1-5 of 44 matching articles 5 20 100 All Lead agencies need to refocus on water and sanitation to prevent slums from growing Timeyin Uwejamomere • 25 October 2011 WaterAid's Timeyin Uwejamomere calls on lead agencies to reprioritise their water and sanitation expenditure on informal settlements to prevent slum conditions from spreading as urbanisation intensifies. Keeping waste management in the hands of the ragpickers Carlin Carr • 23 August 2011 While Delhi turns its back on ragpickers by contracting out its solid waste management, Pune has successfully integrated its ragpickers into a formal workforce. A composting toilet that supports fruit trees may solve Addis Ababa's sanitation problems IRIN • 20 April 2010 After an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in August 2009, authorities in Addis Ababa have surveyed the city's sanitation and found that nearly one in four residents have no access to latrines. Grey water baths and itchy skin: life without sanitation in Jakarta's slums IRIN • 17 April 2010 In slums entirely without sanitation and drinking supplies, NGOs such as Mercy Corps are focusing on low-cost health programmes such as hygiene training to prevent the spread of disease, while waiting for the government to catch up with their long-term infrastructure planning. Pay toilets not the solution for everyone in Nairobi's Korogocho slum IRIN • 28 September 2010 Recent reports have outlined the severity of the world's water and sanitation problems, especially in cities such as Nairobi where even the most progressive schemes such as pay toilets may be out of reach for residents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
