Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. Perspectives are like filters: they compile and structure the information that relate to a given focus theme, region or context. This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management.
This website is a description of the WHO’s work on water, sanitation and hygiene as well as an interesting collection of documents on the issues.
This manual has been prepared for agencies, contractors and individuals involved in various aspects of the low-cost pour-flush water seal latrine programme in India. The inherent principles are, however, of general application; with minor modifications, the technical details can be readily adapted to meet the needs of different areas, particularly where water is used for anal cleansing. The manual presents salient features in regards to design, construction and maintenance as well as the administration of low-cost pour-flush water seal latrines with offset twin pits. It contains extensive drawings, tables of quantities for construction materials used for different designs as well as standard forms for by-laws and for general information on project administration and supervision.
ROY, A.K. CHATTERJEE, P.K. GUPTA, K.N. KHARE, S.T. RAU, B.B. SINGH, R.S. (1984): Manual on the design, construction and maintenance of low-cost pour-flush water seal latrines in India. (= TAG technical note; no. 10 ). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank URL [Accessed: 01.06.2010]
This evaluation report provides the findings and key lessons learnt from assessment study conducted in Zambia for the use of chlorine solution.
OLEMBO, L. FAD, K. TUBA, M. BURNHAM, G. (2004): Safe Water Systems: An Evaluation of the Zambian CLORIN Program . URL [Accessed: 31.05.2010]
This map shows individual countries’ freshwater resources in comparison to their land area. Worldmapper Maps are powerful tools for raising awareness.
NEWMAN, M. SASI GROUP (2006): Water Resources. URL [Accessed: 31.05.2010]This website of the Wageningen University is essential in providing introductions to key areas of participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation, as well as providing a quick selection of key resources in relation to specific areas of M&E work.
This web page contains several links and documents related to PM&E.
Reference training manual aimed at professionals responsible for operation and maintenance of water supply systems. It is designed to raise the level of training, make maximum use of resources, and help the implementation of training activities.
FARLEY, M. (2001): Leakage Management and Control. A best Practice Manual. Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO) URL [Accessed: 26.05.2010]This is a very practical, concise and easy to understand set of online guidelines for planning and running training courses. Although the training approaches and techniques described here are based soundly on the sciences of pedagogy and education, they also reflect the practical side of field work in the developing world.
This website of the training, learning and development resources presents an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of roleplays, and includes also other training tools.
This site, entitled Training for Change presents an array of tools that can be used for training. The organisation is dedicated to inducing change, which requires a strong team spirit. Hence, there are also some tools on teambuilding.
This website considers role play as an effective training method for staff and gives reasons for this conclusion. As an example, a role play allows to assess new scenarios in a realistic manner, and enables participants to reflect.