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Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly – POSTPONED!

May 26, 2020 | 8:00 am

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Swiss Junior Water Prize 2020

Anna Sidonia Marugg from Zuoz (GB) wins the Swiss Junior Water Prize 2020 Bern (24th April 2020) – The national contest for young researchers, Swiss Youth in Science, celebrated its 54th edition with the participation of 136 finalists from 20 cantons. This year, the competition had to be conducted online, which meant a considerable challenge […]
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Swiss investment in long-term water and sanitation solutions

The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis but also has far-reaching social and economic consequences. The spread of the virus is closely related to water and sanitation as access to water, sanitation and hygiene is a fundamental determinant of health. Safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene services are an essential part of preventing disease and [...]
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MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”

May 1, 2017 | 12:00 am - Dec 31, 2020 | 12:00 am |

Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management on a city-wide scale? Eawag-Sandec will launch the fourth MOOC of the series “Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste for Development” on May 1. The 5-weeks online course […]

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

Jun 29, 2020 | 12:00 am - Jul 3, 2020 | 11:59 pm |

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop will take place at a later date, possibly in a different format. More information on www.aguasan.ch. Updates will follow soon! Thank you for your understanding.

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nanoTalk Water

May 28, 2020 | 7:00 pm |

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

Jun 29, 2020 | 12:00 am - Jul 3, 2020 | 11:59 pm |

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SWP Member Projects

Backstopping for Establishment of Water Supply Systems in the Great Lake Area

The project targets water and sanitation projects in around 160 health centres and 10 Hospitals in the area. Target population 2.5 million people. Investment approx 8 Mio USD mainly for water supply.

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 goal of the project is to supply the new school ‘Ecole mixte Arc-en-Ciel du Haut-Valais’ in Montrouis Haiti (100 children) with clean drinking water with the low-cost Sanakvo-technology by the year 2014. The high-quality and low-cost Sanakvo-water-from-air-technology is well adapted to Haiti, which faces water scarcity due to the destruction of existing water-pipelines and […]

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) – AgSri

Sugarcane will become an increasingly important crop in India in the near future due to increasing demand from sugar consumers and an expansion in the use of sugar-based biofuels. To meet this demand, sugarcane cultivation needs to change radically in order to increase yields and efficient use of water and fertilizers. The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI), initiated […]

Fontein Primary School in Port Elizabeth: Renovation of the defective WC facilities; installing new toilets, washbasins and urinals; education in hygiene and maintenance; Geberit employees and apprentices from Europe on site. Read more

Develop and test participatory and integrated methodology for water tratement (combination of SODIS and in-situ chlorination with WATA devices) and improved hygiene eduaction in 110 schools. A particular focus placed on schools because they are a key environment for social marketing. With their enormous potential to raise awareness and influence the future generation, they play […]

Construction of Lake Water Treatment Plant Hirsacker-Appital (24’000 m3/d), Horgen, Switzerland

Safe Drinking Water for the Population in the Great Lakes (PEPP)

The project’s main objective is to link communities to water supply systems, thus complementing previous projects to improve water supply and sanitation in health facilities and schools. SKAT has the lead on the project, with the Swiss TPH linking the activities to existing health projects by enhancing the promotion of safe drinking water and improved […]

IBG has realized the final engineering design of this twin pipeline water transmission system from the Persian Gulf to Riyadh City. A total length of 900 km of pipes with typical diameters between 1200 and 1800 mm has been placed within this project for transporting 900’000 m3/d of water. IBG’s very broad involvement includes for […]

Events

Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly – POSTPONED!

News

Swiss Junior Water Prize 2020

Swiss investment in long-term water and sanitation solutions

MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

nanoTalk Water

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

SWP Member Projects

Backstopping for Establishment of Water Supply Systems in the Great Lake Area

Senegal

Drinking water for Haitian school

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) – AgSri

Social Project South Africa 2012

Safe Water School Project – Kenya, Bolivia, Haiti

Lake Water Treatment Horgen

Safe Drinking Water for the Population in the Great Lakes (PEPP)

Water Transmission System in Saudi Arabia