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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 global strategy to control helminthiasis is preventive chemotherapy, which is the regular administration of anthelminthic drugs to at-risk populations. However, re-infection can occur rapidly as long as access to clean water and adequate sanitation has not been improved and hygiene behaviour remained unchanged. Current control efforts do not take these latter aspects sufficiently […]
The Government of India has requested ADB to assist in development of an Operations Plan to strengthen execution of rural sanitation agenda in India. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) recently promulgated the Ten Year Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy (2012-2022). Aligning with the Government Planning Commission’s next 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017), […]
Kickstart your own business with the cewas Start-up Programme! The cewas Start-up Programme supports dedicated entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas for a sustainable development of the water and sanitation sector. cewas is a Swiss-based non-profit competence centre combining expertise in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management with business innovation. The cewas Start-up Programme consists […]
Geo Expertise had conducted in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) a campaign of collect geo-referenced data and satellite imagery analysis to assess the state of agriculture in Orontes Basin and North East of Syria. This study has contributed to assess the state of the agriculture sector and has identified […]
Thanks to financial support for the construction of two sewage plants in Thala and Feriani (Kasserine district), over 40’000 people in the two towns are now connected to the sewage system. This improvement of basic infrastructure in disadvantaged regions helps to strengthen economic attractiveness and to reduce regional imbalances in Tunisia.
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 […]
The gradual introduction of the WATASOL approach in Guinea began in response to a cholera outbreak in 2008 and could serve as a model for other countries. Tinkisso-Antenna, our motivated and competent local partner, is currently working with the Guinean Ministry of Health to extend the production and distribution of chlorine flasks throughout the entire […]
Community Health Projects in Bangladesh (since 1990’s) Polluted surface water, dangerous hygiene practices and arsenic contamination of ground water are major threats to community health in Bangladesh. In addition, floods, droughts and hurricanes regularly affect the country, challenging the access to safe drinking water even more, especially of the poorest. The SRC currently works in […]
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 […]