Waste Management
According to WHO, poor waste disposal practices are responsible for a significant proportion of the world's infectious disease burden. In many areas, municipal sewage is often mixed with industrial waste and in some regions very little wastewater receives treatment before it is discharged into the environment. Resources available in this sub-theme include assessment reports of wastewater treatment plants, national strategies for sewage disposal, among other resources that support sustainable waste management.
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Waste Management Resources
Private Participation in Environmental Services: Final Analysis of Standards and Definition of Performance Requirements for the Liquid Waste Sector in Tunisia
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November 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Tunisia demonstrates increasing commitment to greater private sector participation in the delivery of urban environmental services. The National Sanitation Agency (ONAS'), the main operator in the liquid waste sector, currently entrusts the execution of most studies as well...Read more
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TunisiaMiddle East and North AfricaProject Grant Agreement Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America for Technical Support for Secondary Cities Project
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September 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The Project will support the expansion and development of sustainable and replicable water and/or wastewater facilities in selected urban population centers in Egypt. The Project will include (a) assistance to identify and implement reforms necessary for local water/wastewater authorities to...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaCountry Program Strategy, FY 1992-1996: Water and Wastewater
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May 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The importance of potable water and sanitary drainage to the Egyptian economy and quality of life can not be overstated. the Nile is the source of 80 percent of Egyptian drinking water and it is to the Nile that the wastewater effluent eventually drains. Pollutants in this closed system have...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaScoping Reports for The Environmental Assessments for The Canal Cities Water and Wastewater Phase II Project
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March 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
Egypt's National Organization for Potable Water Supply and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD), in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is proposing to build a new sewage treatment plant for Suez City. The proposed treatment plant is one element of the Canal...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of a National Strategy for Sewage Disposal in Tunisia: Phase Ii
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July 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
Specifically, the purpose of this exploratory study was to assess sewage disposal in urban areas not served by ONAS and establish a process for formulating a national sewage disposal strategy for the development and promotion of alternative disposal methods in Tunisia. The objectives of the...Read more
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TunisiaMiddle East and North AfricaPotable Water and Wastewater Sector Review: Egypt
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November 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
When the AID program was resumed in Egypt in the mid-1970s, the water/wastewater infrastructure picture was an urgent concern. This report details a review of the infrastructure and the necessary means to improve the wastewater sector. Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaRecommended Wastewater Treatment Guidelines for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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July 13, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the design and recommendations for a wastewater treatment facility in Amman, Jordan. It specifies, sequencing, solids handling facilities, appropriate technology, design criteria and activated sludge.Read more
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JordanMiddle East and North AfricaTechnical Recommendations for Wastewater Treatment Demonstration (Pilot) Plants for Lebanon
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March 25, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
An Environmental Sanitation Project has been undertaken jointly by the Lebanese government's Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDI), the Lebanese Ministry of Health (MOH) and the American University of Beirut (AUB) with financial assistance from U.S. AID for building two (2)...Read more
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LebanonMiddle East and North AfricaPreliminary Design Report: Wastewater Treatment Facilities; Irbid Municipal Water Distribution, Sewerage, Storm Drainage and Solid Waste Disposal Project
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November 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a preliminary design report on a wastewater treatment facilities and disposal project. This preliminary design report culminates the first step of the design process. The report sets forth the design criteria, provides a description of the wastewater treatment and sludge handling processes...Read more
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