The purpose of this review is to identify successes, issues, and problems of World Bank supported low-cost on-site sanitation projects and explore technology options of low-cost on-site sanitation.
| Title | On-site sanitation : an international review of World Bank experience |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Fang, A |
| Pagination | 30 p. : photogr., tab. |
| Date Published | 1999-07-01 |
| Publisher | UNDP-World Bank Regional Water and Sanitation Group |
| Place Published | New Delhi, India |
| Keywords | appropriate technology, awareness raising, cost recovery, demand responsive approaches, evaluation, funding agencies, on-site disposal, pit latrines, projects, sdisan, sustainability |
| Abstract | The purpose of this review is to identify successes, issues, and problems of World Bank supported low-cost on-site sanitation projects and explore technology options of low-cost on-site sanitation. Sanitation projects implemented in East Asia, South Asia and Africa over the past 10-20 years were the focus of the review. It covers on-site sanitation work in 24 water supply and sanitation projects. Because some projects involved a series of investments that took place within the same target areas and had similar objectives, they were grouped together and analysed as a single project. This reduced the effective sample size to 16 projects, with five in East Asia, eight in South Asia, two in Africa, and one in South America. Some conclusions are provide on issues such as technology, latrine design - community involvement, the low priority of sanitation programmes, user's perceptions of on-site sanitation, cost sharing and recovery, sustainability and strategic approaches. |
| Notes | 55 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 321.0, 320 |
