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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 [...]
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 […]
Technical assessment for the rehabilitation of the urban water supply system (water and waste water infrastructure): assessment report, schedules, specifications, measurement, bill of quantities
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 […]
The city of Karakol suffers from contaminated drinking water (causing the spread of epidemic disease) and serious leakage problems; the entire water supply system requires urgent rehabilitation. The project essentially involves rebuilding the drinking water treatment plant and the most damaged part of the distribution network, as well as ground-water pumps. The project also calls […]
The Urban and Productive integrated Sustainable Settlements in El Salvador, Joint Programme, aims to expand economic opportunities for vulnerable groups with special emphasis on women with the ultimate aim of reducing the number of people living below the poverty line. The program aims to improve urban settlements, improve housing quality and strengthen the value chains […]
Inadequate access to microbiologically safe drinking water continuously threatens the health and well-being of more than a billion people, primarily in developing countries. Decentralized water treatment can be used in regions where central water infrastructure is not available at all, or not reliable. Ultrafiltration is an effective technology to treat water and in principle can […]
Ernst Basler + Partner is entrusted with the overall project management and construction supervision of Khujand drinking water network rehabilitation. Read more
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 […]