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Following the Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, the vital domestic fresh-water wells in the coastal zone were either scoured out of
Sanitation is an issue often neglected in development decision making.
There is currently limited public information available concerning methods for the selection of appropriate water trea
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice
The Treguine refugee camp in Eastern Chad, is in a semi-arid terrain of hard, crystalline rock, where hard-rock boreholes proved ina
This paper describes the potential of ecological sanitation (ecosan), and in particular of urine-diversion dehydrating (UDD) toilets
A number of organizations engaged in tanker trucks to deliver water to populations affected by the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia.
The water supply of the rural coastal areas in Sri Lanka is provided by private open dug wells, most of which have been flooded by s
Following the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the emergency response that ensued prioritized the health and well
After emergency situations, aid agencies tend to implement sanitation systems that exhibit good principles for managing human excret