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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 [...]
This WaterLex 2015 publication: Country Mapping: The Status of Implementation and Monitoring of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in Uganda is available here to download. Executive Summary Access to safe water and sanitation is a human right, as recognized in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Human Right to Water […]
Most of the drinking water systems in the hill areas are gravity flow systems using natural spring water. The water sources may be used or claimed by several hamlets for different purposes. Thus, water resources planning at local level are an essential step towards sustainable and equitable resource management. The Water Resources Management Programme (WARM-P) […]
Apply Now – Water Convention 2018: Call for Papers The Water Convention, which is the main event at the SIWW, welcomes water practitioners and leaders to share their best practices, strategies and applied technological solutions which address the challenges and provide opportunities under the following domains or themes: Delivering Water from Source to Tap Effective […]
Ivory Coast: quality drinking water for Addah Village The residents of Addah Village in rural Ivory Coast have been waiting for access to clean drinking water for many years. The project consists in the installation of a drinking water treatment plant NVAqua® with a capacity of 100m3/day to treat insalubrious water from a well. The […]
The WaterLex Legal Database (WLD) provides direct access to legal and political sources on the human right to water and sanitation: International Conventions, National Strategies, National Policies, National Law, and Political Declarations (UN resolutions). The WLD has been designed as an evolving tool, based on iterative review and providing up-to-date information. It aims at bridging […]
Background: The global strategy to control helminthiasis is preventive chemotherapy that is the regular administration of anthelminthic drugs to at-risk populations in a vertical approach. Re-infection after treatment can occur rapidly as long as access to clean water and adequate sanitation has not been improved and hygiene behaviour remains unchanged. Integrated approaches are necessary in […]