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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 [...]
In 2011, the SDC launched a new regional Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Programme in the Great Lakes region. Within this framework the Swiss TPH was mandated to support WATSAN projects for health centres already supported by the Swiss TPH PASS Ngozi health programme. The programme aims to ensure access to clean running water for patients […]
Provide a detailed statement of the use of water and the effects of the intensification of exploitation in terms of quantity and quality in relation to the different uses and functions of water; Identify and map the sources of water supply basin; locate areas of exploitation of groundwater in Orontes basin; Analyze the evolution (spatial […]
Within the framework of the support from the Swiss Government to the Chadian Republic, through the implementation of a project by UNOSAT-UNITAR focusing on the cartography of water resources using remote sensing techniques, the Institute of Earth Sciences of Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana, in collaboration with the University of N’Djaména, the Ministry of […]
Le développement de la petite irrigation est une priorité de la politique agricole. Une vingtaine de programme de coopération porte sur cette thématique. Toutefois, très peu d’information est disponible sur les capacités et besoins des exploitations familiales ainsi que sur le potentiel d‘extension des surfaces irriguées très variable selon les régions. Le programme en cours […]
With its Clean Water Foundation, Georg Fischer has been involved since 2002 in projects to improve water supply in developing countries and disaster areas. To date, Georg Fischer has invested more than CHF 7 million in Clean Water projects. A person needs 20 liters of water per day. Thanks to the Clean Water Foundation, Georg […]
World Bank funded this project with the main objective of scaling up Sanitation Marketing in two provinces of Cambodia. The project is going deep by engaging government, the supply chain, and NGO actors to encourage large numbers of the population to purchase adequate latrines. The project will also develop an adapted latrine option for use […]
The project was carried out in the two schools of Kahone 1 and Fass Kahone, located in the Kahone municipality, region of Kaolack, Senegal. The general objective of this project is to create healthy conditions in two schools in Senegal, to raise children’s environmental awareness and to prepare them to face the predicted impacts of […]