Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

Our mandate is to develop and test methods and technologies that help the worlds’ poorest access sustainable water and sanitation services.

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New Publications

Pyrolysis of Biowaste in Low and Middle Income Settings. A Step-by-Step Manual

Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies

Sandec News No. 18

Black Soldier Fly Biowaste Processing - A Step by Step Guide

Compendium: Arabic and Russian Version >

Compendium: 2nd edit. in French and Spanish >


 

 

MOOC Serie «Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development»

All our MOOCs are now accessible for free and running continuously on Coursera. For more information, please go to our MOOC webpage.

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The Facility Evaluation Tool for WASH in Institutions (FACET)

Institutional water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools and health care facilities are key elements of sustainable development and significantly influence people’s health and well-being worldwide. The Facility Evaluation Tool for WASH in Institutions (FACET) is based on globally recognised indicators and is suitable across the continuum of humanitarian and development interventions. Here we offer a complete package for an entire monitoring project cycle from start to end.

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Digitalisation of the toilet

May 24, 2018

Payment via mobile, replacement parts made on a 3D-printer, error messages via NFC-tag – Eawag doctoral student Caroline Saul has found some remarkable innovations in companies that market container toilets in developing countries. She sees great potential in making such technologies more widely available. Read more

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Research Projects

FORWARD is an applied research project developing integrated strategies & technologies for the management of municipal organic solid waste in medium-sized cities of Indonesia.

Forward: From ORganic WAste to Recycling for Development
4S is assessing small-scale sanitation systems in South Asia to provide policy recommendations for improved sanitation system design, implementation and O&M.

4S: Small-Scale Sanitation Scaling-Up
The SEEK project aims to increase revenue potential by processing sludge together with other urban waste streams into fuel pellets and electricity through gasification.

SEEK - Sludge to Energy Enterprises in Kampala
The objective of this collaborative project with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is to improve access to potable water in remote rural areas of Mid-Western Nepal.

Innovative approaches to ensure the safety of drinking water

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