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Vietnam - Modern school latrines to be built across the nation
HA NOI — The Ministry of Education and Training plans to introduce standard latrine designs in school across the country following the success of a pilot project in Thua Thien-Hue and Son La provinc… more »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
