Tag Archive | urban sanitation
African Water Facility Call for Concept Notes on Sanitation Improvement for Urban Poor
The African Water Facility (AWF) has issued a Call for Concept Notes under the urban sanitation theme for the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. The AWF will fund up to ten projects that promise to address the needs and to sustainably improving the sanitation situation of a densely populated urban poor community, or of a […]
AfDB approves urban development strategy for African cities
In April 2011, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group launched its new Urban Development Strategy. The Strategy is anchored on three pillars: infrastructure delivery, governance and private sector development. The infrastructure development pillar emphasises delivery and expansion of basic infrastructure services, which includes water supply, sanitation, drainage and solid waste management services, and building capacity […]
Nicaragua, Granada: Japan grants US$2.5mn to improve sanitation
The Japanese government has signed a 55mn-cordoba (US$2.56mn) grant agreement for the expansion of the sanitation system in western Nicaragua’s Granada city, local paper La Prensa reported. The project involves installing 17km of pipelines to channel untreated sewage to help stop the contamination of Cocibolca lake, the country’s main reservoir. Some 100,000 people will benefit […]
Making urban excreta and wastewater management contribute to cities’ economic development [journal article]
Koné, D. (2010). Making urban excreta and wastewater management contribute to cities’ economic development: a paradigm shift. Water policy ; vol. 12, no. 4 ; p. 602–610. doi:10.2166/wp.2010.122 Abstract Cities, as engines of economic growth and social development, require large quantities of natural resources to meet their inhabitants’ economic and social needs. Good infrastructure and […]
India, Hyderabad: separate tariff for only sewerage connections, illegal water connections to be regularised
For the first time, some 4,000 premises in Hyderabad will have to start paying monthly sewerage connections charges. They include halls, malls, hotels and office complexes that are connected to the city’s sewerage system, but get water from tankers. Sewerage costs are paid through a 35 per cent surcharge on water supply tariffs. As many […]
SPLASH research call on sustainable sanitation service chains
SPLASH, the ERA-NET of the European Water Initiative will launch a research call on 1st March, 2010. The overall call budget will be approx. 1.7 Million Euro. Deadline for submitting concept notes: April 23, 2010, 13:00 (CET). The major objective of the SPLASH research call is to contribute to the understanding and implementation at scale […]
Costa Rica: Govt developing US$270mn wastewater treatment plan
Costa Rica’s state water utility AyA will invest US$270mn to start treating the 2,800l/s of wastewater currently produced in the greater metropolitan area in and around capital San José, local paper La Nación reported. The project involves the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the sewerage networks in nine municipalities in San José and one in Cartago […]
Brazil, Natal: Caern presents US$119mn sanitation plan to prepare city for 2014 World Cup
Major international events like the Olympic Games and the soccer World Cup often force host countries to invest heavily to upgrade infrastructure. To comply with FIFA requirements for the 2014 World Cup, Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte state water utility Caern has drawn up a 216mn-real (US$119mn) sanitation plan for capital Natal The plan was […]
