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The Groundwater Awareness Campaign 2021 is a guide and educational toolkit developed by WWF South Africa and The Greenpop Foundation to teach primary school students (Grades 4-7) about groundwater, aquifers, and water conservation. The document provides teacher and learner information packs, including three structured geography lessons and a poster competition designed to encourage students to become stewards of water awareness in their communities, particularly in the context of the Western Cape and Cape Town.

This case study describes a women-led climate-smart agriculture model piloted by Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) in 2014 in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. The model focuses on sustainable farming, water conservation, and livelihood diversification to empower rural women and build household resilience against drought and climate change.

A fact sheet detailing a USD 150 million private placement green bond issued by China Banking Corp on October 19, 2018, to finance climate-related projects in the Philippines.

A fact sheet detailing a USD 35 million green bond issuance by the Placer County Public Financing Authority to refinance the mPower Placer Program, a PACE-equivalent initiative for energy and water efficiency in California.

This fact sheet describes a sustainable sanitation pilot project implemented at the Tarumitra Bio-reserve and Ecology Centre in Patna, Bihar, India. The project, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASHi) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), established an ecological sanitation (ecosan) complex to provide an alternative to open defecation and demonstrate the agricultural benefits of reusing human excreta.

This 2006 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines urine diversion as a sustainable sanitation alternative to help meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It details the technical, organizational, and economic aspects of separating urine from faeces to enable nutrient recycling in agriculture, drawing heavily on Swedish municipal experiences and international case studies from West Africa, China, and El Salvador.

This guide proposes the implementation of Environmental Improvement Zones (EIZs) in Winnipeg to enable neighbourhoods to develop local action plans for environmental sustainability. Based on the 'Sustainable Winnipeg' strategy, the guide outlines key environmental issues—including climate change, urban energy, land use, transportation, waste, water, and pesticides—and details pilot results from three diverse neighbourhoods: Whyte Ridge, Riverview, and West Broadway. It advocates for a shift from 'one size fits all' municipal programming toward community-based social marketing (CBSM) to foster long-term behaviour change.

The North Central Arizona Water Demand Study Phase I Report examines water use, conservation, and alternative supplies for non-reservation communities on the Coconino Plateau. It establishes a baseline of current water demand, evaluates existing conservation efforts, and proposes a detailed methodology for a Phase II study to forecast future potable and nonpotable water needs under various investment scenarios.

This 1998 report by the Rocky Mountain Institute examines water-saving technologies and practices for residential use, moving beyond the 1992 National Plumbing Standards to explore high-efficiency fixtures, graywater and rainwater systems, and sustainable landscaping.

This document is a draft written reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a question posed by Ms B V Mncube (ANC-Gauteng) in the National Council of Provinces regarding water demand management initiatives in Gauteng.

This industry brief by GreenCape reviews water and sanitation by-laws across municipalities in the Western Cape, South Africa. It evaluates the completeness and clarity of these local regulations against a 2005 model by-law, highlighting the implications for businesses—particularly water-intensive industries—regarding fees, audits, industrial effluent, and alternative water sources.

This case study describes a design thinking workshop for primary school learners in Cape Town, conducted by the University of Cape Town’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Thinking (d-school) in partnership with GreenCape and the City of Cape Town (CoCT). The initiative aimed to build resilience by equipping youth with human-centred problem-solving skills to address real-world challenges, specifically focusing on water conservation during a drought crisis.

This case study describes the 'Increasing Community Resilience to Drought in Makueni District' project in Kenya, part of the broader ACCESA regional initiative. The project implements strategies to reduce smallholder farmers' vulnerability to climate variability through improved water access, agronomic training, and income diversification, while working to integrate these lessons into national policy.

This October 2010 report, authored by Dr. Adamou Mahaman Moustapha for the ECOSAN Project, evaluates rainwater harvesting technologies in Niger. It details in situ techniques for land restoration and soil fertility, such as Zaï and demi-lunes, and ex situ systems for domestic use. The document analyzes the roles of various actors, the technical mastery of farmers, and the results of several development projects in the Tahoua and Tillabery regions.