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
Haiti - Hosting Support: an Overlooked Humanitarian Shelter, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
Published:
February 1, 2012U.S. Agency for International Development
Hosting support following disasters has been an effective method of providing emergency resources to citizens in the example countries of Pakistan and Haiti. This method also provide water, sanitation and hygiene resources to effected citizens.Read more
Regional focus:
Haiti, Latin America and the CaribbeanAnnual 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
Regional focus:
India, South East AsiaCape Verde - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project
Published:
January 1, 2011Millennium Challenge Corporation
The overall objective of this survey is to collect relevant information on water, sanitation and hygiene sectors in Praia, hinterlands of Santiago and Sal Islands. Specifically, the survey collects information on: The socio-demographic characteristics of the household; determine the levels of...Read more
Regional focus:
Cabo Verde, Sub-Saharan AfricaMozambique - Rural Water Supply Activity
Published:
January 1, 2011Millennium Challenge Corporation
This report provides the results from (1) an impact evaluation of the MCA's Rural Water Point Implementation Program ('RWPIP') in Nampula and (2) an evaluation of the SSSS in Cabo Delgado. The objective of the impact evaluation of the MCA's RWPIP in Nampula is to examine the...Read more
Regional focus:
Mozambique, Sub-Saharan AfricaA Market-Based Approach to Facilitate Self Supply for Rainwater Harvesting in Uganda
Published:
January 1, 2011Relief International
This Technical Paper was submitted, accepted and presented at the 6th Rural Water Supply Network Forum in Uganda. While it is technical in nature, it provides a lot of information about the Domestic Rainwater Harvesting (DWRH) project that RI implemented in Uganda where RI leveraged a private...Read more
Regional focus:
Uganda, Sub-Saharan AfricaRainwater Harvesting in the Southwestern United States: a Policy Review of the Four Corners States
Published:
May 6, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
With the passage of the nation's first municipal rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial projects, Tucson placed itself at the forefront of the national rainwater harvesting movement. The ordinance calls for 50 percent of water used for landscaping on new commercial properties to come...Read more
Regional focus:
United States, North AmericaPlanning for Climate Change in the West
Published:
January 1, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
Central to the mission of Western Lands and Communities is planning for climate change. This policy focus report began as a Lincoln Institute Working Paper by Rebecca Carter (2008) titled 'Land Use Planning and the Changing Climate of the West.' The paper highlights how local planners...Read more
Regional focus:
North America, United States, PacificCity of Tucson Development Standard No. 10-03.0 Commercial Water Harvesting
Published:
April 27, 2009The National Institutes for Water Resources
Harvesting rainwater is a useful strategy for providing supplemental irrigation water to commercial landscapes, making more efficient use of the desert's most limited resource--water. The City of Tucson Mayor and Council adopted the Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance on October 14, 2008...Read more
Regional focus:
United States, North AmericaManaging Wet Weather With Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook: Rainwater Harvesting Policies
Published:
December 1, 2008The National Institutes for Water Resources
Rainwater harvesting, collecting rainwater from impervious surfaces and storing it for later use, is a technique that has been used for millennia. It has not been widely employed in industrialized societies that rely primarily on centralized water distribution systems, but with limited water...Read more
Regional focus:
United States, North AmericaThe State of Rainwater Harvesting in the U.S.
Published:
October 1, 2008The National Institutes for Water Resources
Harvesting rainwater offers many advantages: It conserves municipal and well water; it is free; gravity fed systems conserve energy; it is low in salts and good for plants; and it can reduce flooding and erosion. Rainwater provides an excellent primary, supplementary, or alternative source of water...Read more
Regional focus:
United States, North AmericaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.