Earth overshoot day 2019
Earth Overshoot day 2019 falls on July 29, the earliest it has ever been. We would need 1.75 Earths to accommodate our current consumption levels.
Catégorie : environment
World toilet day
World Toilet Day (WTD) is an annual celebration on November 19th. It was created in 2001 by the World Toilet Organization to inspire action to tackle global sanitation crisis. The UN General Assembly declared World Toilet Day an official UN day in 2013. Why a world toilet day? The figures on sanitation and its En savoir plus surWorld toilet day[…]
Water reuse: why is it important ?
Wastewater reuse or water recycling is is the use of treated wastewater (or untreated wastewater) for a beneficial purpose.
Sanitation key facts
WHO and UN gives indicators about sanitation worldwide. The figures are alarming.
Sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa
In the sub-Saharan Africa region, more than 65% of households are not connected to a sewer system.
What is faecal sludge ?
Faecal sludge are residues extracted from onsite or decentralized sanitation systems (various type of latrines and septic tanks).