The local Rotary club donated a Trunz Water System incl. solar energy supply and construction work in order to establish a water shop. The installation is situated in a school ground where the children receive clean drinking water for free whereas the community inhabitants pay a small fee for water. With this sales return, a […]

The objectives of the study were to establish baseline sanitation conditions and hygiene practices among rural populations for different endpoints (ending open defecation; construction of improved latrines and hand washing facilities; using and maintaining latrines; safe disposal of faeces; hand washing with soap); to identify the key factors and determinants that influence these practices; to […]

Pre-Investment study for small hydro power plants

Treaties on international water resources no longer regulate only State-to-State relations. Rather, individuals, communities, and non-governmental organizations — collectively referred to as “non-State actors”— have become subject of these instruments as well. The research pays attention to mechanisms open to individuals at the domestic and international levels, as well as to norms and practice concerning […]

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 […]

Background: The frequency of extreme weather events associated with climate change, particularly floods, has increased in West Africa. Floods can negatively affect water quality by causing faecal pathogens contamination in riverine cities in West Africa and by changing ecological conditions for vectors of some water related disease (malaria, schistosomiasis). There is a paucity of data […]

Construction of new drinking water treatment plant in Muttenz (Switzerland), treatment phases: advanced oxidation, adsorption (PAC) and ultrafiltration. Beside common treatment goals, the most relevant group of substances to be eliminated are micro-pollutants. Maximum capacity of water production is 16,000 m3/d. City of Muttenz, 2011 – 2014.

A UNDP/GWS feasibility study on decentralized cooperation mechanisms at the national level in Niger (in French).

The project uses mobile technology in collecting, analysing and dispersing information on water resources to provide better water resource management and planning for Pangani River Basin in Tanzania. The main tasks of hydrosolutions in the project include hydro-climatological modelling, optimizing resources management and planning, coupling information input and decision making in water resources management. The […]