Preliminary Assessment of Current Status
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Preliminary Assessment of Current Status
Transect Walk
A transect walk is a systematic walk along a defined path (transect) across the community/project area together with the local people to explore the…
Locality Mapping
Principally, locality mapping serves as a tool to provide a visual representation of information in a particular geographical context. It is based on…
Baseline Data Collection
Within the planning process, it is of prime importance to collect baseline data in order to determine the requirements for an appropriate sanitation…
Water Resources Assessment
Water resources can be neither developed nor managed rationally without an assessment of the quantity and quality of water available. Water resources…
Water Balance Estimation
Water balance estimation is an important tool to assess the current status and trends in water resource availability in an area over a specific…
Problem Tree Analysis
The problem, objective and strategy tree analysis is one participatory tool of mapping out main problems, along with their causes and effects,…
Focus Groups
In a focus group discussion, people from similar backgrounds or experiences (e.g. young women, young men, handicapped, elderly etc.) are brought…
Semi-Structured Interviews
Semi-structured interviews are conducted with a fairly open framework which allows focused, conversational, two-way communication. The interviewer…
Rich Pictures
Rich pictures are pictorial representations of environmental or social systems. They can help to organise complex situations and identify underlying…
Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Material Flow Analysis (MFA) is the quantification and assessment of matter (water, food, excreta, wastewater...) and substances (nitrogen,…
Water Allocation
Water of a desired quality is often scarce, and has to be allocated to different uses such as human consumption, sanitation, the production of food,…
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