Sustainability
According to Global Water Challenge, sustainability is one of the most pressing issues facing the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector today. More than 30 percent of WASH projects fail after two to five years. Resources available to help address this challenge include guidance on operations and maintenance approaches, tools to estimate long-term costs, and other resources to support sustainability.
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Sustainability Resources
A Review of Decision-Making Support Tools in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector
Published:
May 15, 2008Pacific Institute
This report evaluates 120 existing resources in the WASH sector, finds significant gaps, and recommends the development of a decision-making tool that can help practitioners evaluate which approaches are appropriate for their situation.Read more
mWASH: Mobile Phone Applications for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector
Published:
April 1, 2012Pacific Institute
Billions of the world's poor still lack access to basic water and sanitation services, yet many of them can count mobile phones among their possessions. Water and sanitation practitioners have begun to tap the potential of these phones as tools to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)...Read more
Global Water Governance in the 21st Century
Published:
July 24, 2013Pacific Institute
This report examines structures and approaches needed to meet the challenge of sustainable water management in an interconnected world.Read more
A Project Completion Report for Harnessing Solar Power for Multi-Use Water Systems (SOLAR MUS) in Six Remote Hillside Villages in Nepal
Published:
April 1, 2013iDE
This project brings together iDE-N's experience in MUS, irrigation, water management and appropriate sustainable business models with Renewable World’s experience in renewable energy and business models for income generation in extremely isolated communities. Solar-powered water pumps, as a...Read more
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South East AsiaMUS Factsheet
iDE
The MUS factsheet gives an overview of Multiple Use Services in Nepal. It provides an outline of the MUS approach, MUS configurations, impacts and challenges in the planning and implementation of MUS.Read more
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South East AsiaInstallation Guidelines on Low-Cost Water Storage (Ferro-Cement Lined Tank (FCL) Storage)
iDE
These guidelines describe the construction and maintenance process of the FCL and MTJ tanks. The introduction of these tanks has shown them to be both appropriate and useful for all rural household water storage needs. Any water source can be collected in the tank, depending on the use and quality...Read more
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South East AsiaInstallation Guidelines on Low-Cost Water Storage (Modifiled Tahi Jar - MTJ)
iDE
These guidelines describe the construction and maintenance process of the FCL and MTJ tanks. The introduction of these tanks has shown them to be both appropriate and useful for all rural household water storage needs. Any water source can be collected in the tank, depending on the use and quality...Read more
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South East AsiaVideo: Promoting Local Supply Chains with SolutionMUS
Published:
May 1, 2015Winrock International
Whenever clients' water needs can be addressed by local entrepreneurs, SolutionMUS seeks to catalyze scalable, market-based solutions taking demand and supply into account. See how SolutionMUS enhances the scalability and sustainability of water services by working across the supply chain of...Read more
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GlobalGroundwater-Dependent Ecosystems- Level I Inventory Field Guide
Published:
March 1, 2012U.S. Department of Agriculture
This Level I inventory field guide describes a national protocol to supply data used in project identification and planning. Data collected through this field guide serve as the basis for the assessment of project and activity effects on, and the identification of project-level design and...Read more
Making Groundwater Sustainable
National Groundwater Association
?This NGWA-sponsored workshop will examine how to develop and use groundwater in a sustainable manner to meet the nation’s pressing needs for food and energy while maintaining a healthy environment.Read more
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