Categories: Alaska · ES&H · Eskimo · digest · environmental change · more than thought · rural · teachers
Tagged: 13C4, Bumsted, careful thought etc
This is too important for just a Tumblr note. Appropriate technology, especially when it comes to clean water and toilet systems, cannot be emphasized enough. It also takes forethought and the ability to put one’s self into another’s position. To practice, try covering your eyes or smearing oil or grease on your glasses. Tie one hand behind your back or hug your neck and try to get up from a chair or commode. Hold pillows in your hands and try to open the door. Wear earplugs and listen to instructions.
Traditional coverage of access to basic amenities like water and sanitation has inadvertently excluded the needs of the disabled.
Creating user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled: the experience of WaterAid Nepal and its partners, a discussion paper by WaterAid Nepal outlines the problems faced by the disabled in the country in accessing water and sanitation services.
The importance of disability-friendly latrines for dignity and social inclusion [...]
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Categories: planning · rural · sanitation
Tagged: 13C4, Biocultural Science, Bumsted
environmental change] New WWF Report Available – Arctic Climate Impact Science
Categories: Alaska · ES&H · anthropology · digest · environmental change · health · more than thought · organizational culture · planning · rural · sanitation · solid waste
Tagged: 13C4, Biocultural Science, Bumsted
I hope they discuss small scale (on the household or even a group of households level) and not just municipal wide. Alaska Battery (ABS) has long advocated wind generators for battery storage.
Notice from the excellent WHAT’S UP – January 2, 2008- Compiled Weekly by Peg Tileston
On behalf of the Alaska Women’s Environmental Network (AWEN), Alaska Center for the Environment (ACE), and Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA)
Deadline January 10 & 11 2008
BETHEL – BETHEL REGIONAL WIND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP will be held at the Bethel Cultural Center. Following meetings held in Bethel in 2005 and 2006 and in light of rising diesel prices, strong community interest, and successful wind-diesel projects in Toksook Bay and Kasigluk this meeting will bring together leaders from across the Yukon & Kuskokwim River deltas to discuss approaches that can be initiated to expand the use of wind energy throughout this Region. There is no registration fee however we are asking that people register no later that January 3. Limited travel scholarships are available. For more information or to register visit:
www.windpoweringamerica.gov/calendar.asp or contact Hannah Willard of REAP at 907-929-7770 or Martina Dabo of AEA at 907-771-3000. To see the agenda, go to
(pdf file) http://www.akenergyauthority.org/wind/BethelWindSeminarAgenda12-11-07.pdf
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Categories: Alaska · Kuskokwim · rural
Tagged: 13C4, Biocultural Science, Bumsted
These would best be used as idea starters for rural and remote communities.
SustainLane Government [pdf] http://www.sustainlane.us/ Based in San Francisco, SustainLane Government was started in 2004. Their primary goal is to provide an online database of best practices in sustainability and environmental management. Currently, the database includes over 100 best practice documents which include coverage of land use activities, waste management practices, and green building and development.
Visitors can browse through these documents at their leisure and they will also want to look at SustainLane’s “City Sustainable Rankings”, which are available on the homepage. Another nice feature of the site’s homepage is the “Recent Uploads” area, which includes recently uploaded documents that deal with local action plans for climate change, plastic bag reduction ordinance, and so on. Finally, visitors should also look over the “Articles” section, as it contains pieces such as “Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets” and “Top US Cities for Cleantech Incubation Clusters”. [KMG]
from the ever wonderful The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
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In case you hadn’t seen this on the other site, I urge those readers interested in recycling, appropriate technology, and self-sufficiency to take a look. Be sure to read the first comment.
old cars, trucks, sno-gos (snow machines) contribute petrochemicals, carcinogens, lead, cadium, antifreeze poison, etc. Let’s put this to good use, eh?
Categories: rural · sanitation · solid waste · teachers
The library at the University of Utah has a valuable service in a web log (blog) format. The format is especially good at providing links to information resources quickly with a minimum of Internet fuss (suitable for rural and remote dial-up) and available through feeds.
An easily accessible format won’t be too useful were it not for the knowledgeable person selecting the resources to provide, Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Community Outreach Liaison.
She has a series of entries linking to resources for health literacy, which is a critical topic.
This blog focuses on health information issues related to the community, especially underserved communities.
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Categories: public involvement · resources · rural
It’s too easy sometimes for us to say we live in a third-world state when requesting infrastructure funding. We say this even though Alaska has only one census district that is among the USA’s poorest.
It might be useful sometimes to see what the genuine third-world is doing for sanitation and public health. A lot of these ideas would be feasible to modify for rural Alaska (and many, such as dry sanitation, have been modified for first-world economies in the north, except us.) It isn’t just the technology, but the planning ideas which may be the most valuable to consider. For example, from Sulabh International Social Service Organization,
“The whole idea is to save water,” says Ramachandran. “Today, we’re taking good water from the river and using it to flush toilets, which makes the water dirty. Then we use expensive treatment techniques before dumping it back into the river. [emphasis added] Instead, why not treat it at the source?”
from the February 15, 2007 edition
Pay as you go: clean-toilet program for India’s towns
A local group is sparking a quiet sanitary revolution that the World Bank and UN call a model for other developing countries.
By Anuj Chopra | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor…Through community participation, Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA), a German funding agency, built a pay-and-use community toilet for 500 local families here that is now run and managed by locals themselves….
These toilets are affordable for the poor, and the cheapest model can be constructed for as little as $10. And in a country where water shortages are a primary reason for the dearth of toilets, Sulabh’s toilets aren’t water-guzzlers: They require only 2 liters of water compared with 10 liters for a conventional toilet…
Sulabh’s systems often come with an innovative modification: the attachment of a biogas plant. Through these plants, human waste produces biogas that, when mixed with diesel fuel, can power electrical devices such as streetlights. A similar technique of wet-sanitation is being replicated elsewhere in India by groups like BORDA.
…the attempt isn’t simply to dole out toilets to the poor, but to build them through community participation while educating people about the importance of sanitation.
“We do not want the government to give any subsidy to build toilets,” says Mr. Pathak. “We just want them to tell banks not to refuse loans if poor people want to build toilets.”
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Categories: planning · rural · sanitation
These are pdf files of the Emergency publications series, produced by WEDC Publications, Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University
Emergency Publications on CD, Bob Reed (ed.)
This pc compact disk comprises the electronic (pdf) files of the entire series of Emergency publications produced by WEDC to date.
This is an invaluable and handy resource for all aid and development workers. http://tinyurl.com/sn7su
Individual files can be downloaded from
Revised chapters are downloadable or can be purchased here–
Emergency Vector Control Using Chemicals (2nd ed.) 2004
Christophe Lacarin and Bob Reed
Emergency Water Sources (3rd ed.) 2004
Sarah House and Bob Reed
Out in the Cold (3rd ed.) 2004
Mark Buttle and Michael Smith
Running Water 1999 Rod Shaw (ed.)
This is a new collection of 32 short, highly illustrated introductions to appropriate water and sanitation technologies and processes and complements The Worth of Water. It covers a further range of subjects from water source selection and handpump maintenance to sanitary surveying, hygiene understanding and community management. (not available for download)
The Worth of Water 1991John Pickford
The Worth of Water published by Intermediate Technology Publications has 32 sections, each a reprint of a technical brief that has appeared in the international journal of appropriate technologies for water supply and sanitation Waterlines. They provide simple guidance for fieldworkers on a variety of topics. Most were written and prepared by WEDC staff (not available for download)
CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING DISEASE 2003
The role of water and environmental sanitation inventions
Erik Rottier and Margaret Ince
THE ROLE OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION INTERVENTIONS
Prelims
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Disease and disease transmission
Chapter 3: Disease in the population
Chapter 4: Water and environmental sanitation projects
Chapter 5: Domestic water supply
Chapter 6: Sanitation
Chapter 7: Drainage
Chapter 8: Solid waste management
Annexe 1: Listing of diseases related to water and environmental sanitation
Annexe 2: Summary tables of infections related to water and environmental sanitation (excluding vector-borne infections)
Annexe 3: Summary tables of vector-borne infections, vectors and their control
Annexe 4: Chlorination of drinking water
Annexe 5: Calculating the size of pits for latrines, and assessing their infiltration capacity
Annexe 6: Designing a simple stormwater drainage system
Annexe 7: Priorities and standards in emergency situations
References
Alphabetical index of diseases
Improving health is one of the main goals of water and environmental sanitation (WES) interventions. Despite this, many aid and development workers may have only a limited knowledge of the infections they try to prevent. Although the relevant information does exist, it is often scattered in specialised literature and rarely finds its way into the field.
This manual addresses this problem by presenting information on these infections in relation to the interventions that fieldworkers typically control – i.e: water supply, sanitation, drainage, solid waste management, and vector control. It has been produced primarily for non-medical aid and development workers, but anyone working in WES, or in the prevention of infections related to WES, will find this book useful.
EMERGENCY SANITATION 2002
Assessment and Programme Design
Peter Harvey, Sohrab Baghri and Bob Reed
ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMME DESIGN
Prelims
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Is intervention necessary?
Chapter 3. Principles of assessment
Chapter 4. Background information
Chapter 5. Recommended minimum objectives
Chapter 6. Excreta disposal
Chapter 7. Solid waste management
Chapter 8. Waste management at medical centres
Chapter 9. Disposal of dead bodies
Chapter 10. Wastewater management
Chapter 11. Hygiene promotion
Chapter 12. Community participation
Chapter 13. Programme design
Chapter 14. Implementation
Chapter 15. Instructions for use
Chapter 16. Rapid assessment and priority setting
Chapter 17. Outline programme design
Chapter 18. Immediate action
Chapter 19. Detailed programme design
Chapter 20. Implementation
Case study: Kala Camp, Luapula, Zambia
Bibliography
Index
Aide Memoire Chart
(Adobe Acrobat (pdf) files)
Rapid Assessment Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel file)
Emergency Sanitation is designed to assist those involved in planning and implementing emergency sanitation programmes. The main focus is a systematic and structured approach to assessment and programme design. It provides a balance between the hardware (technical) and software (socio-cultural, institutional) aspects of sanitation programmes, and links short-term emergency response to long-term sustainability. Emergency Sanitation is relevant to a wide range of emergency situations, including both natural and conflict-induced disasters, and open and closed settings. It is suitable for field technicians, engineers and hygiene promoters, as well as staff at agency headquarters. Sponsored by the Department for International Development (DFID)
EMERGENCY VECTOR CONTROL
A handbook for relief workers
Christophe Lacarin and Bob Reed
A HANDBOOK FOR RELIEF WORKERS
Prelims
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Main Vectors
Chapter 3: Principal Control Measures
Chapter 4: Overall Process for Implementing a Vector Control Programme
Chapter 5: Practical Implementation
Appendix 1: Suitability of Chemical Controls
Appendix 2: Recommended Control Method
Appendix 3: Estimate Vector Population
Appendix 4: Job Description and Responsibilities
Additional Information
References and Bibliography
Index
Complete copy of Emergency Vector Control
The control of vectors that transmit diseases in emergencies is critical to the prevention of epidemics. This handbook describes how such vectors can be identified and controlled using chemicals. Aimed at non-specialists such as logisticians, engineers and health workers, it provides advice on identifying the responsible vector, selecting the appropriate control chemical and the means of application, together with advice on planning an implementation programme.
EMERGENCY WATER SOURCES 1st edition
Assessment and Programme Design
Peter Harvey, Sohrab Baghri and Bob Reed
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION AND TREATMENT
Prelims
Section 1. Introduction and instructions for use
Section 2. Survival supply
Section 3. Longer term supply
Section 4. Supporting information
Section 5. Equipment and addresses
These guidelines have been designed to help those involved in the assessment of emergency water sources to collect relevant information in a systematic way, to use this information to select a source or sources and to determine the appropriate level of treatment required to make the water suitable for drinking.
OUT IN THE COLD (first edition)
Emergency water supply and sanitation for cold regions
Mark Buttle and Michael Smith
EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION FOR COLD REGIONS
Mark Buttle and Michael Smith
Prelims
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Emergencies in cold regions
Chapter 3 : Water supply
Chapter 4: Sanitation
Chapter 5: Related technical issues
Chapter 6: Human issues
Chapter 7: Additional information
Index
Complete copy of Out in the Cold
Out in the Cold has been designed for all humanitatian workers, especially managers, engineers and logisticians working in ex-Soviet states, China, Eastern Europe or any other country in cool temperate or cold regions. It provides specific supplementary information that can be used together with information given in more general emergency manuals, details of which are given inside. Techniques are described simply, although engineering design recommendations are also included.
NB– second edition of Out in the Cold includes new material gathered from humanitarian workers returning from the Kosovo crisis and has been revised on the basis of comments made about the first edition.
Any part of this …, including the illustrations (except items taken from other publications where the authors do not hold copyright) may be copied, reproduced or adapted to meet local needs, without permission from the author/s or publisher, provided the parts reproduced are distributed free, or at cost and not for commercial ends, and the source is fully acknowledged.
Please send copies of any materials in which text or illustrations have been used to WEDC Publications at the address given below.
WEDC Publications
Water, Engineering and Development Centre
Loughborough University
Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK
Phone: + 44 (0) 1509 222885
Email: wedc@lboro.ac.uk
Fax: + 44 (0) 1509 211079
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/
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Categories: communities · planning · rural · sanitation · solid waste
I’ve put the set of photos up on Flickr. These can be used to illustrate problems and solutions to solid waste management and sanitation. I have not finished the annotations, but Flickr members may go ahead and comment. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a good way for non-Flickr members to add to the discussion there. I think what I can possibly do is to post here about sub-groups of photos and diagrams, with thumbnails, so readers may discuss here.
revised 2008-10-13 I set up a group for others to contribute to at Toilets and Trash in the Last Frontier (Alaska) – http://flickr.com/groups/786092@N20/ (I can’t afford to renew the Flickr Pro account yet, but I think the group should be accessible to other Flickr members to add to and for the non-Flickrs to view).
Neither trash nor toilets are insurmountable problems, despite what many believe. However, sanitation takes thought in order for the solutions to age-old problems to be sustainable for eons to come. In particular, whether for the arid and semi-arid regions of Alaska or New Mexico, the low-relief coastal areas of the south Pacific or of the south Bering, we must devise systems which are self-sufficient and appropriate to our communities and ecology. In addition, it is likely to involve some hard choices in how we live, especially as our population grows and our environment changes.
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, An Alaskan Challenge: Native Village Sanitation, OTA-ENV–591 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, May 1994).
NTIS order #PB94-181013
GPO stock #052-003-01372-0
available in pdf format here
or here
Categories: AI/AN · Alaska · New Mexico · communities · environmental change · health · planning · rural · sanitation · solid waste
Telephone:
Fax:
DIVISION OF _______________
SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
File Number:
http://www.home.htm
DATE
[NAME, ADDRESS]
Re: City of NAME Municipal Solid Waste Facility Inspection of Month dd, 19nn
Dear Sir or Madam:
Thank you for assisting ____ and me with the inspection of the Council dump on [date]. A copy of the inspection checklist and photos is enclosed.
This year the facility rated a [23%] compliance with standards for safe and healthy solid waste management at Class III landfills in Alaska (## out of 126 possible points). Ratings below 80% are generally regarded as unsatisfactory. (Had the record keeping requirements been met, the facility would rate ##% compliance.) The current dump is not designed and operated as a sanitary landfill. Nevertheless, there are immediately feasible improvements in operations that might help.
We talked about several remedies the Council can initiate for immediate relief as well as for longer-term relief [such as a new landfill, tentatively planned for 3.5 miles away, at_____]. In general, the following steps would provide some improvement in the environmental health situation
Step
Step
Step
Please call (tel. #) or write if you have questions about the inspection. Let me or _____ (telephone #) know what further technical assistance we can offer, including working with you and the Council on the community’s solid waste management program.
Sincerely,
Environmental Specialist
email address
cc
enclosures:
Community Municipal Solid Waste Facility [YEAR] Field Inspection Checklist
photos
[Interim Solid Waste Management items, if relevant]
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Categories: rural · solid waste
The original hard copy inspection form was reformatted for consistency and accuracy. It was also intended for use by people who did not ordinarily inspect rural landfills (e.g., IHS engineers, department sanitarians, local community).
The form was setup as a MS Word template so each community’s inspection would have a fresh form. There’s cheat sheet notes to correlate the inspection checklist item with the relevant regulation [no longer accurate]. At the office end, it was nice to find all the needed information in the same place on each of the forms in each of the community files. (Also, made it easier to transfer to an electronic database.) MS Word allowed “keywords” to be added to the document properties which corresponded to the “categories” of MS Outlook. I developed a standardized set of these categories which enabled integration of the information across the contacts database, hard copy file, and statewide landfill database.
The document is here as a regular MS Word document.
click to save | Rural Solid Waste Landfill Field Inspection form |
The original field form was kept in the central office file. A final copy of the form was returned to the community and one kept with the report in the central office.
Click thumbnail below to see form in actual use–
Categories: AI/AN · rural · solid waste
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