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.
PowerPoint presentation on technical and non-technical aspects of solid waste management.
EAWAG ; SANDEC (2008): Solid Waste Management. Presentation. (= Sandec Training Tool 1.0, Module 6 ). Duebendorf: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science (EAWAG), Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC)
This paper focuses on improving production system efficiencies and reducing negative environmental impacts from short rotation crop systems and applying short rotation crops systems for specific environmental purposes. Topics such as identifying co-product opportunities that could facilitate short rotation crops uptake, accelerating deployment of short rotation crops systems and identification of barriers to large-scale implementation are also included.
VERWIJST, T. (2004): Short Rotation Crops in the World: IEA-Bioenergy Task 30 Organization and Priorities. In: Biomassa & Energia: Volume 1 , 113-121.
A slide show presenting the strategies that can be adopted by State of Goa for its State Sanitation Strategy.
GIZ (2012): Support in the preparation of State Sanitation Strategies (SSS) in selected states. PWD officers training in Goa. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
This master thesis illustrates the history of conventional wastewater treatment and the shift in paradigm towards recycling-oriented systems.
NEUPANE, K. (2004): ecosan - A Possible Approach to Sustainable Sanitation And Food Security. (= Master Thesis ). University of Applied Science Nordostniedersachen
This document captures challenges in water related reporting in the Middle East and lays out strategic approaches and a range of activities to foster constructive water reporting in the region.
MiCT and seecon (2017): Constructive Water Reporting in the Middle East - Media Strategy for the Blue Peace Middle East Initiative. Berlin, Germany: Media in Cooperation and Transition gGmbH and seecon GmbH PDF
Design manual for an agricultural cattle-fed domestic biogas digester including volume calculation of the digester and the hydraulic chamber and hydraulic retention times. Compiled by the Biogas Training Centre (BRC) Chendu, Sichuan (China).
BRC (n.y): Design of Biogas Plant. Sichuan (China): Biogas Training Centre (BRC) Chendu
This study provides results of laboratory and field studies on removal of E. coli by biosand filter. Field analysis was conducted on 55 household filter near Bonao, Dominican Republic.
STAUBER, C.E. ELLIOTT, M.A. KOKSAL, F. ORTIZ, G.M. DIGIANO, F.A. SOBSEY, M.D. (2006): Characterisation of the Biosand Filter for E. Coli Reductions from Household Drinking Water under Controlled Laboratory and Field Use Conditions. (= Water and Science & Technology , 3 / 54 ). IWA
Report of a European project with the objective to develop new sustainable sanitation concepts that have significant ecological and economic advantages compared to conventional end-of-pipe-systems. For this purpose, a demonstration plant was constructed and analysed in order to generate experiences on design, installation and operation.
PETER-FROEHLICH, A. BONHOMME, A. OLDENBURG, M. (2007): Sanitation Concepts for Separate Treatment of Urine, Faeces and Greywater (SCST) – Results. EU-Demonstration project
GWP's newest Perspectives Paper is called "Climate insurance and water-related disaster risk management – Unlikely partners in promoting development?" It is a contribution to the discussion on insurance, risk transfer and sharing mechanisms in offsetting economic impacts around extreme events.
(2018): Climate Insurance and water-related Disaster Risk Management – unlikely Partners in Promoting Development?. Global Water Partnership (GWP) URL PDFA glass full of water: Point-of-use solutions. This video shows the four proven HWTS versus chlorination, biosand filters, ceramic filters and SODIS.
Pharmaceuticals are bioactive chemicals that are mostly released to the environment via municipal wastewater treatment plants. Although they are widely detected in surface waters, the environmental fate and exposure of biota are still largely unknown. The results in this thesis show that microbial transformation was more efficient under aerobic than anaerobic conditions, however large differences were found between three pharmaceuticals studied experimentally. Diclofenac was recalcitrant, bisoprolol partially biotransformed and naproxen readily biodegradable
This chapter presents an overview of the different types of NPDES permits, permit components and the permitting development and issuance process. The intent of this chapter is to give a brief overview of the process of writing a permit.
EPA (1996): Chapter 3: Overview of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting Process. NPDES Permit Writers' Manual. (= Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Document No. EPA-833-B-96-003 ). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)