New on the Net
Water Centric and H2O for Water: bringing water and sanitation to schools
24 Jun 09
These are two US-based NGOs working to bring water, sanitation and hygiene to schools in developing countries.
History of Delhi Water Supply – interactive map
24 Jun 09
The Centre for Science & Environment (CSE) in India has produced an interactive map depicting three stages in the history of the capital Delhi’s water supply: 1940-1970, 1970-2000 and 2000-now.
Water Information Network South Africa on Ning
24 Jun 09
Water Information Network – South Africa (WIN-SA) has opened a social network site on Ning.com. The site offers its nearly 100 members (as of 22 June 2009), mostly from South Africa, the opportunity to participate in forums, start groups, to blog, and post event announcements, photos and videos.
Charity: water No. 1 in Water Twitter Top Ten
23 Jun 09
With over 300,000 “followers” on Twitter, New York-based charity: water reaches by far the largest audience in the water sector, a search in Twitter’s yellow pages, Twellow, reveals
Water and sanitation monitoring platform
11 May 09
The water and sanitation monitoring platform (WSMP) is the name of an ACP-EU Water facility-funded project which is being implemented in Ghana, Mozambique and Nigeria. The platforms in these countries have the role of generating and disseminating sector specific data and information.
Portal ODM – Acompanhamento Municipal dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio
11 May 09
This portal was set up in Brazil so that citizens can monitor the progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the ones for water and sanitation, in their municipality. Brazil has 5,564 municipalities in total.
The Story of Younus: sanitation promotion animation from Pakistan
07 May 09
This animated short film tells the story of a barefoot consultant who promotes Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in villages in Pakistan
The Water Channel
20 Apr 09
Online repository for water videos. It is an initiative of MetaMeta Communications and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and it currently provides access to 132 videos in 19 categories.
International Water Journalism: 1H2O.org
20 Apr 09
Media web site aimed at generating worldwide awareness about the provision of safe potable water. It enables journalists from around the world to tell stories about the challenges relating to water.
Akvopedia Sanitation Portal updated
02 Apr 09
Akvopedia, the open water and sanitation resource of Akvo.org, has updated its Sanitation Portal with over 50 technologies. This portal describes sanitation technologies which can be applied from the household level to the village level.
