Irrigation, Water and Sanitation

Practical Action has more than 35 years experience of improving water supply, sanitation and waste management. Practical Action's expertise in water, sanitation and the environment is focused around understanding water priorities from the perspective of poor communities; we therefore take a broad, integrated view of the use of water resources. We currently have a number of water and sanitation projects internationally, in which we aim to use appropriate technology, reduce wastage and build the capacity of local organisations and government institutions.

Practical Action's work on water and sanitation is currently integrated into various technology programmes:

• Shelter projects include rooftop water harvesting and sanitation, and building materials enterprises
• Food Production projects include water for food security
• Energy projects include water-lifting and micro-hydro
• Manufacturing and Enterprise projects include water supply and distribution, and latrine emptying
• Disaster Mitigation projects address drought and flood security, and water conflict resolution
• Transport projects include the transport of water by animal traction and handcarts, for domestic and enterprise use.

Consultancy projects

View examples of recent consultancy projects in this sector:

• Brunel Water Cycle Market Study
• Engage - DFID Framework Agreement for Engineering Services
• DFID Livelihoods Resource Centre
• DEW Point - DFID Resource Centre for Water, Sanitation and Environment
• DFID Water and Sanitation Research Programme Consortium - RiPPLE, Ethiopia
• Karachi Solid Waste Management Masterplanning
• Sindh Cities Waste Planning - Pakistan
• UNDP Human Development Report Water and Sanitation at Scale: Sanitation Case Studies
• Azerbaijan Sustainable Waste Management
• Dam Planning and Management Compendium, UNEP
• Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Project, Mozambique
• Sahel Eco, Mali
• Health, Water and Sanitation Needs Assessment and Development, South Sudan
• Small-scale Private Sector Participation in the Rural Water Supply Sector, Tanzania, Zambia and Ghana

DEW Point
www.dewpoint.org.uk
The DEW Point Resource Centre generates and disseminates knowledge on behalf of DFID staff and their development partners in environment, water resources, water and sanitation and climate change. Practical Action Consulting is a consortium partner, providing technical support in water, sanitation and the environment.