811308 Appropriate technologies for water supply & sanitation in developing countries

Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Hofbauer, Sonja
Organisation
Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

Basic definitions and concepts in water, sanitation and hygiene, international framework of Sustainable Development Goals
Appropriateness of technology, problem definition - development of solutions, critical reflection
Socio-economic context in developing countries, dimensions of sustainable development
Tools for analysis, planning and implementation, understand socio-economic context, sector organisations and institutions, deliver on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Development cooperation changing funding avenues and overall trends
Intervention strategy development, programme- and project development, capacity development
Examples from implementation projects from Uganda, Ghana, Palestine, Eastern Europe:
-Water supply in rural areas and rural growing centres, operation and maintenance models
-Interventions and underlying concepts for reduction of water-borne disease transmission and contamination risks (safe water chain, water safety planning)
-Sanitation and hygiene: behaviour change intervention, concepts and technologies, formative research, faecal sludge management chain
-Water for all usages incl. productive purposes, climate resilience of service provision
“Positive and negative” case studies and critical reflection of potential reasons for success or failure
Review of relevant literature, online research and social media content
Previous knowledge expected

Previous knowledge expected: basic knowledge water supply, sanitation, hygiene, waster water, water resource management
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

- Knowledge of water supply, sanitation and hygiene in international cooperation
- Understanding of water supply, sanitation and hygiene against the broader context of water security and climate change
- Critical reflection of technology and development interrelation, achieving change in a specific social context, technology transfer
- Understanding socio-economic and cultural framework for planning and implementation of infrastructure and operation and maintenance
- Knowledge of instruments for social adjustment of technologies, ensuring Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
- Understanding of project and programme development processes and funding
- Understanding of project implementation cycle, monitoring and evaluation
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.