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
Ethiopia - Complex Emergency: Situation Report #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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November 30, 2007U.S. Agency for International Development
Cyclical droughts, exacerbated by a rapidly growing population, endemic poverty, and limited government capacity, have led to chronic food insecurity and water shortages in Ethiopia. Despite an overall improvement in food security in 2007, approximately 8 million people in Ethiopia continue to...Read more
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EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaSomalia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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November 2, 2007U.S. Agency for International Development
Residents have fled due to an upsurge in fighting and an intensification of TFG security operations. More than 1.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the cumulative effects of drought conditions, floods, and civil conflict. The U.N. WHO issued an alert for a potential...Read more
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SomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaEmerging Private Sector Participation Arrangements for Solid Waste Management in India
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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 AsiaQuarterly Program Performance Report 1 of 2001: Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Rural Middle East Areas -- Reporting Period January 1, 2001-March 31, 2001
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April 10, 2001U.S. Agency for International Development
Progress report detailing work on irrigation networks, tree transplants, wetland and polishing pond construction, evaluative studies for the construction of a full scale treatment plant, pilot plant construction, pathogen testing, and educational workshops in Middle East North AfricaRead more
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Middle East and North AfricaPublications Catalog 1999: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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January 1, 2000U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a list of relevant International Water Management Institute publications from 1999 and their associated costs.Read more
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South East AsiaBunds and Bugs in West Africa: Does Rice Irrigation Threaten Farmers' Health?
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January 1, 1999U.S. Agency for International Development
Wetland water management and irrigation schemes are thought to make a vector borne disease endemic worse in West Africa. The development and promotion of wetland/irrigated rice cultivation has been restrained because of such health concerns. With rapidly growing consumer demand for rice, and the...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaWastewater Treatment Pilot Site, Sakhnin: A Project of The Appropriate Technology Consortium (ATC)
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January 1, 1999U.S. Agency for International Development
This document focuses on the Appropriate Technology Consortium and it's applications to wastewater treatment and reuse systems in rural areas of the middle east. This includes a pilot wastewater treatment plant in Israel and the establishment of wastewater reuse and irrigation pilot in Egypt...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaAudit of USAID/Egypt's Water and Wastewater Activities
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June 1, 1997U.S. Agency for International Development
This document audits the progress of USAID/Egypt's water and wastewater (W/WW) activities and the Mission's use of the Agency's new planning and performance measurement systems to evaluate its program. Evaluation covers the period 8/29/79-12/31/96. USAID/Egypt's strategic plan...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaDesigning a Sanitation Program for the Urban Poor: Case Study From Montego Bay, Jamaica
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May 1, 1997U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides a case study of how to design a sanitation program within the unique conditions of a peri-urban settlement. Specifically, the report considers the experience of USAID's Environmental Health Project in designing an initiative to install and maintain appropriate excreta and...Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanUkraine: Potential Lviv Water Service Improvement Demonstration Projects
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April 1, 1997U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentCH2M HILL
The aim of this report is to assist the Ukrainian city of Lviv with: engineering support, equipment installation and project management to improve residential water supply in Lviv. CH2M Hill was hired to conduct filed assessment of potential water service improvement projects and submit a proposed...Read more
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