简介:ThewatersupplyandsanitationsysteminDaresSalaamfaUinawkwardconditioncausedbyseverewaste,poorinstallmenttechnology,inadequatecoverageandmaintenanceandlackofmodemsanitationmodels.FindingbothcentralauthoritiestechnicallyandeconomicaUyunabletoimproveit,localcitizengroupslookforaffordablewaysofimprovingthenecessaryinfrastructurethroughtheirownefforts.Whiletheirself-helpinitiativeshavebeensuccessful,theyurgentlyneedsupportininformationandtechnologyforbettersolutionsandproperuse.
简介:InMorocco,watersupplyandsanitationaretheconcernofcommunes.ProductionisgenerallyensuredbytheNationalOfficeofPotableWater(ONEP).CommunesplayanactiveanddirectroleinthemanagementandsetupofdistributionutilitiesorentrustONEPwiththemanagementofthecentres.Concerningsanitation,thereisanincreasedawarenessatthenationallevelasaresultofthegrowthofagglomerationsandtheincreasingimpactofurbanwastewhichhasbeguntoendangerthenaturalenvironmentand,moreparticularly,thewaterresources.Thethesisintroduceswaterresources,drinkingwaterandsanitationinMorocco.
简介:ThecholeraoutbreakinEastAfricaandPerumadeKenya,Tanzania,UgandaandPerusufferheavilynotonlyfromlostlives,butalsofromlostexportsandadropintourism.However,lessonsfromPeruandEastAfricaandtheyearsofstrugglebytheUnitedNationsanditspartners,havefinallystirredtheinternationalcommunitytoaction.WaterandsanitationemergedasakeydevelopmentissueattheWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentinJohannesburg,SouthAfricalastyear.WorldHabitatDaythisyearfocusedonWaterandSanitationforCities.Thiscouldbeadefiningmomentfornationalplanner,policy-makersandcityauthoritiestoreflectonthechallengeaheadandtodedicatethemselvesanewtoataskthatastatementbyworldleadersinJohannesburgcalled“humanity'sbestinvestmenttoachievedevelopmentandsustainability”.