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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.

Labour intensive technologies and solutions

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Labour intensive technologies and solutions

Labour intensive technologies and solutions

Manual Pumping

Hand pumps are water-lifting devices that can be operated manually to withdraw water from surface water sources, groundwater sources and reservoirs,…

Human-powered Emptying and Transport

Human-powered emptying and transport refers to the different ways in which people can manually empty and/or transport sludge and solid products…

Human-Powered Distribution

Where there is no or not sufficient piped supply of freshwater and drinking water, nor any motorised vehicles to distribute it, water distribution…

Operation and Maintenance

Generally, water and sanitation projects experience their most serious problems with operation and maintenance and with cost recovery aspects.…

Manual Irrigation

Manual irrigation systems are very simple, but effective methods for making water available to crops. Manual irrigation systems are easy to handle…