Akvopedia structure

The following shows the current thinking how we want to structure the Akvopedia. If you have any comments then you can leave them in the Akvo Forum Akvopedia structure discussion.

Water (Focus)

• Water Collection
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Fog harvesting
  • Surface water harvesting
  • Wells and pumps(groundwater)
• Storage and Artificial recharge
  • Tanks
  • Sand storage dam
  • Subsurface dam
  • River bank infiltration
• Transportation/distribution
  • Pipelines
  • Gravity driven
• Water treatment
  • Turbidity
  • Dissolved oxygen content
  • Carbon Dioxide removal
  • Colour reduction
  • Taste, odour, colour
  • Iron and manganese removal
  • Organic matter removal
  • Bacteria removal
• Use of water
  • Irrigation water
  • Drinking water
  • Sanitation
  • Environment
  • Washing
  • Industrial use
• Water management
• Water and environment → (a link)

Sanitation (Focus)

• Sanitation systems
• Toilets
• Collection
• Transportation
• Treatment
• Use of products
• Wastewater management
  • Rural wastewater management
  • Urban wastewater management
• Water quality → (a link)

Water and environment portal

• Waterbody restoration
• Water pollution
• Groundwater management
• Water quality

Geographic portal

With connection to Google Earth / Google Maps

• Continents
  • Countries
    • Regions

Organisations portal (Focus)

• Governments
• Implementing NGOs
• Donors
• Networks and Associations
• Private sector companies
• Public sector companies
• Resource centres
• Research organisations

Approaches portal

• Community management
• Self supply/self help
• Participatory monitoring
• Sector wide approach (SWAP)

Thematic areas portal

• Self supply
• Cost-effective boreholes
• Sustainable water supplies
• Handpump technology
• Water and sanitation sector performance measurement
• Impact

Guidelines portal

• Project implementation
• Contract management
• Borehole siting and supervision
• Technology
  • Water
  • Sanitation
• Community mobilisation and sensitization
• Participatory Hygien and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST)

Technology and tools portal

• Computer
  • Software
  • Hardware
• Appropriate technology
• Field tools
  • Well drills
  • Link to → Water and sanitation technology

Training portal

• Educational material
• How to organize training
• Self help groups
• Women groups
• Watershed management

Information sources portal

• RWSN
• Dewpoint
• WELL
• IRC
• India water portal
• Others

Personal Stories

• Water and sanitation users
• Community-based organizations
• Local government staff
• Volunteers
• Entrepreneurs
• Companies
• Others

Monitoring and Evaluation portal

A portal to try and encourage the sharing of the countless grey monitoring and evaluation reports that are done.

• Akvo Really Simple Reporting (RSR)

Academic papers portal

Include links to WEDC conference papers and encourage people to post abstracts with links.