Practices in Sludge Management
Sewage sludge is a product of municipal waste water treatment; however, sludge treatment issues are often neglected in comparison with water-related parameters such as the outgoing load and the degree ...
Assess new prevention ideas water born-diseases
Using Citizen Science Approaches to monitor water, sanitation and hygiene related risks Relatively few studies have explored how resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems to hazards ...
Biological control for reducing insect breeding
Mosquito Control With Entomopathogenic Bacteria has been assessed in Europe. The application of microbial control agents can effectively reduce the population densities of the target species such as ...
Drinking water suppliers to adopt best industry practices for water efficiency, and new strategies that adjust for changes in water quantity and quality.
Best industry practices for water efficiency, such as System-wide water loss accounting, Leak detection and repair, and Pricing that encourages consumer water conservation. ...
Tracking of causes and sources of water-borne disease and outbreaks
On 12 October 2015, a cholera outbreak involving 65 cases and two deaths was reported in a fishing village in Hoima District, Western Uganda. Despite initial response by the local health department ...
Developing improved sampling and methods detection of water-borne disease in water
Emerging biosensor platforms for the assessment of water-borne pathogens. Pathogens are key contaminants in water that are responsible for the generation of various water-borne diseases, and include ...
Developing new ways to remove or inactivate pathogens in water
Waterborne pathogens are a major health threat and must be eliminated to guarantee safe usage of water for potable purposes. For this purpose, a new carbon-based nanomaterial composed of single-walled ...
Identification of the risk factors for infection by unsafe water
Symptoms and risk factors of parasites infection in children by unsafe water. Significant risk factors for infection, besides living within the distribution area of contaminated water plants, included ...
Proper treatment and disinfection of water
Bacterial Inactivation Potential of Purified Okra Seed Proteins in Water Purification. Waterborne pathogens are a major health threat and must be eliminated to guarantee safe usage of water for ...
WeSenseIt
Given the large diffusion of mobile phones, citizens can complement the often insufficient density and resolution of data collected by traditional monitoring networks. ...
FIGARO
FIGARO (Flexible and Precise Irrigation Platform to Improve Farm Scale Water Productivity) is an EU-funded project, focused on significantly reducing the use of fresh water on farm level through ...
SAPH PANI
Saph Pani was an India-EU collaborative project with a duration of three years. The project aimed to improve natural water treatment systems such as bank filtration (BF), managed aquifer recharge (MAR ...
Solutions
Do you have a solution that matches one of the identified water-related needs of African stakeholders? Please submit it to the AfriAlliance Solutions Hub here.