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In an endeavor to engage more sources of capital from private and public actors with water-related interventions, a project called Unlocking Investments for Water Entrepreneurship was kicked off. The results of this project are collected in this guidebook, which aims to connect investors and water enterprises with shared goals. The guide does this by providing:

• An overview of the water sector from an investor’s point of view;
• An outline of the different typologies of water enterprises, including key characteristics of their business models, enterprise setup, and revenue generation; and
• Knowledge of the diverse investment instruments, ranging from traditional to innovative models.

This study is a collaborative effort between the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) and the Initiative for Blended Finance at the University of Zurich, as well as the Center for Entrepreneurship in Water and Sanitation (cewas), enabling the interweaving of knowledge from both the industry and academia. The goal of the body of work is to allow water enterprises and ecosystem actors, such as incubators and accelerators, to identify and approach suitable financial sources for the relevant enterprise typologies, while funders can seek out suitable enterprises or financing instruments, depending on their objective.

KWON, T. TRUONG, C. HERMANN-FRIEDE, J. BUSSMANN, A. (2021): Unlocking Investments for Water Entrepreneurship. Zurich, Switzerland: University of Zurich PDF

BOHEMEN, H. (2005): Ecological Engineering. Bridging Between Ecology and Civil Engineering. Netherlands: AEneas Technical Publishers

Worksheet for training logistics explaining what to consider and what not to consider during or before preparing training logistics.

SATISH, S. (2010): Training Logistics Worksheet. Pune: SSWM Toolbox

ERNST & YOUNG (2011): Water Sector in India - Emerging Investment Opportunities. New Delhi: Ernst & Young India

GIZ (2011): Review of existing Sewerage System in Raipur. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

LEBARIN, M. (2003): Culture and conflict: beyond intractability. .

This book covers the public health, technical, socioeconomic, sociocultural and institutional aspects of sanitation in towns and cities of developing countries. The text features excreta-related diseases and the use of sanitation to reduce their transmission. The sanitation technologies covered in detail are VIP latrines, pour-flush toilets, septic tanks, settled sewerage and simplified sewerage, with additional chapters on sullage disposal, pit emptying, and sewage treatment and reuse. Sociocultural constraints on sanitation systems and their socioeconomic costing are described, together with hygiene education, which is essential in order to achieve maximum benefits to health. The text also explains how to choose the most appropriate sanitation option for a given low-income community. Finally, institutional aspects are reviewed, including effective sanitation programme planning, monitoring and evaluation.

MARA, D. (1996): Low-cost Urban Sanitation. United Kingdom: Wiley

This documentation provided by the organisation Aurore elaborates on solar pumping methods, lists maintenance tasks and presents short case studies.

AURORE (2002): Best Practices in Solar Water Pumping. Tamil Nadu: Auroville Renewable Energy (AURORE) PDF

Información técnica sencilla pero bastante útil, en inglés, que se refiere al diseño, construcción y extracción del agua subterránea mediante los pozos excavados a mano.

WATERAID (2013): Hand-dug wells – Technical brief. London (UK): WaterAid URL PDF

Presentation on urban agriculture activities in the City of Gampaha, Sri Lanka, including plenty of pictures on different vertical garden technologies implemented.

RANASINGHE, T. (2007): Review of UPA activities in Gampaha, Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned. In: Proceedings of the RUAF CFF Regional Advisory Board Meeting.:

VIRARAGHAVAN, T. ; MATHAVAN, G.N. (1988): Effects of Low Temperature on Physichochemical Processes in Water Quality Control. In: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering: Volume 2 Issue 3, 101-110.

POLPRASERT, C. VEENSTRA, S. VAN DER STEEN, P. (2001): Wastewater Treatment II. Natural Systems for Wastewater Management. Delft: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)

PDF presentation on the technical and non-technical aspects of sanitation systems in developing countries.

EAWAG/SANDEC (2008): Sanitation Systems and Technologies. Presentation. (= Sandec Training Tool 1.0, Module 4 ). Duebendorf: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science (Eawag), Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec)

WORLD BANK (2003): Enabling Environments for Civic Engagement in PRSP Countries. Social Development Notes. Washington: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank

This brochure describes composting and the “Community-based Waste Management and Composting Pilot Program,” implemented in urban slum and suburban areas of Bangladesh by Waste Concern, with support from Government of Bangladesh and UNICEF.

WASTE CONCERN Community based Composting. Dhaka: Waste Concern

PDF presentation focuses on the sustainable implementation and scaling up of Biosand filters.

BODENNER, J. (2005): BioSandWater Filter. (PDF Presentation). Rockford: Rockford MI Rotary Club

This document is part of a set of three resource documents included in the Integrity Management toolbox for Water service Providers (WsPs):

• Facilitator’s Guide
• Description of WsP Integrity risks
• Description of WsP Integrity Instruments (this document)

This description of WsP Integrity risks provides detailed descriptions of the most common integrity risks for WsPs, including examples of “red flags” (warning signs indicating potential lack of integrity in a WsP) and concrete examples from different public sources for each risk. the integrity risks are organised in six categories, which are oriented along the departments / work areas commonly found in WsPs:

• Customer relations
• Operations and maintenance
• Financial management
• Procurement and contract management
• Governance, management and controls
• Human resources management and employment

Most of the integrity risks at the level of WsPs are generic and comparable across the globe. A handful of country-specific risks do, however, exist. Most of these country-specific risks are likely to be found in the risk area “Governance, management and controls” and
are for example linked to the political and regulatory framework, the governance of WsPs, or the roles and responsibilities of other water sector institutions.

Hermann-Friede, J. Kropac, M. Achermann, S. Heeb, J. Feuerstein, L. (2014): Integrity Management Toolbox for Water Service Providers - Description of WSP Integrity Risks. Berlin, Germany: cewas, WIN, GIZ PDF

A short publication with illustrations on different household water treatment options, which is designed to provide information on household water treatment to school children.

DWSS (2007): Household Water Treatment Options. Notebook Cover. Kathmandu, Nepal: Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS)

This document provides practical tools for appropriate sanitation implementation. It contains guidelines for sanitation and technical option sheets.

HUBA-MANG, E. PANZERBIETER, T. (2006): Sanitation is more than Life - Sustainable Sanitation Options for Sri Lanka. (= Guidelines and Technical Option Sheets , 3 ). Singapore: World Toilet Organization (WTO)

NEPAL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION ; TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS ; CEMAT CONSULTANTS (PVT) LTD ; ENTEC OPERATIONAL SERVICES (1995): Nepal: Leak Detection and Waste Control Program. Seminar proceedings.