urban sanitation

On Septic Tanks and Postponed Open Defecation

Published on: 03/09/2014

This second blogpost of three on urban sanitation in Indonesia describes the mismatch between policy and practice. Politicians have set the ambitious target to make Indonesia open defecation free by 2019, but a recent visit to Indonesian municipalities makes me wonder whether striving for the end... Read more...

The Indonesia Urban Sanitation Development Program: A Brief Description and Observations from the Field

Published on: 02/09/2014

I've just come back from a brief trip to Indonesia to learn from the Urban Sanitation Development Program (USDP), arguably one of the most interesting programs out there for those interested in large-scale change in urban sanitation. In a series of three blogposts, I will discuss this program, its... Read more...

Towards system change in urban sanitation

Published on: 05/06/2014

In an increasingly urbanising world, with an estimated 863 million people living in slum-like conditions in 2012 (UN, 2013), there is a clear need to start tackling one of the most pressing issues of urbanisation: the sanitation problem that arises when a large number of people are living together... Read more...

Towards integrated urban water management in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area : current status and strategic directions for the future

Published on: 08/01/2013

A vision for water management and water related services in the city of Accra of the future, a comprehensive situational analysis, and strategic... Read more...

Rwanda, Kigali: more connections to sewerage system planned

Published on: 31/10/2012

The capital city of Rwanda has turned a delay in funding for new centralised sewerage system into an opportunity. It has revised its plans so that more areas will get connected Read more...

Making urban sanitation strategies of six Indonesian cities more pro-poor and gender-equitable: the case of ISSDP

The business of the honey-suckers in Bengaluru (India) : the potentials and limitations of commercial faecal sludge recycling : an explorative case study

Published on: 05/05/2012

Small-scale informal entrepreneurs can provide a valuable and financially viable urban sanitation service for consumers without a sewerage connection... Read more...

Scenario building

Published on: 13/02/2012

Guidelines for scenario building, with some examples of water and sanitation scenarios for the city of Accra developed in August 2007 by the SWITCH... Read more...

African Water Facility Call for Concept Notes on Sanitation Improvement for Urban Poor

Published on: 08/09/2011

The African Water Facility (AWF) has issued a Call for Concept Notes under the urban sanitation theme for the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. The AWF will fund up to ten projects that promise to address the needs and to … Read more...

Governance of environmental sanitation in Latin American cities

Published on: 09/08/2011

Cities in Latin America face a double challenge in environmental sanitation, of both providing access to basic water supply and sanitation for those currently lacking that, and improving the collection and treatment of wastewater and solid waste. Governance is a crucial factor affecting the way in... Read more...

Strengthening capacities for planning of sanitation and wastewater use : experiences from two cities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Published on: 12/02/2010

Analysis of the integrated planning approach used in the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA) in Asia Project (2005-... Read more...

Community-managed toilets: Tiruchirappalli, India, shows the way

Published on: 05/12/2008

The city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India shows a way out of the sanitation crisis. The Tiruchirappalli model of community-managed toilets with bathing and washing facilities is an example of a partnership between sensitive city authorities, communities and NGOs, working together to address... Read more...