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CDM Launches Water and Sanitatation Project for Timor‐Leste
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09810.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , water supply , business , agency (philosophy) , environmental planning , water quality , timor leste , environmental resource management , environmental protection , economic growth , geography , engineering , environmental engineering , environmental science , medicine , epistemology , pathology , biology , economics , ecology , philosophy
This article announces that CDM will undertake a 5‐year, $17 million program to improve water quality and sanitation in the nation of Timor‐Leste, located in the Indonesian archipelago. The district water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services (DWASH) project is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Falling under CDM's environmental health indefinite quantity contract with USAID, the DWASH project will pilot approaches to improving living conditions and economic opportunities for the 90% of Timorese who live in rural communities. CDM's services include providing technological and practical solutions to help reduce waterborne disease outbreaks, engaging and mobilizing communities to promote hygiene and sanitation and monitor water quality and health indicators, and creating a healthier environment by restoring and protecting watersheds and water resources through projects such as reforestation.