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

Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support Program (Year 5 Work Plan)

Published: 
October 4, 2012
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Chemonics International is pleased to present this Year 5 work plan for the Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support (WWSS) Program. The plan covers a 15-month period from July 1, 2012 - September 15, 2013, which includes the final year of the project's activities. The period will run...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Improving Sanitation, Building Skills in Household Latrine Construction

Published: 
June 1, 2012
Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This success story is from the Ghana WASH, USAID-funded, project. It focuses on how the project built local capacity and demand for household latrines.Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support Program (Year 4 Work Plan)

Published: 
October 13, 2011
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Chemonics International is pleased to present this Year 4 work plan for the Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support (WWSS) Program, prepared in cooperation with its subcontractors, CH2M Hill and Chemonics Egypt. The plan covers the period from October 1, 2011 - September 15, 2012, which is the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Quarterly Progress Report - Water and Wastewater Sector Support

Published: 
April 17, 2011
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
This progress report details the activities that have taken place during the second quarter of the third year of the USAID-funded Water and Wastewater Sector Support (WWSS) Program.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Development of a National Strategy for Sewage Disposal in Tunisia, Phase I

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID Regional Housing and Urban Development Office in Tunis, The Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project conducted an exploratory study with the goal of elaborating a national strategy on the subject of sewage disposal in areas not served by the Tunisian National...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Domestic Water Supply and Sanitation in Irrigation Projects

Published: 
May 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Serving some 880,000 ha along the Blue Nile in Sudan, the Gezira-Managil Irrigation Scheme has led to dramatic increases in occurrences of malaria, schistosomiasis, diarrhea, and other water-related diseases. This study uses Gezira-Managil as a case in point to draw the attention of project...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Latrine Construction Workshop for Health Workers in El Rahad, North Kordofan, Republic of Sudan

Published: 
April 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID Mission in Sudan, the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project sent a two-person team to North Kordofan from January to February 1986 to assist the Regional Ministry of Health and Rural Health Support Project (RHSP) in conducting two workshops for ministry staff...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Central African Republic Identification and Formulation of Water Supply and Sanitation Projects

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The findings of this report identify that the Government of the Central African Republic should: negotiate new NGO subprojects as turnkey subprojects to be implemented under governmental guidelines, execute the most urgent subprojects as soon as possible, continue to define priority action zones,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa

Gedaref Water Supply and Solid Waste Disposal Feasibility Study - Sudan

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Water supply problems in the Gedaref area of Sudan were found to be complex and serious due to the water source situation and the extensive nature of its service area. One high lift water pump transmitted treated river water to over Z00,000 people through a single transmission line of 68.4...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Sanitation and Protection Project

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to test options for improving environmental sanitation in Botswana. Evaluation covers the period 1/80-12/81 and is based on document review, onsite interviews with project functionaries and beneficiaries, and field visits. The project has not progressed as planned. Due to poor...Read more
Regional focus: 
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa

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