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In a statement issued on 27 June 2012, the UK Government officially recognises sanitation as a human right under international law. However, in their interpretation of this right, the government excludes "the collection and transport of human waste". It also does not accept, in their entirety,... Read more...
In a statement issued on 27 June 2012, the UK Government officially recognises sanitation as a human right under international law. However, in their interpretation of this right, the government excludes “the collection and transport of human waste”. It also does not accept, in their entirety,... Read more...
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and DGIS/ DME (with support from NWP) invited Bob Reed from WEDC to give a presentation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS). Reed shared insights on the topic of emergency urban sanitation—shining light on the challenges and solutions. Emergency... Read more...
So far, sanitation policies and programmes seldom include full cycle services. This oversight contributes to the continued practice of unsafe emptying and end-disposal either by the households themselves or by the formal and informal services sector. Read more...
Before you is the first version of the Low-Cost Sanitation Package for Non-Sewered Private Toilets, SanPack for short. This collection of e-documents is the reorganized set up of papers, materials and tools that IRC and its partners have developed on non-sewered household toilets from the mid-1980s... Read more...
Mr. Jon Lane, Executive Director of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), is stepping down from his post in August 2012, having led the organisation since 2007. During his 5-year directorship, Mr. Lane helped WSSCC to change its its strategic focus to sanitation and hygiene. Read more...
Less than two years after joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, “Toilet Team” director Frank Rijsberman is taking on a new position as CEO of the CGIAR Consortium. The Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) coordinates the work 15 international centres,... Read more...
Vidya Balan, who received the Best Actress National Film Award for her role in 2011 Bollywood hit 'The Dirty Picture', will now play a role to alter the real dirty picture in India. Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has named the Bollywood actress as the brand ambassador in his... Read more...