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Appropriate technologies
Investing in sanitation for children in East Asia and the Pacific
This publication presents the initiatives taken in the East Asia and Pacific region by UNICEF for improved sanitation technologies that are low-cost but that satisfy criteria for safety, effectiveness and sustainability for use within community-based programmes. (UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific: 2008) More info >>
Technology notes: Water Aid
These technology notes provide an outline of the technologies used by Water Aid on long-term development projects in Africa and Asia. (Water Aid: 2007) More info >>
Choosing an appropriate technology
This technical brief provides guidance on how to choose water and sanitation technologies that are the most appropriate for a given context. (WELL) More info >>
WaterAid: Considerations before design
Considerations for assessing and planning community water projects. (WaterAid) More info >>
World Development Report 2004: Making services work for poor people
World Bank Report 2004 with information about how some water services are failing poor people. (World Bank) More info >>
Water, sanitation and health at a glance
The importance of water, sanitation and hygiene to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. (World Bank) More info >>
South Asia Regional Conference: water technologies
Conference presentations about technologies for poverty reduction in South Asia, including water resources. (Intermediate Technology Development Group) More info >>
A Directory of environmentally sound technologies for the integrated management of solid, liquid and hazardous waste for SIDS
This Directory on Environmentally Sound Technologies for Waste Management in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) focuses primarily on proven sound environmental technologies for waste management plus those currently successfully being used in SIDS within the Pacific Region.
(United Nations Environment Program)
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Choosing appropriate technology for water treatment
Guide to selecting the most appropriate technical options for water treatment facilities. (Loughborough University) More info >>
Towards better programming: A Water Handbook
Appropriate technologies, the importance of community management of water resources and cost-effective solutions. (United Nations Children's Fund) More info >>