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http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/ [Accessed: 21.04.2010]

The United Nation’s website for the World Water Development Report (WWDR). This report is released every three years in conjunction with the World Water Forum. It is a comprehensive review that gives an overall picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources and aims to provide decision-makers with the tools to implement sustainable use of our water.

Case study from Sweden, describing forest irrigation as a final treatment step and reuse option for activated sludge effluents.

BODIK, I. RIDDERSTOLPE, P. (2008): Box 4.2: Forest irrigation in Kaageroed. In: BODIK, I. ; RIDDERSTOLPE, P. (2008): Sustainable sanitation in Central and Eastern Europe - addressing the needs of small and medium-size settlements. Stockholm: 68 . URL [Accessed: 21.04.2010]

This feasibility study resumes the current situation in Burkina Faso regarding social aspects, water and energy issues, agricultural and livestock sector activities, sanitation and environmental topics. It analyses the technical feasibility of currently available biogas digester designs for standardization and massive dissemination in the context of Burkina Faso. Also an outline of a National Domestic Biogas Programme is presented.

GTZ (2007): Feasability Study for a National Domestic Biogas Programme in Burkina Faso. German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH URL [Accessed: 21.04.2010]

This article provides operational and design guidance for the co-treatment of faecal sludge in waste stabilisation ponds and in activated sludge sewage treatment plants. Problems which may arise when highly concentrated faecal sludge is not properly included in the design of the co-treatment system are also discussed.

HEINSS, U. STRAUSS, M. (1999): SOS - Management of Sludges from On-Site Sanitation. Co-treatment of Faecal Sludge and Wastewater in Tropical Climates. Duebendorf and Accra: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science (EAWAG) URL [Accessed: 21.04.2010]

http://maps.grida.no/theme/freshwater [Accessed: 21.04.2010]

This website contains a number of high-quality maps on different subjects, amongst them also on freshwater availability, water scarcity etc.

This presentation contains some essential graphs and information on the water cycle as such. It is based on the 2009 WBCSD publication “Water Facts and Trends” (see further above).

WBCSD (2009): Water Facts and Trends. (PPT Presentation). Geneva: World Business Council for Sustainable Development URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

REKACEWICZ, P. (2009): Water Scarcity Index. In: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library: URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

Design manual for a fixed-dome biogas digester plant developed in India.

AFPRO (2005): Deenbandhu Model 2000 Biogas Plant. Valenzuela City: Action For Food Production (AFPRO) URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

The brochure „Water: Facts and Trends“ by the WBCSD (World Business Council on Sustainable Development) offers a series of appealing graphics a well structured presentation of the main (but not detailed) facts and trends on water and the state of water resources today.

WBCSD (2009): Facts and Trends. Water (Version 2). Geneva: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBDSC) URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

Factsheet on biogas and how it can be produced at farm level.

PACE Project (n.y): Biogas. (= Action Sheet , 66 ). The Pan African Conservation Education Project (PACE Project) URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclealbanianhi.html [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

The website of the U.S. Geological Survey contains a labelled image of the global water cycle in over 60 languages.

FALKENMARK, M. (2005): Towards Hydrosolidarity: Ample Opportunities for human ingenuity. Fifteen-Year Message from the Stockholm Water Symposia, in co-operation with the Symposium Scientific Programme Committee Stockholm International Water Institute. Stockholm: SIWI URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

WATER ENCYCLOPAEDIA (2010): Survival Needs. Water Encylopaedia URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

This short document describes the concept and design of horizontal domestic biogas digesters as developed at the Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization (ECHO).

FORST, C. (2002): Technologies demonstrated at Echo: Horizontal Biogas Digester. (= An Echo Concept Paper ). North Fort Myers: Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization (ECHO) URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

PIDWIRNY, M. (2006): Fundamentals of Physical Geography (2nd Edition). Okanagan: University of British Columbia URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

The Animal Products Development Centre, Bureau of Animal Industry (APDC-BAI), developed an integrated waste management scheme for small and medium scale slaughterhouses. Wastewater is treated in a DEWATS system developed together with BORDA. The system comprises a closed small-scale sewer system, an anaerobic digester, an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR), an anaerobic filter (AF) and an aerobic planted filter as a final step to reduce odours.

APDC (n.y): Pilot Integrate Waste Management Scheme for Small and Medium Scale Slaughterhouses. Valenzuela City: Animal Products Development Centre, Bureau of Animal Industry (APDC-BAI) URL [Accessed: 20.04.2010]

The information service on biogas technology has been developed and produced on the behalf of the GTZ project Information and Advisory Service on Appropriate Technology (ISAT). Volume IV summarises over 20 case studies from biogas sanitation as an appropriate technology in developing countries.

ISAT ; GTZ (1999): Biogas - Country Reports. (= Biogas Digest , 4 ). Information and Advisory Services on Appropriate Technology (ISAT) and German Agency for Technical Cooperation GmbH (GTZ). [Accessed: 19.04.2010] PDF

Design manual for designers, builders and operators on the design and operation of artificially constructed wetlands and waste stabilization ponds. The supporting information includes a standard systems approach which can be adopted universally; the theoretical background on the biological, chemical and physical processes of each method, the current state of the technology and technical knowledge on how to design, operate and maintain them; and theoretical knowledge on how best the models may be used to describe the systems.

UNEP (n.y): Waste Stabilization Ponds and Constructed Wetlands Manual. . United Nations Environmental Programme International Environmental Technology Center (UNEP-IETC) and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) URL [Accessed: 19.04.2010]

Comparative assessment of three waste stabilization ponds (from very small to very large scale) in Ouagadougou.

SPUHLER, D. KENFACK, S. TOGOLA, L. KLUTSE, A. TANDIA C.T. (2006): Evaluation des performances épuratoires de trois systèmes d’épuration biologique des eaux usées domestique à Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso . Ouagadougou: Réseau CREPA (Centre Régional Pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement à faible coût) URL [Accessed: 19.04.2010]

Language: French

Case Study on the fishponds in sewage-fed lagoons in Kolkata.

NANDEESHA, M.C. (2002): Sewage Fed Aquaculture Systems of Kolkata. A Century-old Innovation of Farmers. In: Aquaculture Asia: Volume 7 , 28-32. URL [Accessed: 19.04.2010]