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UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water.

The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS 2014), published biannually, presents data from 94 countries and 23 external support agencies. It offers a comprehensive analysis of strengths and challenges in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) within and across countries.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/

Just published: WHO/UNICEF Question and Answers on Health Care Waste and Ebola

This document, summarizing recommendations and best practices regarding the safe handling, treatment and disposal of health-care waste is available at
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/

From Handicap International – Source E-Bulletin Disability and Inclusion:

Equity and inclusion in water, sanitation and hygiene : learning materials

WATER, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (WEDC)

WaterAid

This web page presents learning materials about equity and inclusion in water, sanitation and hygiene. The materials consist of activity sheets which can be used as stand-alone activities or as part of structured training/capacity building activities, presentations and tools. They are useful for practitioners interested in inclusive WASH

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https://wedc-knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/collections/equity-inclusion/genera…

Subject

DISABILITY & DEVELOPMENT; Disability in Society

Keywords

water; water and sanitation; sanitation; hygiene; access; accessibility; training; capacity building; capacity development; training materials

Language

English

Type of material

Database

Keylists

Inclusive WASH and disability

– See more at: http://www.asksource.info/resources/equity-and-inclusion-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-learning-materials#sthash.eHKmXwzZ.dpuf

Disability : making CLTS fully inclusive

WILBUR, Jane & JONES, Hazel

Publication Date July 2014 24 p, ill

This issue of Frontiers of CTLS (Community led total sanitation) focuses on “people with disabilities and particular needs for access to sanitation. There are many forms of disability, including mobility impairments, sensory impairments (affecting sight or hearing), chronic illness, impairments caused by older age or mental health issues. People affected tend not to be present at triggering, to lack voice in the community, to have their needs overlooked, and may even be hidden by their families. This issue outlines the reality of the experiences of disabled people, the varied nature of their needs and how they can be met. It includes practical recommendations for people engaged in CLTS to make the different phases and processes of CLTS more inclusive”

Frontiers of CLTS : innovations and insights, Issue 03

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http://www.wateraid.org/~/media/Publications/Frontiers-Making-CLTS-ful…

Subject

DISEASES & DISEASE CONTROL; Diarrhoeal Diseases

Keywords

sanitation; hygiene; disabled people; community participation; inclusion; access; family; impairment; awareness raising; capacity development

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Water, Volume 6, Issue 11 (November 2014), Pages 3247-3574
http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/11/

Article: The Role of Transdisciplinary Approach and Community Participation in Village Scale Groundwater Management: Insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India by Basant Maheshwari, Maria Varua, John Ward, Roger Packham, Pennan Chinnasamy, Yogita Dashora, Seema Dave, Prahlad Soni, Peter Dillon, Ramesh Purohit, Hakimuddin, Tushaar Shah, Sachin Oza, Pradeep Singh, Sanmugam Prathapar, Ashish Patel, Yogesh Jadeja, Brijen Thaker, Rai Kookana, Harsharn Grewal, Kamal Yadav, Hemant Mittal, Michael Chew and Pratap Rao Water 2014, 6(11), 3386-3408; doi:10.3390/w6113386 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/11/3386/ This article belongs to the Special Issue Policy and Economics of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Banking

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
VOL 50; NUMB 10 (2014) ISSN 0043-1397

pp.8002-8014 Willingness to pay and willingness to work for improvements of municipal and community-managed water services Vsquez, W. F.
pp.8314-8329 Why do households invest in sanitation in rural Benin: Health, wealth, or prestige? Gross, E.; Gnther, I.

WATER RESEARCH
VOL 66; (2014) ISSN 0043-1354

pp.31-39 Effect of drinking water treatment process parameters on biological removal of manganese from surface water Hoyland, V. W.; Knocke, W. R.; Falkinham, J. O.; Pruden, A.; Singh, G.
pp.85-98 Current state of sewage treatment in China Jin, L.; Zhang, G.; Tian, H.

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
VOL 70; NUMB 7 (2014) ISSN 0273-1223

pp.1205-1210 Research on the characteristics of the water quality of rainwater runoff from green roofs Gong, K.; Wu, Q.; Peng, S.; Zhao, X.; Wang, X.

WATERLINES -LONDON-

VOL 33; NUMB 4 (2014) ISSN 0262-8104

pp.283-284 Guest Editorial: a human right to WASH De Albuquerque, C.
pp.285-294 Interview with Catarina de Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Carter, R.C.
pp.295-304 The importance of words: why equality should be key in water and sanitation service provision Neumeyer, H.; Van De Lande, L.
pp.305-316 The 2014 Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting: what does it tell us about how developing countries are tackling inequalities? Brocklehurst, C.
pp.317-336 How participation as a right enhances realization of the rights to water and sanitation Musembi, C.N.
pp.337-356 Governing wastewater, curbing pollution, and improving water quality for the realization of human rights Zimmer, A.; Winkler, I.T.; De Albuquerque, C.
pp.357-374 Moving along the right track? The experience of developing a rights-based approach at WaterAid Gosling, L.
pp.375-385 Integrity in WASH: fulfilling the human rights mandate Das, B.; Hermann-Friede, J.; Curasse, F.; Pant, Y.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

VOL 502; (2015) ISSN 0048-9697

pp.526-536 Arsenic removal from drinking water by a household sand filter in Vietnam – Effect of filter usage practices on arsenic removal efficiency and microbiological water quality Nitzsche, K. S.; Lan, V. M.; Trang, P. T.; Viet, P. H.; Berg, M.; Voegelin, A.; Planer-Friedrich, B.
Abstract:
Household sand filters are applied to treat arsenic- and iron-containing anoxic groundwater that is used as drinking water in rural areas of North Vietnam. These filters immobilize poisonous arsenic (As) via co-oxidation with Fe(II) and sorption to or co-precipitation with the formed Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxides. However, information is lacking regarding the effect of the frequency and duration of filter use as well as of filter sand replacement on the residual As concentrations in the filtered water and on the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the filtered and stored water. We therefore scrutinized a household sand filter with respect to As removal efficiency and the presence of fecal indicator bacteria in treated water as a function of filter operation before and after sand replacement. Quantification of As in the filtered water showed that periods of intense daily use followed by periods of non-use and even sand replacement did not significantly (p<0.05) affect As removal efficiency. The As concentration was reduced during filtration from 115.1+/-3.4mgL^-^1 in the groundwater to 5.3+/-0.7mgL^-^1 in the filtered water (95% removal). The first flush of water from the filter contained As concentrations below the drinking water limit and suggests that this water can be used without risk for human health. Colony forming units (CFUs) of coliform bacteria increased during filtration and storage from 5+/-4 per 100mL in the groundwater to 5.1+/-1.5×10^3 and 15+/-1.4×10^3 per 100mL in the filtered water and in the water from the storage tank, respectively. After filter sand replacement, CFUs of Escherichia coli of <100 per 100mL were quantified. None of the samples contained CFUs of Enterococcus spp. No critical enrichment of fecal indicator bacteria belonging to E. coli or Enterococcus spp. was observed in the treated drinking water by qPCR targeting the 23S rRNA gene. The results demonstrate the efficient and reliable performance of household sand filters regarding As removal, but indicate a potential risk for human health arising from the enrichment of coliform bacteria during filtration and from E. coli cells that are introduced by sand replacement