Water and sanitation
Appropriate technologies that meet the demands for domestic water supplies and for wider productive are particularly important to people living in poorer communities. Low cost sanitation approaches are also important to these communities to improve health and wellbeing of people.
Topics
Rainwater Harvesting
Water can be collected from the ground or from roofs and can be used in irrigation or domestic use.
Sanitation Technologies
Looking at types of toilet from the basic pit latrine to more sophisticated approaches.
Water Pumping and Lifting
This section includes wells, boreholes, handpumps, and renewable energy powered pumps.
Water Quality and Treatment
Small-scale approaches to water treatment can help people who don’t have access to mains water supplies.
Wells, Tubewells and Drilling
A critical element to water supply, wells and tubewells can provide water in areas where there is little rain.
Waterlines
Practical Action Publishing produce Waterlines - the international journal of water, sanitation and waste. Waterlines is a refereed journal providing a forum for those involved in extending water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management to all in developing countries.