Water Stories: Expanding Opportunities in Small-Scale Water and Sanitation Projects
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Report from the Navigating Peace Initiative of the Environmental Change and Security Program
rapport Oct 2007 ; 98 pages
Ed. Wilson Center - Washington
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Abstract:
The poor performance of many large-scale water and sanitation projects has caused the international community to focus increasingly on small-scale and community-based projects. There remains, however, an urgent need for more research and information on these methods. Water Stories: Expanding Opportunities in Small-Scale Water and Sanitation Projects, a report by the Wilson Center's Navigating Peace Initiative, examines alternatives to large-scale infrastructure projects in the water and sanitation sectors. Funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the study explores how lessons learned from small-scale projects can be effectively communicated and replicated worldwide. Contents:
Water and Health: In "Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Options in Developing Countries: A Review of Current Implementation Practices," Daniele S. Lantagne, Robert Quick, and Eric D. Mintz summarize five of the most common household water treatment and storage options—chlorination, filtration (biosand and ceramic), solar disinfection, combined filtration/chlorination, and combined flocculation/chlorination—and describe the pros and cons of implementing each one.
Community-Based Efforts: John Oldfield's "Community-Based Approaches to Water and Sanitation: A Survey of Best, Worst, and Emerging Practices" combines extensive interviews of leading water NGOs with case studies that highlight best, worst, and breakthrough practices in the sector.
Low-Cost Sanitation Options: "Low-Cost Sanitation: An Overview of Available Methods," by Alicia Hope Herron, examines whether low-cost sanitation options such as pit latrines, dehydration systems, pour flush latrines, aquaprivies, and septic tanks are cost-effective, sustainable, and likely to be accepted by users.
Water, Sanitation, and the Media: In "Navigating the Mainstream: The Challenge of Making Water Issues Matter," J. Carl Ganter argues that addressing the global freshwater crisis requires a new paradigm for social change—one that unites the strengths of citizens, leaders, NGOs, and especially the news media.
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