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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 [...]
Since 2011, Swiss Fresh Water has been running a successful pilot project with 12 machines in Senegal. Currently, SFW is scaling up its operations with the support of local partners.
The population in this volcanic region is very poor and access to safe drinking water limited. The project builds two piped water supply systems for 150 households, including irrigation of 20 ha with 150 sprinklers. The farmers will be trained on ecological agriculture and good irrigation practices.
Nepal: Rural Water Enterprise Development In the Nawalparasi district, about 79,000 people are at risk of drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic. Drinking such water over a long period is resulting in various health effects including skin problems, skin cancer, and cancer of the bladder, kidney and lung as well as other diseases. Through […]
RISE is an indicator-based method for holistic sustainability assessment of agricultural production at farm level, attempting to make sustainability better measurable, communicable and tangible. The RISE analysis depicts ecological, economic and social aspects of the sustainability of agricultural production on the basis of 10 indicators, which are calculated from 50 parameters. Since 2000, RISE has […]
Addax Bioenergy, a division of the Swiss-based energy corporation Addax & Oryx Group (AOG) is developing an agricultural project in the Makeni region (Sierra Leone) to produce fuel ethanol for European markets. This project has been closely followed by the Swiss NGO Bread for all (Pain pour le prochain), EED and Bread for World, Germany, […]
The scale of the water problem is at the heart of all sustainable development debates in the world. Water is a comprehensive ecosystem service and equitable access to water for all is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Hundreds of millions of people are deprived of water, not because it is a […]