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Every drop counts: Assessing aid for water and sanitation

Anand, P.B. - 2013

Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also … complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in water and sanitation sector. Notwithstanding this complexity, the … magnitude of aid to water supply and sanitation activities has increased significantly, it is not easy to connect aid with …

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The impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health in rural households of north-western Bangladesh : a quasi-experimental analysis

Hasan, Mohammad Monirul; Gerber, Nikolaus - 2016

We investigated the impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health outcomes in marginalized … group of households to identify gains in water-sanitation, hygiene and health outcomes. We found that the BMDA piped water …

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Local Implementation of Stormwater Management Practices Pursuant to the Clean Water and Coastal Zone Management Acts

Hochman, Lisa A. - 2013

The legislative framework for controlling stormwater runoff emanates from two federal acts; the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Coastal Zone Management Act. Under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subjects point sources to direct, uniform and effective federal...

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Pacific Salmon Law and the Environment : Treaties, Endangered Species, Dam Removal, Climate Change, and Beyond (Tables and Preface)

Blumm, Michael C. - 2022

The law and policy of salmon protection and restoration are complex, and matters surrounding salmon implicate topics as varied as Indian treaty fishing rights, dam management and removal, international treaties, predator control, and climate change. Pacific Salmon Law and the Environment...

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Validating a scale for innovation in sustainable water management in the manufacturing sector: A Slovenian study

Moretti, Melita - In: Naše gospodarstvo / Our Economy 69 (2023) 4, pp. 12-25

Based on the results of our research, we have developed a reliable and valid scale for assessing the innovation success of sustainable development practices, with a specific focus on reducing drinking water consumption in the production sector, where so-called industrial water is used (for...

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Validating a scale for innovation in sustainable water management in the manufacturing sector : a Slovenian study

Moretti, Melita - In: Naše gospodarstvo : NG 69 (2023) 4, pp. 12-25

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The gender education gap in China : the power of water

Maimaiti, Yasheng; Siebert, William S. - 2009

We investigate girls' school dropout rates, bringing forward a novel variable: access to water. We hypothesise that a girl's education suffers when her greater water need for female hygiene purposes after menarche is not met because her household has poor access to water. For testing we use data...

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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India

Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016

improve water quality and sanitation. In rural and peri-urban settings, where agriculture is one of the main sources of … livelihood, the type of water use in irrigated agriculture has complex interactions with drinking water and sanitation. In …, sanitation (WATSAN) and agriculture and there is a competition for water quantity between domestic water use and irrigated …

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Determinants of household drinking water quality in rural Ethiopia

Usman, Muhammed A.; Gerber, Nikolaus; Pangaribowo, … - 2016

Safe and adequate water supply is a vital element to preserve human health; however, access to clean water is limited in many developing countries. Furthermore, improved water sources are often contaminated with fecal matters and consumption of unsafe water poses a great public health risk. This...

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Measuring the Affordability of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services : A New Approach

Andrés, Luis; Brocklehurst, Clarissa; Grabinsky, Jonathan - 2021

One common method for assessing the affordability of water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is to …

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