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High and upfront water connection charges often act as a major barrier to connecting the poor. So why charge for a connection? Read more...
Who Pays for Water? a case study of action learning in the islands of the Caribbean Read more...
L’accès équitable aux systèmes améliorés de sanitation demeure l’un des défis majeurs auxquels font face quotidiennement les communautés de pays en développement. L’évacuation de matières usées se fait à partir d’une décharge ménagère, publique ou à l’air libre. Ce dernier procédé, plus fréquent... Read more...
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) was established in 1996 as an international network promoting an integrated approach to water resources management. The Performance Assessment Resource Centre (PARC) carried out an evaluation of the GWP for its Joint Donor Group of six European bilaterals (Denmark... Read more...
A paper from the Asia Research Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK examines recent urban sector reforms and their implications for urban governance in India. Read more...
Research from Oxford University, in the UK, evaluates the social impacts of watershed development in Madhya Pradesh, India. Read more...
Safe hygiene practices and access to sanitation are crucial for combating the main health threats to children. However, nearly twice as many people lack access to sanitation compared with water supply. Is it time to stop aligning sanitation and health (S&H)) policies so closely with water... Read more...
What does it cost to extend and sustain safe water and hygienic sanitation to poor communities in developing countries? Read more...
The Ministry of Environment of Pakistan has formed a working group to deliberate on the Country Plan for International Year of Sanitation (IYS- 2008) and IYS launching at the National/Provincial levels. The working groups consist of representatives from the concerned ministeries, provincial... Read more...
VIENTIANE, Lao PDR, 30 January 2008 – The first outbreak of cholera in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic in nearly eight years has prompted a vigorous response from UNICEF and its partners. Securing safe water and adequate sanitation is essential in tackling cholera, a water-borne disease... Read more...
HONG KONG (23 Jan 2008) — The Chinese government unveiled a detailed plan on Tuesday to limit pollution in China’s lakes by 2010 and return them to their original state by 2030.The State Council, China’s cabinet, ordered strict regulation of the release of wastewater, the closing of heavily... Read more...