By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Robert Chambers, research associate at Institute of Development Studies, opened the conference by saying it was an opportunity for insights, ideas and for maximising…
CLTS CONFERENCE: SANITATION TIPPING POINT
CLTS CONFERENCE: FOCUS ON SANITATION
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Eight years after the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach for mobilising communitites to build their own toilets was pioneered, over 60 delegates have gathered…
TODAY’S LANDFILL, TOMORROW’S HOUSING ESTATE
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The rapid expansion of peri-urban areas presents opportunities and challenges for urban and rural activities, institutions and sustainability. No longer soley seen in spatial…
WORLD WATER WEEK: SANITATION SCANDAL
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Sanitation was dubbed “one of the biggest scandals of all time” by the UN’s water chief this week as World Water Week got underway…
WORLD WATER WEEK
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member At a time when billions of people live without sustainable access to safe drinking water or suffer ill health due to poor sanitation, when…
LIQUID DYNAMICS: WORLD SANITATION & HYGIENE WEEK
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The effects of recurring floods and droughts, the deaths of 6,000 babies daily from waterborne diseases and growing sanitation problems in booming peri-urban and…
NO SHIT! IT’S WORLD TOILET DAY
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Nevermind the headline, what’s important about the 19 November is that it’s World Toilet Day – a day to focus on the humble, yet…
FT REPORT ON THE THREE GORGES DAM
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member The Financial Times today has a special report by Jamil Anderlini on the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province, China. The report covers several…
CHINA REPORT: “THREE GORGES DAM – TRULY GORGEOUS!”
By ADRIAN ELY, STEPS Centre member Yes, that is a real quote from the official guidebook. China’s soaring energy demands require drastic measures if supply is to keep up with…
WORLD WATER DAY 2007: TOP FIVE PRIORITIES
By STEPS Centre and Institute of Development Studies researchers To mark World Water Day 2007, IDS researchers set out what they believe are the five top priorities that need to…