Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Informal Settlements Upgrading: The Gecekondus in Ankara

Financing water and sanitation for the poor : six key solutions

Water and sanitation services for the very poor remain grossly deficient over large areas of the globe, and financing water and sanitation improvements for these people remains a major challenge. This paper proposes six Key Solutions to overcome this challenge. We urge financing institutions, governments and service providers worldwide to put these Key Solutions into practice: 1) Use life-cycle...

Community Mobilization for Slum Upgrading through Sanitation in Roma Informal Settlements in the Paris Region

BACKGROUND Community-based processes addressing environment, housing, and health issues may decrease health inequities by addressing social, economic, and political health determinants more effectively. Yet little analysis of their effectiveness has been undertaken and their potential transfer to marginalized groups in rich country settings. In Europe, stark health inequalities are seen among t...

Financing the Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation:

Sustainable Environmental Sanitation and Water Services

Figure 1. Typical sewage treatment works schematic flow diagram in Hong Kong Hong Kong has the geographical advantage of being situated on the coast and therefore it is possible to use dual water supply systems (fresh + sea water systems in two separate distribution networks) for potable and non-potable uses. From the sea water supply system, about three quarters of the population in Hong Kong ...