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Selection of news for SN made on the 13.6.08

juin 13, 2008 — caridad

Informations générales (max 3)

- CSD-16: review of progress on water and sanitation
- Cost-benefit analysis: comparing network infrastructure services with
low-cost alternatives
Afrique Sub-Saharienne (max 3)

- South Africa: Minister to take over municipal water supply, country
shocked by infant deaths
- Sudan: People with HIV demand safe drinking water
- Ghana: sanitation campaign strategy launched

Europe et Amérique du Nord (max 1) C’est deja en francais
- Aqua publica europea : un réseau pour la gestion publique de l’eau

Autres régions (max 2)
- Indonesia: diarrhoea takes deadly toll on toddlers consuming infant
formula
- Puerto Rico: Mosquitoes from sceptic tanks transmit dengue

Leçons d’expériences (max 3)

- Sanitation: Encourage families in Ghana to install home latrines
- Finance: High and upfront connection charges for water act as a major
barrier

Technologies à suivre (max 3)

- BIOMIMICRY: beetle-based water harvesting

Funding opportunities (max 1)

- Bilateral aid: update on new water funding from Japan, Australia and
Spain
- Water kiosks: providing affordable urban water services in Cameroon and
Tanzania
Publications récentes (max 2)

- Waterlines, vol. 27, no. 2 (April 2008)
- Beyond construction : use by all : a collection of case studies from
sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia

Nouvelles vagues Web (1).

- BushProof Madagascar

Acteurs du secteur (1)

- Guinea worm eradication: President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire
receives Jimmy Carter Prize

Evénements et conférences

- 17- 23 août 2008 : Semaine Mondiale de l’Eau – Stockholm, Suède

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INTERNATIONAL

CSD-16: review of progress on water and sanitation

The 16th session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable
Development (CSD-16), was held from 05-16 May 2008 in New York. One of the
items on the agenda was a review of progress in implementing CSD-13
decisions on water and sanitation [1].

In his address [2] to the high-level segment of CSD-16, UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said it was “clear that the rate of
progress is still too slow to meet the MDG-7 environmental sustainability
targets”. He reiterated that delegates had stressed “the need to raise
public awareness; the need for increased funding, not least to guarantee
affordable water and sanitation for the poor; and the need to incorporate a
gender perspective into the water and sanitation agenda”. He urged the
Ministers “to make best use of the opportunity provided this year by the
International Year of Sanitation to raise awareness and accelerate
implementation of that agenda”.

Two CSD-16 side events [3] of special interest were:

* “The MDG Water and Sanitation Target: Refining the monitoring tools”
   in which UN-Water present ongoing work on several major assessment
   tools. One of these was the Global Annual Assessment on Sanitation and
   Drinking Water (GLAAS) for which IRC is preparing an overview of
   European Aid to Africa [4]

* “Sanitation : A Human Rights Imperative” where WaterAid, the Centre
   on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), UN-HABITAT and Swiss
   Development Co-operation (SDC) presented their draft publication on this
   topic [5].

[1] UN. Economic and Social Council (2008). Review of progress in
implementing the decision of the 13th session of the Commission on
Sustainable Development on water and sanitation : report of the
Secretary-General. E/CN.17/2008/11. Download here
[www.irc.nl/url/26092]

[2] UN News Centre [www.irc.nl/url/26093], 14 May 2008

[3] UN Commission on Sustainable Development, 16th Session, New York, 5 –
16 May 2008. Highlights of Side Events. Download here
[www.irc.nl/url/26094]

[4] Diaz, C. and Fonseca, C. (2008). Mapping European aid to Africa. EUWI
Africa / IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Download here
[www.irc.nl/url/26095]

[5] COHRE … [et al.]. (2008). Sanitation : a human rights imperative.
Draft. Geneva, Switzerland, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE).
Download here [www.irc.nl/url/26096]

Web sites: UN Commission on Sustainable Development. CSD Review Session
[www.irc.nl/url/24756] ; UN-Water [www.irc.nl/url/17658]
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: comparing network infrastructure services with
low-cost alternatives

“While we often assume that the benefits of improving water and
sanitation systems always outweigh the costs, this is not always
true”, say Dale Whittington and Bjørn Lomborg. New research [1]
written for the 2008 Copenhagen Consensus reveals that the full cost of
piping water to a household is as high as US$ 80 (EUR 51.50) per month,
which is far beyond the means of most families in developing countries.
Whittington and Lomborg claim that “the health advantages of providing
networked water supplies are less dramatic than is often assumed”. They
also challenge the assumption that all dams are bad investments, especially
in the case of multi-purpose dams for power, irrigation and flood
protection.

The research found that three alternatives to expensive network
infrastructure systems – boreholes with hand pumps, bio-sand filters and
community-led total sanitation (CLTS) – delivered benefits that were 2-3
times higher than the investments.

Sanitation and water is one the ten challenges that are being addressed by
the 2008 Copenhagen Consensus. More than 55 international economists,
including 5 Nobel Laureates, will be invited to assess proposed solutions
for the challenges and assemble a list of priorities. The first Copenhagen
Consensus was held in 2004.

[1] Whttington, D. … [et al.]. (2008). Copenhagen Consensus 2008
challenge paper sanitation and water. Frederiksberg, Denmark, Copenhagen
Consensus Center. Comments, in the form of two perspective papers, are
provided by Jenna Davis of Stanford University, and Frank Rijsberman / Alix
Peterson Zwane of Water and Sanitation Services at Google.org
[www.irc.nl/url/26130]. Download the papers here
[www.irc.nl/url/26131]

Related news: Cost-benefit: water and sanitation investment highly
cost-effective, say top economists, Source Weekly
[www.irc.nl/url/19590], 02 Jun 2004

Contact: Dale Whittington, Dept. of Environmental Sciences &
Engineering and City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, USA, and Manchester Business School, Manchester University,
UK, Dale_Whittington@unc.edu [mailto:dale_whittington@unc.edu] ; Henrik
Meyer, Deputy Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center, Denmark,
mailto:hm.ccc@cbs.dk

Web site: Copenhagen Consensus [www.irc.nl/url/26133]

Source: Dale Whittington and Bjørn Lomborg, Project Syndicate
[www.irc.nl/url/26134], May 2008

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AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA

SOUTH AFRICA: Minister to take over municipal water supply, country shocked
by infant deaths

The government plans to step in where councils have failed to provide safe
drinking water said Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks
during her budget vote debate in Parliament on 23 May 2008. The decision
was sparked by recent events including the deaths of babies who allegedly
drank contaminated tap water in the Eastern Cape and the failure of six per
cent of (mainly rural) local authorities to comply with regulations for
providing quality water.

According to IPS, more than 83 percent of the affected families did not
have toilets in their homes, so they had to use outside pit latrines that
are prone to allowing leakage of untreated water into the ground water
system.

The diarrhoea outbreak in the Eastern Cape echoes developments elsewhere in
South Africa that have seen technical staff abandon careers in local
government, prompting a critical skills shortage in the management of water
supplies that has led in turn to serious illnesses and even death. The
skills shortage in the water sector, particularly in local government and
in DWAF, is also highlighted in DWAF’s recent discussion document on the
Strategic Framework on Water for Sustainable Growth and Development.

Web site:

* DWAF Minister Lindiwe Hendricks´s Budget Vote Debate speech
   [www.irc.nl/url/26017]

* DWAF´s Strategic Framework on Water for Sustainable Growth and
   Development [www.irc.nl/url/26018]

Related news: South Africa: Engineering body moves to tackle national
infrastructure crisis, WASH News Africa [www.irc.nl/url/25978], 27
May 2008

Sources: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi, Cape Argus [www.irc.nl/url/26019]
(Cape Town), 24 May 2008 ; Steven Lang, IPS [www.irc.nl/url/26020],
26 May 2008
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SUDAN: People with HIV demand safe drinking water

For years, Lole Laila Lole, HIV-positive chairperson of an association for
people living with HIV/AIDS in southern Sudan, had to drink, cook with, and
bathe in the dirty, contaminated water he fetched from the River Nile.

Due to their weakened immune systems, people living with HIV are
particularly susceptible to infections and diseases that can be present in
untreated water. Also maternal health risks are significantly higher for
HIV-positive mothers and babies.

Since the end of the war in 2005, treatment tablets have become available
in the shops, and HIV-positive people who can afford them are now able to
protect themselves from the outbreaks of cholera and other diarrhoeal
diseases. This year, Population Services International, with funding from
the US Centres for Disease Control, began including water treatment tablets
in the basic care packets they distribute to people with HIV every three
months. This was partly in response to pressure from people living with
HIV.

Government leaders in the south say they lack adequate resources to
redevelop the war-ravaged region and deliver services such as providing
safe water.

Web site: Population Services International PSI – Sudan
[www.irc.nl/url/26021]

Source: IRIN/PlusNews [www.irc.nl/url/26022], 12 May 2008
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GHANA: sanitation campaign strategy launched

‘Repackaging Sanitation for Accelerated National Development’ is the
theme of the sanitation campaign which was launched by the vice President
of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Alhaji Aliu Mahama. He calls on public and
private sector players, development allies, traditional rulers and the
civil society to see the current sanitation problem as a national issue and
deal with it as such.

The campaign, organised by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation
(CONIWAS), in collaboration with WaterAid, Ghana, is to keep the momentum
of the National Sanitation Programme.

The campaign involves lobbying politicians to place issues on sanitation,
public rallies high on their agenda to draw attention to the benefits of
clean environment. They will also lobby trade unions to take on politicians
to commit them to sanitation.

Web site:

* Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
   [www.irc.nl/url/26061]

* WaterAid, Ghana [www.irc.nl/url/26060]

Sources: ModernGhana.com [www.irc.nl/url/26062], 01 May 2008 ; The
Ghanaian Times [www.irc.nl/url/26063], 01 May 2008
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Europe

Aqua publica europea : un réseau pour la gestion publique de l’eau

Plusieurs dizaines d’entreprises publiques françaises et européennes du secteur de l’eau et de l’assainissement ont initié le 18 mars 2008 à Paris le lancement du réseau Aqua publica europea (APE). Ils considérent que l’eau est un bien commun et se prononce clairement en faveur de sa gestion publique, responsable, efficace, solidaire et durable.

Le poids symbolique de cet engagement est important, puisque cet acte fondateur s’est tenu à Paris, au pays qui a vu naître les deux entreprises privées aujourd’hui leaders mondiaux des services à l’environnement.

La démarche multiforme que souhaite promouvoir Aqua Publica Europea, présentée ci-après, dessine d’intéressantes perspectives et interpellera tous les militants engagés dans la défense et la promotion de la gestion publique de l’eau.

L’initiative marque aussi l’amorce d’une reconquête « culturelle » des enjeux de la gestion de l’eau dans un contexte européen qui n’épargnent pas le secteur de l’eau.
dimanche 8 juin 2008, par Marc Laimé
http://blog.mondediplo.net/2008-06-08-Aqua-publica-europea-un-reseau-pour-la-gestion
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Other regions

INDONESIA: diarrhoea takes deadly toll on toddlers consuming infant formula

Infants are suffering serious bouts of diarrhoea, and in some cases dying,
from infant formula provided in emergency situations, according to a
coalition of international aid groups and government agencies that is
calling for the promotion of breast-feeding.

“Inappropriate use in emergencies of breast milk substitutes, often
received as unsolicited donations, endangers the lives of infants and young
children,” according to a statement issued after a March meeting in Bali,
Indonesia. It calls for systems to prevent and control such donations as in
emergency situations clean water and opportunities to clean feeding bottles
are lacking. Diarrhoea among children under two using baby formula after
the Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006 showed a six-fold increase.

Kirsty McIvor, UNICEF Indonesia’s spokeswoman, told IRIN, “A lot of the
time the donations are well meant. There’s a misconception that in
emergency situations women’s milk dries up,” and while stress can cause
women’s milk to temporarily evaporate but it eventually returns.

Dr. Rotigliano, UNICEF representative to Indonesia, states in the press
release, “We know through decades of medical research… In the first six
months of life, [breast milk] is the only food and drink a baby needs.”

Contact: UNICEF Indonesia, mailto:jakarta@unicef.org,
http://www.unicef.org/indonesia [www.irc.nl/url/26235]

Source: IRIN [www.irc.nl/url/26236], 9 Apr 2008 ; UNICEF
[www.irc.nl/url/26237], 21 Mar 2008
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PUERTO RICO: Mosquitoes from sceptic tanks transmit dengue

The implementation of a dengue control programme in Puerto Rico led to the
discovery of previously unknown mosquito breeding sites underground.
Research published in the March 2008 issue of Medical and Veterinary
Entomology [1] showed that large number of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti),
which transmit dengue fever to humans, were found to breed in septic tanks.
Geographical Information Systems identified significant clustering of adult
mosquitoes, which led to the discovery of underground aquatic habitats
(septic tanks) that were producing large numbers of Aedes aegypti and Culex
quinquefasciatus (Say) in the treated town.

Septic tanks are widespread in suburban and rural Puerto Rico, where,
apparently, they can contribute significantly to the maintenance of
island-wide dengue virus endemicity.

[1] R. Barrera, M. Amador, A. Diaz, J. Smith, J. L. Munoz-Jordan, Y.
Rosario (2008). Unusual productivity of Aedes aegypti in septic tanks and
its implications for dengue control.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology [www.irc.nl/url/26090] ; vol. 22,
no. 1 ; p. 62-69.

Contact: Roberto Barrera, Dengue Branch, Centres for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1324 Calle Cañada, San Juan 00920, Puerto Rico. Tel.: + 1 787
706 2399; Fax: + 1 787 706 2496; E-mail: mailto:rbarrera@cdc.gov
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SANITATION: Encourage families in Ghana to install home latrines

In Ghana, three-quarters of the population lack decent sanitation. Poor
sanitation is the cause of many life-threatening diseases, including
diarrhoea, and the lives of many children could be saved if latrines were
installed in their homes. What factors affect whether families in Ghana
have installed their own toilet? A study [1] by the University of
California Davis and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
considered why most families in Ghana do not have toilets. A behavioral
model of the decision to install a home toilet was developed and interviews
were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 536 mothers of
young children living in rural or semi-urban areas.

To encourage more families to install toilets the study recommends:

* Advertising campaigns highlight the benefits of owning your own toilet
   (convenience, safety and cleanliness).

* Legal action is taken to encourage landlords to install toilets in their
   properties.

* New technologies are developed and marketed to tackle the problem of
   limited space.

* Public policy addresses the lack of credit for home improvements.

[1] Jenkins, M.W and Scott, B. (2007). Behavioral indicators of household
decision-making and demand for sanitation and potential gains from social
marketing in Ghana. Social science and medicine ; yol. 64, no. 12 ; p.
2427-2442. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.010

Source: id21 Research Highlight [www.irc.nl/url/26054]: 10 May 2008

Contact: Marion Jenkins, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of California, e-mail [mailto:mwjenkins@ucdavis.edu]
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FINANCE: High and upfront connection charges for water act as a major
barrier

Incorporating the water connection fee in an all—inclusive tariff or
payment in installments is one of the solutions that eliminates the barrier
of connection charges, concludes a recent issues paper of the Asian
Development Bank [1]. This will allow access for poor households, is
manageable for utilities, will cover connection costs, and is sustainable
and affordable.

High and upfront connection charges for water act as a major barrier to
uptake. This fact tends to be eclipsed by the more controversial issues of
tariff reform and/or private sector engagement, but its impacts are just as
grave. Despite various studies positively showing the willingness and
ability to pay of households—including those in slums and poor
communities—and despite utilities’ efforts to lower water tariffs, many
remain hampered by the often high connection fee that they have to pay
upfront, and comprehensive administrative requirements.

While high and upfront connection charges have a long history, it is
fortunate that an increasing number of utilities and governments are not
solely relying on this concept anymore. They are exploring alternatives to
upfront charges designed to create win–win situations for utilities and
consumers. These alternatives are beginning to show positive results.

[1] The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges, Issues Paper
[www.irc.nl/url/26056], ADB

Contact: Rudolf Frauendorfer, Senior Urban Development Specialist, ADB,
E-mail: mailto:rfrauendorfer@adb.org
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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

BIOMIMICRY: beetle-based water harvesting

A pioneering water harvesting system inspired by the Namib Desert Beetle
(Stenocara gracilipes) is one the biomimicry innovations that will feature
in the first annual edition of Nature’s 100 Best© book
[www.irc.nl/url/26199]. The book is an initiative of ZERI,
Biomimicry Guild and the Biomimicry Institute, in cooperation with IUCN,
and UNEP.

The Namib Desert Beetle lives in a location that receives a mere 40 mm of
rain a year yet it can harvest drinking water from early morning fogs.
Researchers from the University of Oxford and the UK defense research firm
QinetiQ, designed a surface that mimics the water-attracting (hydrophilic)
bumps and water-shedding (hydrophobic) valleys on the beetle’s wing scales
that allows the insect to collect and funnel droplets thinner than a human
hair.

Material engineers have created synthetic versions of the Namib beetle’s
fog-catching technology for numerous applications. Synthetic films can be
“printed” on to polymer sheets and attached to buildings and tents to
harvest water vapour, to serve for instance refugee camps. Another
application involves capturing and recycling up to 10 per cent of water
vapour from cooling towers, which lead to cuts in energy bills.

Related articles:

* Parker, A.R. and Lawrence, C.R. (2001). Water capture by a desert
   beetle. Nature ; no. 414 ; p. 33-34. doi:10.1038/35102108
   [www.irc.nl/url/26200]

* Its a bugs life. Building services journal
   [www.irc.nl/url/26201]. 06 Jan 2005

* Anne Trafton, Beetle spawns new material, MIT News
   [www.irc.nl/url/26202], 14 Jun 2006

Related web site: FogQuest [www.irc.nl/url/4687]

Contact: Prof. Robert E. Cohen [www.irc.nl/url/26203], Department of
Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Source: UNEP [www.irc.nl/url/26204], 28 May 2008
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FUNDING

BILATERAL AID: update on new water funding from Japan, Australia and Spain

Japan is setting up a new technical assistance corps of groundwater and
water supply system specialists to be known as “W-SAT,” or the
“Water Security Action Team”, which will be dispatched to work in
Africa. This is one of the new initiatives mentioned by Japan’s Prime
Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the opening session of the Fourth Tokyo
International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama.
Fukuda announced that Japan would double aid to Africa, currently US$ 1.7
billion (EUR 1.1 million), by 2012. Japan will also provide ODA loans of up
to US$ 4 billion (EUR 2.6 billion) to improve African infrastructure.

Peru will obtain US$ 80 million (EUR 51.8 million) in funding from the
water and sanitation cooperation fund, created by the Spanish government.
The fund, announced by Spain in November 2007, was launched on 16 May 2008
in Lima, during the Latin America and Caribbean-European Union heads of
state summit. Peru will be the first country to receive resources from the
fund, which has US$ 1.5 billion (EUR 1 billion) to distribute from
2008-2012.

Australia will invest AU$ 300 million (EUR 183 million) over three years,
with AU$ 8 million (EUR 5 million) in 2008-09, to improve access to clean
water and sanitation. Priority areas for Australian aid are the Pacific and
Papua New Guinea.

Related news: Latin America: Spain launches US$ 1.5 billion Water Fund,
Source Weekly [www.irc.nl/url/25062], 10 Dec 2007

Web sites:

* Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)
   [www.irc.nl/url/26188]

* MOFA – Japan’s ODA [www.irc.nl/url/15788]

* Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI)
   [www.irc.nl/url/26189]

* AusAID [www.irc.nl/url/3646]

Source: WASH News Finance, 6 Jun 2008 [www.irc.nl/url/26182], 25 May
2008 [www.irc.nl/url/25929] and 20 May 2008
[www.irc.nl/url/25898]
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WATER KIOSKS: providing affordable urban water services in Cameroon and
Tanzania

In 2004, a public water kiosk was built in Bessengué Akwa, one of the
poorest neighbourhoods in Doula, Cameroon. The multifunctional kiosk also
serves as a meeting place and houses a general store. The price for 20
litres of water is just under five US dollar cents (three eurocents), which
is half the price that the community used to pay before. Revenue from the
kiosk is divided equally between the kiosk manager, the water company and
the local water committee. The kiosk cost around 2.6 million CFA francs
(US$ 6,300 = EUR 4,000) was funded by the European Union and the French
Institut Régional de Coopération Développement in the region of Alsace.

The Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Corporation (DAWASCO), in Tanzania,
has extended water provision to unserved areas, by building dozens of water
kiosks. Hundreds more are planned, although many are plagued with erratic
water supplies. The going rate for a 20-litre canister of water at one of
the kiosks is just four US dollar cents (2.6 eurocents) apiece, which is
four times less than charged by water vendors, but still more than four
times the price of piped water. A family of five, dependent on water
vendors, could spend up to about 84 US dollar cents (54 eurocents) a day on
water.

Related web sites:

* IRCDOC – list of reports on water kiosks [www.irc.nl/url/26193]

* BPD – SSP (Small Scale Providers) Internet Resource Base
   [www.irc.nl/url/23742]

Source: IRIN [www.irc.nl/url/26194], 20 May 2008 ; Sarah McGregor,
IPS [www.irc.nl/url/26195], 27 May 2008
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New Publications
NEW PUBLICATIONS

WATERLINES, VOL. 27, NO. 2 (APRIL 2008)
Year of publication: 2008

Waterlines, vol. 27, no. 2 (April 2008)

The April 2008 edition of Waterlines describes innovative ways to make
knowledge on water, sanitation and waste accessible to the users in the
field. It includes the following articles:
Crossfire: ‘Knowledge sharing should focus on learning culture, rather
than the generation of knowledge’ by James Webster and Geoff Pearce;
Improving water and sanitation provision globally through information
sharing by Martin Mulenga; Learning alliances for integrated and
sustainable innovations in urban water management by Joep Verhagen, John
Butterworth and Mike Morris; Practical answers: a platform for knowledge
sharing by Robert Cartridge, Neil Noble and Zbigniew Mikolajuk; The power
of knowledge in executing household water treatment programmes globally by
C. Dow Baker, L. Rolling, R. Martinez, A. Baryar, G. Bulos and M. Lipman;
and The challenge of servicing on-site sanitation in dense urban areas:
experiences from a pilot project in Dhaka by Jonathan Parkinson and Masudul
Quader. It also includes book reviews.

Download individual articles (cost US$9 + tax )
[www.irc.nl/url/26187]

Single copies of the whole issue can be ordered (cost £12.50 or $25) from
Practical Action [mailto:publishinginfo@practicalaction.org.uk]
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BEYOND CONSTRUCTION : use by all : a collection of case studies from
sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia
Year of publication: 2008

WaterAid and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (2008). Beyond
construction : use by all : a collection of case studies from sanitation
and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia. London, UK, WaterAid and
Delft, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. –
viii, 400 p. – ISBN: 978993704729

Collection of papers presented in a 3-day learning and sharing workshop on
sanitation and hygiene, from 29-31 January 2008, in Gazipur, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Over 50 people were invited to participate in the workshop
including NGOs working on WASH in the region, academia and the media. The
objective of the workshop was to identify and learn from good practices
identified by a wide group of stakeholders. Secondly, the workshop looked
ahead to SACOSAN 2008. Workshop subjects were: urban, sanitation, rural
sanitation, hygiene promotion, and finance. The publication contains the
following: an overview of the workshop discussions, the messages that
emerged and plans for further joint work; 23 case studies written by
practitioners from the region for the workshop divided into sections on
urban sanitation, rural sanitation and hygiene; and a concluding paper that
takes stock of progress in South Asia.

Download document or individual papers [www.irc.nl/url/25860]
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Nouvelles web

BushProof Madagascar, entreprise sociale primée, annonce son nouveau site Web en français: www.bushproof-madagascar.com. En tant que spécialiste de l’adduction d’eau potable et des forages a moindre coût, le site vous présente des solutions de forage adapté aux conditions a Madagascar, ainsi que les pompes manuelles, la réhabilitation de puits ouverts, protection de source, des différents filtres céramique et à sable, des formations sur mesure et des études de faisabilité. Grâce a des technologies appropriées illustrées dans le site, BushProof a réalisé en partenariat avec nombreux ONGs la construction de plus de 600 points d’eau potable depuis 2004.

Adriaan Mol (adriaanmol@bushproof.com)
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NAMES

GUINEA WORM ERADICATION: President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire
receives Jimmy Carter Prize

President Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivory Coast has received the Jimmy Carter
Prize, sponsored by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, for his push to
eradicate the waterborne disease Guinea worm in his country. Fighting
guinea worm, or dracontiasis, is an uphill battle in regions where there
isn’t enough safe drinking water, whether from poor waste disposal, rapid
population growth, or both, as in Abidjan District. Komlan Siamevi of the
World Health Organization, who presented the prize in Cocody, praised
President Gbagbo’s efforts.

Source: Ernest Aka Simon, Fraternité Matin (Abidjan) / allAfrica.com
[www.irc.nl/url/26027] [in French], 16 May 2008
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Events

17- 23 août 2008 : Semaine Mondiale de l’Eau – Stockholm, Suède
La semaine mondiale de l’eau est le principal évènement mondial annuel pour le développement des capacités, la construction de partenariats et le suivi de la mise en œuvre des processus et programmes internationaux pour l’eau et le développement.

Organisé par : Stockholm International Water Institute

Pour plus d’informations, voir site: http://www.worldwaterweek.org/
Pour plus d’informations : http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/doha/index.htm
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