Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation

The course provides theoretical background and practical expertise in the field of low-cost decentralised water supply and sanitation alternatives specifically suitable for the small towns, peri-urban areas and urban slums, small island communities, tourist resorts etc. The course begins with a general introduction to water supply and sanitation situations in rural areas, small towns and rural growth centres as well as peri-urban and urban slums. It then presents the water supply systems including all their components, from source selection, abstraction, through treatment and supply/delivery to consumers.