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 […]

Ever concerned with highlighting the benefits of rainwater harvesting, the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) , works to promote this vital, but underused resource. In 2007, the IRHA created the Raindrops Geneva Award, an art biannual competition, that has been an important part of our awareness raising activities ever since. Linking Development with the Arts, […]

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

The sunlight pump is a highly efficient portable solar water pump for small-scale irrigation and domestic water supply. It is an affordable technology that combines environment-friendliness and low maintenance costs with income, productivity and labour-saving benefits. The sunlight pump was developed by professors and students from the Berne University of Applied Sciences in Biel.

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), […]

Decentralized wastewater treatment system for new eco-friendly settlenement in the capital of Switzerland.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]