New Publications
Willingness-to-pay and design of water supply and sanitation projects : a case study
02 May 07
Using a case study, this paper demonstrates the usefulness of willingness-to-pay (WTP) studies in designing WSS projects.
Arsenic in drinking water
03 Apr 07
This TOP outlines the global extent of arsenic contamination and its basic chemistry, as well as associated health problems. It looks at removal technologies for centralised and household point-of-use systems, and describes two case-study trials in Bangladesh and in Hungary.
Sewage canal : how to clean the Yamuna
05 Mar 07
The book chronicles the state of the river as it passes through populated towns and cities. It analyses the strategies adopted to clean it up and lessons learnt about river management.
Faecal attraction / political economy of defecation
25 Jan 07
The video shows that all rivers in India look like sewage canals, if they carry any liquid at all. The stretches by the cities are worst.
Local Initiatives for better hygiene : four case studies from Asia
24 Jan 07
This publication contains four case studies from Asia in which the authors have analyzed initiatives in their own countries that aimed to improve hygiene behaviour in individual communities.
