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Keynote presentation for Innowater symposium in Wageningen. By Sander de Haas from SamSamWater.
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Low-cost innovations for water and sanitation
InnoWater, Wageningen, October 17th, 2012
Sander de Haas
Introduction
Sander de Haas, hydrogeologist at PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland.
Co-founder of the SamSamWater Foundation. http://www.samsamwater.com
Volunteered in water projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Somalia
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Introduction
SamSamWater Foundation:• Advice & information for water & sanitation projects• Share knowledge and information
“SamSamWater Foundation aims to increase the number of people in developing countries with sustainable and reliable access to water and sanitation.”
All information (presentation, hyperlinks, etc.) will be presented tomorrow on our website:http://www.samsamwater.com/innowater
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Problems
• More than one in six people worldwide - 894 million - don't have access to improved water sources.
• 2.6 billion people lack improved sanitation facilities, and over 780 million people still use unsafe drinking water sources.
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Problems
• Every day almost 10,000 children under the age of 5 die because of water related diseases.
“Washing hands with soap can reduce the risk of diarrheal diseases by up to 47 per cent” Source: WHO
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Problems
• Children are denied their right to education because:
o their schools lack private and decent sanitation facilities – particularly girls –.
o they are forced to spend large parts of their day fetching water.
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Problems
Lack of sanitation and safe/reliable drinking water are linked in many ways
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Solution: innovations
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Solution: innovations
SmartLow-costLow-techPractical
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Innovations
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Q Drum
Berkad with Solar water still
Innovations
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Hydraulic Ram Pump
Tippy Tap
Double improved pit latrine
Pepsi drip irrigation
LifeStraw
BOB Rainwater Bag
M-Maji
