Developing water and sanitation services in refugee settings from emergency to sustainability - The case of Zaatari Camp in Jordan

Developing water and sanitation services in refugee settings from emergency to sustainability - The case of Zaatari Camp in Jordan

Three years after Zaatari camp was established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to host Syrian refugees, its population has grown to 82,000 persons. Zaatari is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, in one of the most water scarce areas on earth. Since its establishment, drinking water has been delivered by trucks to communal...

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL; Implementing technical and social assessments of sanitation reforms in rural Indonesia

The deadline for the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) No. 7, to halve the world’s population without access to improved sanitation is fast approaching. Reports have shown that significant progress have been made since its first initiation in the 1990s. Unfortunately, based on the current development rate, the estimated population of the world...

Water Law and Organization (Dutch version)

Lecture notes in DUTCH for course CIE5500, providing a detailed overview of Dutch and European water law concerning surface and groundwater, the North Sea and the Wadden Sea, water services, flood protection, spatial planning, nature protection, water management organizations (e.g. the water boards), financing and legal protection....

Judgment under uncertainty: A probabilistic evaluation framework for decision-making about sanitation systems in low-income countries

Sanitation, as described by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to the provisions of facilities and services for safe disposal of human urine and faeces. On the outset of the 21st century, 40% of the world’s inhabitants do not have access to sanitation facilities and still rely on a bucket, a bush or a backstreet for excretion....