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| Water and Sanitation in an Urbanising World - Brochure |
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This brochure is an overview of the Water and Sanitation trust fund and the reason behind its formation. It provides a summary of the projects and knowledge delivered by UN-HABITAT since 2003. It highlights the key conclusions of the evaluation on th...
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Year: 2011,
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| Reuse of Wastewater and Rain Water Harvesting |
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Water is a vital resource for sustainable development. Due to increasing demand linked to population growth, this resource is becoming scarce. The whole country is experiencing this scarcity and the situation is grave in several parts of India, inclu...
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Year: 2011,
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| Addressing Arsenic Problem in Nepal |
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Access to safe drinking water is one of the key targets of the United Nations’ millennium development goals and is a crucial foundation for sustainable poverty reduction.
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Year: 2011,
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| Faecal Sludge Management - in The Kathmandu Valley |
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Pollution of water bodies, mainly the rivers of rapidly growing urban centres, in the developing world is a major environmental concern. Discharge of untreated sewage including faecal sludge generated from on-site sanitation systems, indiscriminate d...
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Year: 2011,
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| Community Managed Sewerage Scheme in Gwalior |
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Individual Health and hygiene is largely dependent on adequate availability of drinking water and proper sanitation. There is, therefore, a direct relationship between water, sanitation and health. Consumption of unsafe drinking water, improper dispo...
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Year: 2011,
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| Collection of Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries |
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This book is written for developing countries. Since it seeks to encourage the designing of waste collection systems based on local information, the approach is valid in any country. The main focus is on municipal solid waste, which is taken to inclu...
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Year: 2011,
Number of pages: 196, Type of publication: Book
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| Annual Report 2009: Water and Sanitation Trust Fund |
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In response to an increasing emphasis of UN-HABITAT on documenting results rather than activities, an impact study on the activities supported by the Trust Fund was commissioned in the reporting year. Undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the Water...
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 94, Type of publication: Book
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| h2.0 Launch Flyer |
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A key weakness in the water and sanitation sector is absence of reliable data – data which can help our understanding of service provision for the poor and provide information to enable consumers, service providers, policy makers and donors to act mo...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative Brochure (2010) |
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The rapidly growing urban centres in the Lake Victoria basin are playing an increasingly important role in the economic development of the region. But most of these towns are experiencing unplanned, spontaneous growth. The run-down and often non-exis...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| UN-HABITAT Events at World Water Week |
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This is a century of urban transition. Today, well over 50 percent of the world iss population already lives in cities. It is estimated that by 2020, nearly 60 per cent of the worldsss population will live in urban areas, the growth predominantly ...
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Year: 2009,
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| The Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance Brochure |
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Getting water and sanitation access to those who need it places heavy demands on utilities. Efficiency and financial viability are essential, but utilities also need to be serviceoriented, transparent, accountable, and technically competent. In the d...
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Year: 2009,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Constructed Wetlands Manual |
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A general guide to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of constructed wetlands for the treatment of domestic wastewater as well as introduction to the design of constructed wetland for sludge drying.
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Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 90, Type of publication: Book
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| Strategic Plan for the UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund 2008-2012 |
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The Strategic Plan’s purpose is to guide Trust Fund work in addressing challenges of the internationally agreed-to water and sanitation goals and UN-Habitat mandates, including the overall goals of shelter for all and sustainable human settlement dev...
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Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 58, Type of publication: Book
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| Tackling a global crisis: International Year of Sanitation 2008 |
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On 20th December 2006, the UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). The proposal was brought into the General Assembly by 48 Countries at the recommendation of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water...
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Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 36, Type of publication: Book
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| UN-HABITAT and The Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme - Strategy Document |
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UN-HABITAT is one of the key partners of the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP). KENSUP was initiated in 2001 by the Government of Kenya (GoK), and it is complemented and supplemented by UN-HABITAT through cooperation outlined in a Memorandum of...
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Year: 2008,
Number of pages: 75, Type of publication: Book
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| Water and Sanitation Trust Fund Annual Report 2006 |
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Meeting the challenge of halving the number of people who lack access to safe water and adequate sanitation by 2015 will take a concerted effort and a great deal of determination and commitment. It will require the unprecedented generosity and compas...
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Year: 2006,
Number of pages: 72, Type of publication: Book
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| Water for Cities, January-March 2006 |
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A Memorandum of Understanding signed between the UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka and the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Donald Karebuka during the Africa Regional Day at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City...
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Year: 2006,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| UN-HABITAT Partnership with the Gender and Water Alliance |
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UN-HABITAT is the Agency mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-HABITAT has been actively engaged for thirty years in supporting...
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Year: 2006,
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| Framework for Gender Mainstreaming |
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This Framework is a work in-progress given the dynamic nature of the development environment and the huge challenge of gender mainstreaming in water and sanitation sector, hitherto heavily dominated by male and operated largely on engineering conce...
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Year: 2006,
Number of pages: 31, Type of publication: Book
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| Water for Cities, (April-June 2006) |
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UN-HABITAT has developed a comprehensive framework to monitor water and sanitation coverage in 15 towns as part of the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN). This process will help in tracking progress towards meeting the wa...
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Year: 2006,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for Cities, October-December 2006 |
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UN-HABITAT and the Government of India organized the fi rst Asia-Pacific Ministers Conference on Housing and Human Settlements from 13-16 December, 2006 in New Delhi in which Housing Ministers, high level offi cials, professionals and members of the ...
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Year: 2006,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Mainstreaming Gender Water and Sanitation |
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This strategy document emphasizes the benefits of entrusting the responsibility to groups of women and men of taking control of solving their water and sanitation problems at the local level, particularly slums which are highly deficient in water and...
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Year: 2006,
Number of pages: 66, Type of publication: Book
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| Poverty Mapping |
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This is a project report publication produced within the framework of a cooperative agreement with WaterAid reflecting UN-HABITAT’s work on poverty mapping in the city of Bhopal, India
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Year: 2006,
Number of pages: 36, Type of publication: Book
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| Water for African Cities Programme |
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The Asia-Pacific region has been known for its economic vibrancy and heady growth. Yet, the long-term sustainability of this development is now seriously threatened as a growing water crisis takes on an ominous dimension in large parts of Asia. Per c...
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Year: 2006,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| UN-HABITAT Partnership with the Gender and Water Alliance |
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UN-HABITAT is the Agency mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-HABITAT has been actively engaged for thirty years in supporting...
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Year: 2006,
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| Water and Sanitation Trust Fund 2004 |
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Contributing to the achievement of internationally agreed water and sanitation goals and related targets by supporting developing countries to create an enabling environment for enhanced flow of investment in water and sanitation targeted to the urba...
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Year: 2006,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Towards a New Water-use and Sanitation-friendly Ethic in Society |
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"There is a growing understanding that managing water demand cannot be accomplished by technical and regulatory measures alone. They have to be complemented by advocacy, awarenewss-raising and education inititatives."
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Year: 2006,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative Brochure |
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The rapid urbanization of many small towns bordering Lake Victoria has had a severe impact on the lake’s water quality and its ecosystem, in addition to placing enormous pressure on the capacity of the towns to provide adequate water and sanitation s...
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Year: 2005,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (Oct - Dec 2005) |
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Norway Boosts UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund by US$ 7 Million.
The Government of Norway announced a major contribution of US $ 7 million to the UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund in October 2005, to ...
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Year: 2005,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (April - June 2005) |
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A novel and extensive exercise in gender mainstreaming with a pro-poor approach is taking shape in the water and sanitation sectors in selected African cities. Launched in early 2005, this new initiative is a partnership between UN-HABITAT and the ...
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Year: 2005,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (Jan - March 2005) |
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The Water for Asian Cities Programme was officially launched on 18 March 2003, at the opening plenary session on Water and Cities during the Third World Water Forum (WWF) in Osaka, Japan.
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Year: 2005,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for African Cities II |
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In most cities on the African continent, Infrastructural services, ranging from water supplies to waste disposal, are woefully inadequate. The majority of urban inhabitants, particularly the poor who live in low income settlements, are deprived of th...
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Year: 2005,
Number of pages: 23, Type of publication: Book
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (Oct - Dec 2004) |
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Board Endorses Challenging Work Plan for UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund .
The Advisory Board of the UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund held its inaugural meeting in Nairobi from 7 to 8 December 2004. The meeting asses...
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Year: 2004,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (July - Sept 2004) |
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By helping to improve access to water supplies and sanitation in secondary urban centres bordering Lake Victoria, this initiative aims at reducing the environmental impact of pollution from these towns on the Lake’s ecology. Better access to water ...
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Year: 2004,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Water for Cities Newsletter (Jan - Mar 2004) |
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His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was presented with the Habitat Scroll of Honour Award at a special ceremony on Wednesday 25 February 2004 by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director of...
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Year: 2004,
Periodicity: Quarterly, Type of publication: Periodical
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| Unheard Voices of Women |
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This video looks at problems of water and sanitation faced by women and young girls living in slums in some parts of the world namely Dar es Salaam(Tanzania),New Delhi (India) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
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Year: 2004,
Video format:, Type of publication: Video
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| Water and Sanitation in the World’s Cities: Local Action for Global Goals |
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The world’s governments agreed at the Millennium Summit to halve the number of people who lack access to safe water, mainly in the world’s cities, by 2015. With rapidly growing urban populations the challenge is immense. Water and Sanitation in the W...
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Year: 2003,
Number of pages: 273, Type of publication: Book
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| Water Demand Management Cook Book |
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This document was produced through a joint initiative of the United Nations Human Settlement Programme UN-Habitat in association with Rand Water. It is a relatively simple and straightforward document aimed at providing water suppliers with some guid...
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Year: 2003,
Number of pages: 206, Type of publication: Book
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