Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Microfinance Loans to Increase Sanitary Latrine Sales: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rural Cambodia
iDE
This document gives a brief overview of iDE Cambodia and ID insight's study of a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of offering microfinance loans for latrines versus the current cash on delivery model...Read more
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Cambodia, East Asia and PacificIWMI Research Report: Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana
iDE
This study examines the strategies used for dissemination of the treadle pump and the dynamics of its adoption and impacts, with a special focus on poverty alleviation. The data comes primarily from a survey of adopters and non-adopters in the Volta and Ashanti regions of Ghana.Read more
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Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaImpact Evaluation of a Large-Scale Rural Sanitation Project in Indonesia
Foundation Center
This impact evaluation assesses the results of Indonesian Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing (TSSM) program. Unlike many RCTs that are carried out on pilot programs, it looks at an intervention that has been implemented at scale and led by the government under real-world conditions,...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificRain Barrel Water Harvesting Guide
National Water Research Institute
A 6-page "how-to" guide on the basic principles of rain barrel water harvesting and information about installing your own system. This guide was prepared for the Nogales Rainwater Harvesting Open House...Read more
City of Tucson Water Harvesting Guidance Manual
National Water Research Institute
This manual describes a process for evaluating site characteristics and developing integrated designs in which water harvesting enhances site Productivity and Efficiency, sustainability and aesthetics. Water harvesting techniques and principles are described, followed by example designs.Read more
The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting
National Water Research Institute
This manual describes a process for setting up rainwater harvesting across Texas geographies.Read more
Water and Sanitation Markets in the Pacific: Understanding Demand and Fostering Sustainable WASH Marketplaces
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Sanitation marketing has been identified as a promising approach for increasing access to adequate sanitation. However, it is unclear if sanitation marketing offers a coherent framework that can transform the WASH sector in the Pacific into a sustainable, demand-driven market. Further, access to...Read more
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East Asia and PacificMeant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In
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January 24, 2015The LTFHC was glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in the preparation of this article featured in The New York Times. The article describes the potential environmental problems of treated mosquito nets being used to catch fish. Millions of mosquito nets are handed out to...Read more
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, TanzaniaFrom Curse to Cure: The Impact of Energy Exploration & Production in the Lake Tanganyika Basin
Published:
September 10, 2014Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
New study charts risks and rewards of the forthcoming oil boom in the African Great Lakes:
The LTFHC released a white paper on the burgeoning hydrocarbon sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the surrounding African Great Lakes region. The unprecedented study details how the oil and gas...Read more
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, TanzaniaSave Lake Tanganyika: Treat it Like an Ocean
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November 30, 2011Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
A National Geographic News article describing Lake Tanganyika's unique number of fish species found nowhere else in the world and conservation approaches to protect the lake's rich biodiversity. ...Read more
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