Where do you go to the toilet when you live in a floating home? Over 100,000 people live on Tonlé Sap Lake in Cambodia. Many people use the lake as a toilet, the same lake that they use to wash
‘Open defaecation free Nepal’ – Philippa Jefferis, Nepal
Nepal declared open defaecation free country, so the headline proclaimed from The Himalayan Times (https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepal-declared-open-defaecation-free-country/). My mind instantly turned to a recent memory, while I was at our project site in Humla. I had been playing peek-a-boo with a cute,
NeWater – Singapore – ech2o newsletter snippet
This is what Singapore call its treated wastewater. There are five NEWater plants supplying up to 40% of Singapore’s current water needs. The water undergoes a three step process. Microfiltration: Microscopic particles including some bacteria are filtered out at this stage.
Water in Florence – Axel Alabi, Italy
Italy is composed of many beautiful areas, from the vast farmed hills in Tuscany to the spacious beaches in Sicily, not forgetting the rich history preserved in Rome. It is also home to a rich culture forged through hundreds of
Trans-National Corporations and water accessibility – Axel Alabi, Nigeria
Water is directly linked to an area’s economic state, ‘without clean water you can’t grow food… you can’t stay healthy, you can’t stay in school and you can’t keep working’. [1] Nigeria Facts Nigeria, one of the group of countries
Chicago’s Super Sewer – USA – ech2o newsletter snippet
Completed in 1985 (and extended in early 2018) to prevent raw sewage polluting Lake Michigan when it rained Chicago’s ‘super sewer’ is being overwhelmed. The TARP (Tunnel and Reservoir Plan) reservoir stores up to 3.5 billion gallons of rainwater and
New method of rice farming – Nepal – ech2o newsletter snippet
Nepalese rice farmers have boosted rice yields by 25% by sowing fewer plants and cutting down on the levels of flooding of the paddy fields. Research has shown that more weeding is required and there is also a risk if
Water crisis in India – India – ech2o newsletter snippet
Across India, 600 million people face acute water shortages, with around 200,000 dying every year because they lack access to clean water, and it is estimated that at least 30 percent of the population in India is affected in one
Drinking the water of the Ganges – India – ech2o newsletter snippet
I have been meaning to write up this story since pretty much the first edition of this newsletter but somehow never got round to it. So, I was 22 (relevant cos I still had that proto-adolescent brain that thinks you
Not a lot of people know this – Sweden – ech2o newsletter snippet
2 x outlets are required in all showers in student accommodation in Sweden. This little known fact was discovered by Kat (who is Swedish) after a student, who was renting her flat in Uppsala, fell asleep in the shower after a