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Short description: Welcome to the MOOC series resource webpage. Here you can access and download all the key and further recommended resources from the MOOC series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development”.

The resources are organized on a per-course and per-week basis. Within each week, the resources are ordered in alphabetical order based on their titles.

To find a specific resource, open the drop-down menus and use ctrl+f to search by keywords. All resources are free to use.

Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries, Prüss-Ustün, A. et al., 2014 Tropical Med Int Health 2014.19:894-905
Going to Scale with Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage, UNICEF, 2009
Guidelines for drinking-water quality, WHO, 2022
Household water treatment and safe storage: manual for the participant, WHO, 2013
Household water treatment and safe storage: manual for the trainer, WHO, 2013
Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, JMP, 2017

The Next 4 Billion, Hammond A. et al, 2007

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Sanitation 21. A Planning Framework for Improving City-wide Sanitation Services, IWA/Eawag/GIZ, 2014

English Version

Spanish Version

Hindi Marathi Version

Hindi Marathi Tamil Version

A Sanitation Journey, Schertenleib et al., 2021

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Old Wine in a New Bottle or a New Paradigm?, Narayan and Lüthi, 2019

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: A Public Service Approach for Reaching the Urban Sanitation SDGs, Schrecongost et al., 2020

Sanitation-Business as Unusual: Shifting the Paradigm by Shifting Minds, Gambrill et al., 2020

Solving urban sanitation – sustainably and equitably, Narayan and Lüthi, 2020

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation, The World Bank

Strategic Sanitation Planning with SaniChoice, Spuhler et al., 2023

CWIS Cities

Practical Guidance on the Use of Urine in Crop Production. Richert, A. et al., 2010. EN

Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater; Volume 2: Wastewater use in agriculture, WHO, 2013 EN

Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater; Volume 2: Wastewater use in agriculture, WHO, 2013 FR

Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater; Volume 3: Wastewater and excreta use in aquaculture, WHO, 2013 EN

Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater; Volume 4: Excreta and greywater use in agriculture, WHO, 2013 EN

Advancements in and Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Narayan et al., 2021

Comparative analysis of sanitation systems for resource recovery: Influence of configurations and single technology components, Spuhler et al., 2020

FSM Planning A-Z, Reymond, 2014 EN

FSM Planning A-Z, Reymond, 2014 FR

FSM Planning A-Z, Reymond, 2014 ES

Toolkit for Mainstreaming Gender in Water Operations, World Bank, 2016

Female-friendly public and community toilets: a guide for planners and decision makers, WSUP, 2018

The RANAS model of behaviour change, Contzen et al., 2023

Introducing SaniFOAM: A Framework to Analyze Sanitation Behaviors to Design Effective Sanitation Programs, WSP, 2009

Stakeholder analysis, Reymond et al., 2014 EN

Stakeholder analysis, Reymond et al., 2014 FR

Stakeholder analysis, Reymond et al., 2014 ES

Stakeholder engagement, Reymond and Bassan, 2014 EN

Stakeholder engagement, Reymond and Bassan, 2014 FR

Stakeholder engagement, Reymond and Bassan, 2014 ES

Sanitation Safety Planning, WHO, 2022 EN

Sanitation Safety Planning, WHO, 2022 FR

Sanitation Safety Planning, WHO, 2022 ES

CLUES: Local solutions for sanitation planning. The case study of Nala, Nepal. 2013 EN

A Practical Guide to Landfill Management in Pacific Island Countries, SPREP & JICA, 2005

ASTM D5231 − 92. Standard test method for determination of the composition of unprocessed MSW.

Collection of Municipal Solid Waste, Key issues for Decision-makers in Developing Countries, UNHABITAT, 2011

Collection of Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries, UN HABITAT, 2010

Decentralised Composting for Cities of Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Eawag-Sandec, WasteConcern, 2006 (see p.82 on determining population sample size )

Decision Makers Guide to Solid Waste Landfills. World Bank

Developing Integrated SWM plan. Volume 1. UNEP, 2009

Global recycling markets: plastic waste, ISWA, 2014

Global Waste Management Outlook, UNEP/ISWA, 2015 (Chapter 3.5 Resource recovery, Chapter 3.6 Global secondary materials industry)

Guidelines for SWM assessment (baseline survey) in secondary cities and small towns in Asia and The Pacific, Waste Concern and UNESCAP, 2010

Making Waste Work: A Toolkit. How to measure your waste. A step-by-step guide, CIWM & WasteAid, 2017

Observations of Solid Waste Landfills in Developing Countries. World Bank. 1999

The tragic case of dumpsites, ISWA, 2015

Recovered paper market in 2012, Bureau of International Recycling, Paper Division, 2014

Sample size calculator. Survey Monkey.

What a Waste. A Global Review of Solid Waste Management, World Bank, 2012

Strategic Planning Guide for MSWMS-Step 2, ERM for World Bank/SDC

World steel recycling in figures 2010 – 2014, Bureau of International Recycling, Ferrous Division, 2015

Behaviour change manual. Version 1, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, 2017

Collection of municipal solid waste in developing countries, UN HABITAT, 2010 (Annex 3, pages 165-172)

Community-based solid waste management and water supply projects: problems and solutions compared. A survey of the literature, J. Anschütz, 1996

Compendium of good practices. Urban Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities, PEARL. 2015

Global Waste Management Outlook, UNEP, 2015 (Chapter 5 Waste Management Financing)

Guidance pack. Private sector participation in MSWM, SKAT, 2000

Guidelines for national Waste Management Strategies, UNEP, 2013

India Solid Waste Management Rules , Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2000

India Solid Waste Management Rules , Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2015

Integrating the informal sector for improved waste management, Sanjay Gupta

Micro and Small Enterprises in Integrated Sustainable Waste Management, Waste, 2001

Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry- South Africa, 1998

Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste –Summary, CWG, 2005

Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste, GTZ, 2005

Recovering resources, creating opportunities, GIZ, 2011

Solid waste management, UNEP, 2005 (Chapter XVI. Financial Arrangements for solid waste management)

Systematic behavior change in water, sanitation and hygiene. A practical guide using the RANAS approach. Version 1.1, Mosler, H.-J., & Contzen, N., 2016

The Economics of the Informal Sector, GIZ, 2010

Anaerobic Digestion of Biowaste, Sandec, 2014

Black Soldier Fly Biowaste Processing - A Step by Step Guide, Sandec, 2021

Carbonizing urban biowaste for low-cost char production in developing countries, Sandec, 2015

Decentralised Composting for Cities of Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Eawag-Sandec, WasteConcern, 2006

Gas tightness testing of the piping system, BORDA Tanzania

Manual of On-Farm Vermicomposting and Vermiculture, Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Supplementary material on Composting, I. Zabaleta

The art and science of composting, Cooperband, 2002

Training Material on Composting and Vermicomposting, Ecosan & seecon

Vermicompost, the story of organic gold: A review, Adhikary, S., 2012

Aide-memoire for a national strategy for health-care waste management, WHO, 2000

Biodegradable Plastics. An Overview of the Compostability of Biodegradable Plastics and its Implications for the Collection and Treatment of Organic Wastes, ISWA, 2015.

Compendium of Technologies for Treatment-Destruction of Healthcare Waste, UNEP, 2012

Concepts for Reuse and Recycling of CDW, USACERL 1999

EU CDW Management Protocol, EC 2016

Exploring the potential for adopting alternative materials to reduce marine plastic litter, UNEP, 2018

Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics: Global Lessons and Research to Inspire Action and Guide Policy Change UNEP, 2016

Prevent Marine Plastic Litter – Now !, ISWA, 2017

Primary Microplastics in the Oceans: a Global Evaluation of Sources, Boucher,
J. Friot, D., 2017

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made, Geyer et al., 2017

Safe management of wastes from health-care activities, WHO, 2014

Service contract on management of CDW, EC - DG ENV (2011)

Supporting Environmentally Sound Decisions for CDW Management, JRC-IES, 2011

Waste to Energy Rapid Assessment Tool, CWG and GIZ 2016

The Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countries, EPA, 2020

Waste Flow Diagram User Manual – A rapid assessment for mapping waste flows and quantifying plastic leakage, GIZ et al., 2020

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Methods for Faecal Sludge Analysis, Velkushanova, K. et al, 2021

Capital and Operating Costs of Full-Scale Faecal Sludge Management and Wastewater Treatment Systems in Dakar, Senegal, Dodane, P. et al., 2012

Hanoi, Vietnam: Sanitation service delivery context analysis and mapping of excreta flows along the sanitation service chain and throughout the city, SFD Promotion Initiative, 2016

Kampala, Uganda: Sanitation service delivery context analysis and mapping of excreta flows along the sanitation service chain and throughout the city, SFD Promotion Initiative, 2016

Management of Excreta, Wastewater and Sludge, Sandec

Market Driven Approach for Selection of Faecal Sludge Treatment Products, Schoebitz, L. et al., 2016

Results of faecal sludge analyses in Kampala, Uganda: Pictures, characteristics and qualitative observations for 76 samples, Schoebitz, L. et al., 2016

SFD Promotion Initiative

Shit Flow Diagram, Sandec, 2017

A value proposition: resource recovery from faecal sludge – can it be the driver for improved sanitation?, Diener, S. et al, 2014

Characterization of FSM. Pollution Research Group, University of KwaZulu Natal

Introduction to sanitation safety planning, Sandec & WHO, 2017

Market Driven Approach for Selection of Faecal Sludge Treatment Products, Schoebitz, L. et al., 2016

Volaser: A faecal sludge measuring device - Assembly and users’ guide. Andriessen, N. & Strande, L. (2023)

Water Sanitation and Health, WHO

Composting technologies, Sandec, 2019

Decentralised Composting for Cities of Low- and Middle-Income Countries - A User's Manual . Waste Concern and Sandec

Effect of hydraulic loading frequency on performance of planted drying beds for the treatment of faecal sludge, Sonko, E., 2014

Faecal sludge drying beds: Increasing drying rates for fuel resource recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa, Seck, A., et al., 2015

Marketing Compost, Sandec, 2008

Novel plant species for faecal sludge drying beds: Survival, biomass response and forage quality, Gueye, A., et al., 2016

Operating the Composting Process, Sandec, 2019

Resource, Recovery, and Reuse: Series 2, 3 and 15. IWMI

Science of Composting, Sandec, 2019

Faecal Sludge Management Tools The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program

Sanitation 21 - A Planning Framework for Improving City-wide Sanitation Services. IWA, Eawag, GIZ, 2014

SFD Promotion Initiative

Fabian Suter Manager WASH Learning Lab Tel. +41 58 765 5019 Send Mail

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