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MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”
May 1, 2017 | 12:00 am - Dec 31, 2020 | 12:00 am |
Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management on a city-wide scale? Eawag-Sandec will launch the fourth MOOC of the series “Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste for Development” on May 1. The 5-weeks online course […]
Ohne Wasser kein Leben!
Oct 27, 2019 | 12:00 am - Nov 24, 2019 | 11:59 pm |
ETH Zürich Event: Treffpunkt Science City "Ohne Wasser kein Leben" From 27 October to 24 November 2019, aimed at the general public. Will the blue gold soon vanish? Join these events and workshops in German. Aus dem Weltall betrachtet, ist die […]
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Swiss Fresh Water
Senegal: Safe drinking water for rural populations In the Sine Saloum Delta in Senegal, the available surface and ground water is not suitable for human consumption because of high levels of salt and fluoride, causing serious illnesses. Swiss Fresh Water (SFW) has been running a pilot project in the region since May 2011, providing the […]
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Dry River Canal East Port of Spain
The East Port of Spain dry river canal divides the formal from the informal city containing many marginalized and isolated communities. This project is developing solutions to rehabilitate and upgrade the canal which currently floods the city during the rainy season. Read more
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Watershed Biodiversity
Background Our business relies on a healthy, thriving environment. So, in the last two years, we have given new emphasis to our approach to biodiversity. In addition to our existing use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for product and packaging design, which incorporate biodiversity impacts, we have drawn on the knowledge of scientific experts to […]
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Sterilux
SteriLux – medical sterilization devices for remote areas The Steribox pictured below sterilizes medical instruments using 1000 times less water and 100 times less electricity compared to conventional sterilizers. Other assets are its ease of use, cheap consumables and affordable price. Thus it meets well the needs of health centers and smaller hospitals located outside […]
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Urban water supply system and wastewater system in Ruwa Town, Zimbabwe
Technical assessment for the rehabilitation of the urban water supply system (water and waste water infrastructure): assessment report, schedules, specifications, measurement, bill of quantities
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Dry Toilets – Caracas Venezuela
The dry toilet project done together with Urban Think Tank’s artist in residency program Caracas Case represent the synthesis of working to bring together infrastructure with design. With the dry toilet, the precious water available in the barrio is not flushed away, sewage and sanitation difficulties are avoided, urban agriculture is bolstered, resilience to environmental […]
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Scaling up Safe Water in South Asia: large-scale dissemination of water treatment methods
With support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Caritas and the ProVictimis Foundation, Antenna launched a set of pilot programmes in Nepal, Bangladesh and India in 2010. The objective was to develop viable economic models around water treatment methods such as chlorination using WATA equipment. Impact: 263,614 beneficiaries Two projects carried out […]
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