Archive for July, 2007

Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) Alternatives

Monday, July 16th, 2007

This is a report commissioned by the Wilson Center related to Household Water Treatment and Storage.
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From the report: “The United Nations’ International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (1981-1990) failed to achieve its goal of universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 1990 (World Health Organization [WHO], 2003). Even though service levels rose […]

EWB Story in the Rocky Mountain News

Monday, July 9th, 2007

NAMSALING, Ilam, Nepal - In the terraced tea fields of eastern Nepal, as mist rises through lush stands of bamboo, dozens of Hindu faithful climb the staggering 1,034 steps to a mountaintop shrine.Worshipers labor up the incline to make sacrificial offerings of goats and pigeons, or to give small coins and trinkets. The air is […]