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Vietnam - Modern school latrines to be built across the nation

envhealth@usaid wrote 2 days ago: HA NOI — The Ministry of Education and Training plans to introduce standard latrine designs in sch … more »

Tags: Sanitary Facilities, latrines, school sanitation, Vietnam

Bathrooms are cleaner than kitchens - international study

envhealth@usaid wrote 3 days ago: Kitchen a haven for germs: Study If you want to eat dinner from a clean surface, you might try your … more »

Tags: Africa, Europe & Central Asia, Hygiene Promotion, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Sanitation and Health, South Asia, kitchen hygiene, Kitchens

Philippines - Asian Development Bank 2nd National Sanitation Summit

envhealth@usaid wrote 4 days ago: The Asian Development Bank advocates that sanitation be an urgent priority for governments in Asia. … more »

Tags: Campaigns and Events, 2nd National Sanitation Summit, Asian Develoment Bank, Philippines

G8 leave 2.6 billion people with no place to go

dietvorst wrote 5 days ago: “Hopes of a breakthrough in the global sanitation and water crisis at the G8 summit were [...] … more »

Tags: Africa, Campaigns and Events, Policy, Progress on Sanitation, South Asia, G8 Evian Water Action Plan, G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, X G8

UNICEF/WHO - Progress on Drinking-water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation

envhealth@usaid wrote 1 week ago: Progress on Drinking-water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation (pdf, 17MB) is now on the WHO … more »

Tags: publications, Africa, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, North America, Latin America & Caribbean, Europe & Central Asia, Progress on Sanitation, UNICEF

Small-scale providers: success story highlights the need for cheap and accessible financing, Philippines

dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Elsa D. Mejia is General Manager of the Inpart Waterworks and Development Company (IWADCO), a family … more »

Tags: Loans, private-sector, small enterprises, small-scale private water providers

Small-scale providers: success story highlights the need for cheap and accessible financing, Philippines

dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Elsa D. Mejia is General Manager of the Inpart Waterworks and Development Company (IWADCO), a family … more »

Tags: governance, Financing, Water Supply, small-scale private water providers, small enterprises, small-scale providers, S0805-Lessons

Four Vacancies, Regional Project Coordination Unit of the Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Wastewater Management Project, SOPAC, Fiji

dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the regional Sustainable Inte … more »

Tags: Multilaterals, Integrated Water Resources Management, Jobs, Vacancies', Wastewater Management

ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region

dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda unveiled a seven-point agenda to prioritize w … more »

Tags: Bilaterals, Loans, Policies, Rural WASH, South Asia, Urban WASH, Asia Development Bank

Raising Revenues: Quick Solutions for Better Services

dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Tell consumers that increasing water tariffs is in their best interest and you’ll get scorn and sk … more »

Tags: Costs, Water Utilities, Charges, South Asia

KnowledgeHubs: New Asia-Pacific Network Launched to Tackle Water Problems

dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: Twelve centres of excellence from across the Asia-Pacific region have launched a network to share so … more »

Tags: sanitation, South Asia, Water Supply, Information and communication, Web sites, Knowledge Management, Research, S0805-Names

Tender for knowledge-sharing on sustainable sanitation and waste management

dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: On behalf of the Programme Board of the Integrated Support for a Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSU … more »

Tags: Tenders, NGOs, sanitation, Africa, South Asia, Knowledge Management

Tender for knowledge-sharing on sustainable sanitation and waste management

dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: On behalf of the Programme Board of the Integrated Support for a Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSU … more »

Tags: Africa, Funding, South Asia, Knowledge Management, knowledge sharing, sustainable sanitation, Tenders, Waste Management

ADB: Asia needs sustainable cities

Sanna-Leena wrote 1 month ago: By GILLIAN WONG, SINGAPORE (AP) Asian countries need help to build cities that can cope with the reg … more »

Tags: Campaigns and Events, South Asia, Asia, climate change, sustainable cities, urban sanitation

Japan - An Extravagant Indulgence: Posh Privies

envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: TOKYO — When it comes to saving energy, the Japanese have much to teach the United States and … more »

Tags: Sanitary Facilities, Japan, Toilets

WaterSISWEB: Social Bookmarking Water Website

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: WaterSISWEB is a free social bookmarking web site for water resources professionals. It is part of t … more »

Tags: Africa, Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Water Resources Management, Web sites, social-bookmarking

China: Beijing enlists Olympic size toilet army

Sanna-Leena wrote 1 month ago: By AMANDA L. PENTLER, Tuesday, June 24th 2008, 12:04 PM Beijing has dispatched 8,000 personnel for a … more »

Tags: Sanitary Facilities, Sanitation and Health, Beijing, China, Olympics, public toilets

ADB watsan consultancy opportunties for TA projects in Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and the Mekong

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has three consultancy opportunities for technical assistance in the … more »

Tags: Multilaterals, consultancies, South Asia, Water Supply, sanitation, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Mekong, Asian Development Bank

Meteorology: Taming the sky

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Is it really possible to stop rain, invoke lightning from the heavens or otherwise manipulate the we … more »

Tags: rainwater harvesting, China, cloud seeding, Weather Modification