAID's Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) in India is to scale up evidence-based, high impact maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) including family planning (FP) interventions toward reductions in maternal and child mortality. The activities of MCHIP in the...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaEmerging Private Sector Participation Arrangements for Solid Waste Management in India
Published:
May 1, 2001U.S. Agency for International Development
India produces approximately 48 million tons of urban solid waste annually. Current generation is about 0.46 kg per capita per day, two to three times more than rural waste generation and is increasing by 1.3% per year. These increases and changes will further stress already limited financial...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaEnergy Management Consultation and Training Project (EMCAT): Demand-Side Management/Project Management -- Municipal Water Pumping: Bangalore (Karnakata) India -- Trip Report
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March 1, 1997U.S. Agency for International Development
The design capacity for the city is currently 705 million liters per day. But the total capacity is not available because of low water levels at the sources, equipment problems, and electrical shortages. Of the 705 million liters per day design capacity, only 486 million liters per day were...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaEnergy Management Consultation and Training Project (EMCAT): Demand-Side Management/Project Management -- Municipal Water Pumping: Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), India -- Trip Report
Published:
March 1, 1997U.S. Agency for International Development
This demonstration project's components include water supply, municipal sewerage treatment, effluent treatment plant, road improvement, land development and telecommunications. In July 1995, USAlD approved twenty-five million dollars in finding support for the water supply and municipal...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaWater Resource Development in India; Issues, Problems, and Prospects
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June 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The future of India will be determined to a significant degree by its success or failure in developing its water resources. The failure of the 1979 monsoon -- which resulted in one of the worst droughts of recent record and caused an 8-10% drop in agricultural production and near stagnation in the...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaCase Study: Water.Org and PepsiCo Foundation Supporting Safe and Clean Water With Microcredit Markets in India
Foundation Center
From 2006-2009, The PepsiCo Foundation committed $4.1 million to support Water.org's MicroCredit Initiative in India. Through this program, PepsiCo Foundation seeks a market-based approach to the global water crisis by expanding the micro-loan market to individuals and families in India's...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaPathways to Achieving SDGs Related to Water and Sanitation: India
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May 25, 2021This paper is one of the first to show how Hindustan Unilever Limited, through its foundation in India, is drawing connections between the local and the global to contribute to the goal of water and sanitation for all.Read more
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