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
Quick Resource: Stormwater Quantity
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December 1, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
Rainwater harvesting can help ameliorate the effects of development on natural hydrology. In fact, a major goal of low impact development (LID) is to mimic a site's natural hydrology as much as possible. LID practices can even restore a watershed's hydrological functions. Water harvesting...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaSpring Project Year 2 Annual Report
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November 15, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
This Annual Report highlights SPRING's accomplishments during Project Year (PY) 2, a year of tremendous growth and technical development. In our PY2 work plan, SPRING's core-funded global and technical leadership activities were organized into six strategies including: (1)...Read more
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UgandaSub-Saharan AfricaSpring Project Year 2 Annual Report: October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013
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November 15, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
This Annual Report highlights SPRING's accomplishments during Project Year (PY) 2, a year of tremendous growth and technical development. In our PY2 work plan, SPRING's core-funded global and technical leadership activities were organized into six strategies including: (1)...Read more
Khartoum/White Nile Emergency Project: Final Report
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November 10, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall goal of this project was to assist humanitarian agencies to effectively and promptly respond to North-South separation related emergencies in Khartoum and White Nile States through the provision of needed resources to organizations already on the ground who have a history of working...Read more
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SudanSub-Saharan AfricaBuilding Local Well Drilling Capacity in Senegal
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August 1, 2013Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
An overview of various well drilling technologies and their costs, this document also provides a case for the adoption of manually drilling wells where appropriate. Manually drilling wells, when professionalized, can be completed at the same level of quality as mechanized rigs but at 1/4 of the...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaWater Supply and Stormwater Management Benefits of Residential Rainwater Harvesting in U.S. Cities
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August 1, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
This article presents an analysis of the projected performance of urban residential rainwater harvesting systems.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDesert Water Harvesting Initiative: Rainwater and Stormwater Harvesting, Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development for Improved Sustainability and Adaption to Climate Change
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June 4, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
This article is about the green infrastructure and the low impact development. It also shows how water harvesting can but at a solution on multiple scales.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaThe Importance of Operation and Maintenance for the Long-Term Success of Green Infrastructure
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March 1, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
Green infrastructure reduces storm water pollution by infiltrating, evapotranspiring, capturing, and using rainwater, and can be used to replace or augment traditional or gray storm water infrastructure. The use of green infrastructure as a storm water management strategy can help communities and...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFreshwater Supply and Distribution: a Developing Crisis in the Western Region. Issue Brief 5 in Series H?n Mpoano: Our Coast, Our Future.
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February 1, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
Inadequate access to freshwater of good quality and sufficient quantity for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses is an evolving crisis is Ghana.Read more
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GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaThe Cochise Water Project: Pueblo Del Sol Country Club
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January 1, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
The Pueblo del Sol project installed a rainwater harvesting system that would utilize their tennis courts and a portion of an adjacent roof area as collection surfaces.Read more
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