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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 SRC Health Project in China, Tibet Autonomous Region (since 1988) Water scarcity and lack of water quality contributes to the daily hardship of the Tibetan people. Until today most rural families collect water from streams which is unsafe for human consumption. During the long winters water sources are often unusable because of frost. Following […]
The free online SSWM Toolbox is a new educational software application that can answer (almost) all questions on the topic of sustainable water and wastewater management. It incorporates all aspects of the water cycle, and shows the links to the nutrient cycle. Human activity is central to these interconnections. The SSWM Toolbox was designed under […]
This project is focussed on Institutional Development of the water authorities in Ganja and Sheki (> 400’000 inhabitants in total). The conducted assignments reach throughout technical, financial and institutional fields including tendering, training, advising and assistance of the Water Supply Company and the Project Implementation Units in technical and structural questions. Institutional analysis and development […]
Kenya: Water kiosks for villages Rural populations in northern Kenya suffer from acute water scarcity because the environment they live in is semi-arid. Local infrastructure is limited and a pastoralist lifestyle prevails. Water scarcity, poor water quality and opportunity costs (time spent searching for and collecting water, nutritional loss, etc.) lead to frequent water borne […]
Objectives: (i) to identify and describe these waterbodies (ponds, small reservoirs) and their associated ecological, social, and economical services in the pasture landscape from the Cerrado, (ii) based on this information, to disseminate to stakeholders (and particularly to schools) the basic knowledge on these ecosystems and on “good” practices enhancing their services. Read more
WaterHealth India (WHIN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of WaterHealth International, a company that aims at providing scalable, safe drinking water solutions to underserved areas in India through advanced technology and self-sustaining business models based on WaterHealth Centres. These centres are modular structures that house water purification equipment to treat locally available water. Each WHC […]
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 […]
ApaSan’s Project goal is to contribute to improved quality of life and public health of the rural population in Moldova through increased sustainable access to safe drinking water and environmental sanitation (WES). In phase 1 ApaSan built on the achievements, expertise, partnerships and positioning established by SDC’s WatSan Programme and has embarked on a scaling-up […]