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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 [...]
The principle aim of a water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project is to create conditions under which risk of waterborne disease transmission are minimised. However, providing a community or school with safe water that improves health conditions is not a matter of simply installing a new, clean source. It is also necessary that communities realise […]
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 […]
The water resources of the Bregalnica river in Macedonia shall be managed in a sustainable way. Citizens, industry, agriculture and tourism shall equally benefit from clean water. Ernst Basler + Partner develops a River Basin Management Plan, facilitates the implementation of small infrastructure projects, and implements the public information campaign. Read more
With support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Symphasis Foundation, Antenna has been working with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) to promote hygiene and water treatment in schools that lack clean water. The Safe Water School project covers 30 schools in Kenya, 40 in Bolivia […]
The IRHA Blue Schools Plus programme is specially tailored for mountainous regions. It changes the entire water, hygiene and sanitation conditions in schools, but also targets the local population living in a very difficult geographical and economical context. The project took place in four schools located in the Kaski district of Nepal. They either had […]
The Back Bay, located on the southern tip of the city, is an area where pressures collide; it is a place on the edge of conflict, on the edge of the city – on contested waters. The goal of the project was to re-imagine the city of Mumbai through this waterfront – to develop and […]
At the beginning of the dry season pastoralists migrate hundreds of kilometers with their livestock from the arid North to the agriculturally based South until the first rains allow the return to the greening pastures again. Access to water is a particular challenge in these transhumance corridors, often leading to conflicts between agriculturalists and pastoralists. […]
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 […]