Sanitation

Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2017: Special focus on inequalities

Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization.

Publication Date:

18/06/2019

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Drinking Water, Sanitation, Health, Open Defecation, India, Global

Sanitation

'Swachh Garhwal' drive to be launched on World Environment Day

Uttarkhand's Tourism Department will launch a cleanliness drive on the World Environment Day on June 5 to spread a message among people about building a clean environment.

Publication Date:

04/06/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Garbage, Toilets, Sanitation

Natural Disasters

Water infrastructure resilience: Examples of dams, wastewater treatment plants, and water supply and sanitation systems

Water systems are a special kind of infrastructure system because they perform a dual role: they provide water services while also reducing risks to other services from natural hazards such as floods and droughts.

Publication Date:

01/06/2019

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Climate Change, Floods, Drought Management, Wastewater Treatment, Dams, Water Supply, Sanitation

Sanitation

Achieving sustainable sanitation in Asia

Development finance has largely been directed towards centralized systems of wastewater management, which has resulted in large populations being excluded from proper wastewater collection and treatment services.

Publication Date:

01/06/2019

Author(s): Sahana Singh

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

Sanitation, Wastewater, Asia, India

Sanitation

Achieving sustainable sanitation in Asia

Development finance has largely been directed towards centralized systems of wastewater management, which has resulted in large populations being excluded from proper wastewater collection and treatment services.

Publication Date:

01/06/2019

Author(s): Sahana Singh

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

Sanitation, Wastewater, Asia, India

Sanitation

Open ‘bush loos’ are putting people at risk of disease, death

To Ekadeli Loliyak and his family of eight children, a toilet is a luxury they can ill afford.

Publication Date:

29/05/2019

Source: East African (Kenya)

Tags:

Sanitation, Toilets, Health Effects, Kenya, Diseases, Open Defecation, Africa

Environment

Environment ministry receives Akz 22 million kwanzas

The data were released Tuesday in Luanda by Teresa Bumba, director of the Ministry of the Environment's Statistical Planning Office (GEPE).

Publication Date:

29/05/2019

Source: Angola Press

Tags:

Environment, Angola, Development, Climate Change, Sanitation, Biodiversity, Africa

Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding release of hazardous gases from STPs, Mayur Vihar, Delhi, 28/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagdish Singh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 28/05/2019 regarding release of hazardous gases from the STPs near Mayur Vihar Phase – III, Delhi. Report received from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) acknowledged deficiencies in the operation of STPs and recommended some measures which include components of STPs be kept in operational condition so that chances of anaerobic process are minimal, effective odour control mechanism and plantation towards the residential areas.

Judgement Date:

28/05/2019

Tags:

Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Air Pollution, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB)

Sanitation