Success and failure assessment methodology for wastewater and faecal sludge treatment projects in low-income countries |
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| Authors: | Magalie Bassan Doulaye Koné Mbaye Mbéguéré Christof Holliger Linda Strande |
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| Institution: | 1. Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Sandec: Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland;2. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, East Seattle, WA, USA;3. Office National de l’Assainissement du Sénégal, Dakar, Sénégal;4. School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Many factors influence success and failure of large-scale faecal sludge and wastewater treatment projects in low-income countries. Benchmarking indicators and multicriteria analysis were adapted to define key institutional, technical and financial factors, to analyse their interrelations, and understand priorities to consider when planning and managing treatment plants. For the first time, these methods have been combined in a quantitative manner to assess planned and on-going treatment plant projects. This new methodology will aid sanitation utilities, private consultants, and funding institutions to prioritise activities and organise the operation of treatment plants. |
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| Keywords: | assessment methodology faecal sludge low- and middle-income countries priority definition wastewater |
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