Essays about: "rural water and sanitation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words rural water and sanitation.

  1. 16. Water Well Investigations in the Nampula Province, Mozambique - A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Ekosystemteknik (CI)

    Author : Elin Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Geophysical borehole logging; resistivity; natural gamma radiation; Nampula; Mozambique; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Access to clean water for drinking and sanitation is a human right. Today water scarcity is a large problem and inequality in access to safe water is a striking truth. READ MORE

  3. 17. Local solutions for water management at Muhanga Resource Center, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Juanhan Guo; [2015]
    Keywords : Uganda; Muhanga; Stormwater; ArcGIS; PRA; Flooding; Drought; Water Harvesting; Sanitation; Solutions; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Uganda has experienced extreme weather for example droughts and flooding for many years resulting from rainfall deficits and variability. With the increased manifestation of negative effects related to climate change and global warming, this challenge is becoming greater and greater. READ MORE

  4. 18. Water quality in the Apac, Mbale & Lira districts, Uganda : a field study evaluating problems and suitable solutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Linn Gardell; Iris Behrens; [2015]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sciences; point-of-use method POU ; water source.; water borne disease; water quality; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Safe water is a widespread problem in developing countries. In 2004 The United Nations formed the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative, which focuses on increasing the water quality and basic sanitation in both rural- and urban areas. READ MORE

  5. 19. preliminary study of a Water, Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation project in a rural village in Bihar state of India.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Abhilash Salimath; [2014]
    Keywords : Sanitation; Open Defecation; CompostEra; MHM; Ecosan; PAR;

    Abstract : There are 2.6 billion people who have no access to "improved sanitation" all over the world, of which 814 million people live in India. As a result of this, people resort to open defecation and this causes serious damage to the people‟s health and also pollutes the surrounding environment. READ MORE

  6. 20. Handwashing station for rural Kenya

    University essay from Institutionen Designhögskolan

    Author : Dogan Sekercioglu Salim; [2013]
    Keywords : hygiene; cleanliness; good healt; handwashing; face washing; clean; sanitation;

    Abstract : FACT Around 2.6 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate sanitation and hygiene.  WHY SHOULD WE CARE? Hand washing with soap shows the greatest reduction in diarrhea morbidity (over 40%), and can also reduce respiratory tract infection by about one third. READ MORE