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Water Engineering and Development Centre

WEDC Guides


WEDC guides provide essential information and instruction about specific water, sanitation, hygiene and related subjects. They are produced in a handy A5 format, are copiously illustrated and available to download free of charge. Selected titles are also available in French.


WEDC GUIDES – ENGLISH

 

GUIDE No. 35: Soil and infrastructure (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 36: Timber for infrastructure (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 37: Shelter in emergencies (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 38: Institutional buildings and emergencies (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 39: Roads, bridges and airfields in emergencies (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 40: Mechanical and electrical plant in emergencies (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 41: Logistics in emergencies (forthcoming)

GUIDE No. 42: Infrastructure for vulnerable people (forthcoming)

 

WEDC GUIDES – FRENCH

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Technical Briefs

A number of our guides are extended versions of WEDC-authored technical briefs which first appeared in the journal Waterlines. The original technical briefs are listed below and were compiled in the Practical Action (formerly ITDG) publications The Worth of Water (technical briefs 1–32) and Running Water (technical briefs 33-64). They are also are available in print from .

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WHO Sanitation System Fact Sheets

Deisgned by WEDC for the World Health Organization (WHO) these sanitation system fact sheets are stand-alone notes, first published in

Technical Notes on Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies

Written and produced by WEDC for the World Health Organization (WHO).

WELL Fact Sheets

An archive of fact sheets produced by WELL, a DFID Resource Centre for water, sanitation and hygiene