Saneamiento ecologico : lecciones aprendidas en zonas periurbanas de Lima (الإسبانية)

This publication provides a brief introduction to the concept of ecological sanitation sums up the experience of two pilot projects and makes recommendations to facilitate the spread of EcoSan throughout the country. The concept of EcoSan has been applied...  انظر المزيد + This publication provides a brief introduction to the concept of ecological sanitation sums up the experience of two pilot projects and makes recommendations to facilitate the spread of EcoSan throughout the country. The concept of EcoSan has been applied in rural areas where there are no house connections for drinking water. The need to expand access to rural and peri-urban areas of Peru lacking in alarming proportions adequate public services of drinking water and sanitation is a major challenge because the public entities responsible for management services do not have the infrastructure or resources. Water resources from surface waters of the Rimac River are limited, since they depend on the annual rainfall in the Andean region, generating a constant shortage of water for its inhabitants. Within the confines of the city, the source of drinking water is not distributed fairly: most people who lack sustainable water services and sanitation live in human settlements in peri-urbanas. The population of these areas lives in poverty, and suffers the negative impacts on health and the environment caused by poor hygiene. However, in human settlements peri-urban areas continue to grow because of migration to the city by rural job seekers and for better living conditions.  رؤية أقل ـ