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Labour intensive technologies and solutions
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Labour intensive technologies and solutions
Manual Pumping
Hand pumps are water-lifting devices that can be operated manually to withdraw water from surface water sources, groundwater sources and reservoirs,…
Human-powered Emptying and Transport
Human-powered emptying and transport refers to the different ways in which people can manually empty and/or transport sludge and solid products…
Human-Powered Distribution
Where there is no or not sufficient piped supply of freshwater and drinking water, nor any motorised vehicles to distribute it, water distribution…
Operation and Maintenance
Generally, water and sanitation projects experience their most serious problems with operation and maintenance and with cost recovery aspects.…
Manual Irrigation
Manual irrigation systems are very simple, but effective methods for making water available to crops. Manual irrigation systems are easy to handle…