New IWA Journal "Journal of Water and Climate Change" publishes the the first in a series of papers that have been produced from our assessment of the impact of climate change on the sustainablility of
water and sanitation facilities.
The final report of our assessment of the impact of climate change on the sustainablility of water and sanitation facilities has now been published by the WHO.
IWA/WHO announce the publication date for the book Valuing Water, Valuing Livelihoods: Guidance
on social cost-benefit analysis of drinking-water interventions, with
special reference to small community water supplies
IWA/WHO have announced the publication of a new book in the series "Emerging Issues in Water and Infectious Disease": Safe Management of Shellfish and Harvest Waters.
UNEP Newsletter carries report of the recent workshop held in Addis Ababa to review the outcomes of our study into the potential for regulating small-scale and independent water suppliers.
The RCPEH has joined the AQUATEST project, which is being managed by the University of Bristol. Web pages providing more information about our role in the project are being prepared and will be published in the next few days.
Professor Gareth Rees
News
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor Gareth Rees. Gareth had been the Director of the RCPEH since 1996: he will be greatly missed by us all.
Beach Sanitary Surveys are now official USEPA documents
News
Standardised beach sanitary surveys, developed by Julie Kinzelman, are to be incorporated into the US federal BEACH act amendments.
Fewtrell L, Prüss-Üstün A, Bos R, Gore F, Bartram. Water, sanitation and hygiene: quantifying the health impact at national and local levels in countries with incomplete water supply and sanitation coverage. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2007. (WHO Environmental Burden of Disease Series No. 15)
