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On the 16th and 17 November, the new members of the Swiss Water Partnership presented their projects and approaches. The presenting members were: Das blaue Wunder WATALUX Wasser für Wasser Skat Foundation Links2Water Development Listen to the presentations of Day 1 and Day 2, have a look at the presentations or read the summary of [...]
Supporting communities to realise their health promotion plans to improve water and sanitation in the Dodoma region of Tanzania in schools and homes. HPSS hence aims to improve the management of supplies and essential drugs and the maintenance of the technical infrastructure (buildings, equipment, water and saniation) of the health system. More…
The WaterLex Legal Database (WLD) provides direct access to legal and political sources on the human right to water and sanitation: International Conventions, National Strategies, National Policies, National Law, and Political Declarations (UN resolutions). The WLD has been designed as an evolving tool, based on iterative review and providing up-to-date information. It aims at bridging […]
Fontes – affordable water for DRC remote areas Through its local partner Fontes will provide water delivery services in DR Congo by taking over existing schemes to serve large communities living in rural and semi-urban areas. Fontes will add energy services as needed and develop the needed monitoring and payments systems. Fontes has been operating […]
by the Geneva Water Hub/University of Geneva and DiploFoundation with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation The e-Learning Programme on International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers combines legal knowledge and expertise with new technologies, stimulating dynamic interactions between the participants and experts, to equip them with the required knowledge […]
GIWEH International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management (ICWRE) is a series of conferences organized in cooperation with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), University of Geneva, Miahona. ICWRE-2011 was held on 20-24 […]
During a road trip through Kenya, our dealer promoted clean, safe water for remote communities. For easy relocation and transportation, a trailer mounted Trunz Water System powered by solar provided ideal equipment for such application (also for military, disaster response etc.). Read more
The problem of natural fluoride contamination in drinking water covers a wide area in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. More than 8 million people are estimated to be exposed to the risk of developing fluorosis, irreversibly affecting teeth and the skeleton. Efforts made either by the government or other institutions have not been sufficient due […]
Having to bring the water you need for childbirth to the maternity with you? That used to be a common practice at the Sirarou maternity ward until three years ago. Now there is a well that supplies the maternity and the nearby school with clean water. Read more