Strategy for strengthening scientific capacity in developing countries on water and sanitation related issues

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 658-665

  Oman C B ^a   Klutse A ^b   Rabbani, G ^c   Edward, R ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CREPA Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement   (Burkina Faso)

^c Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies BCAS   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Impact assessment; Local partner organisations; Scientific capacity strengthening

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; BURKINA FASO; CAMEROON; END-USERS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LABORATORY PRACTICES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL PARTNER ORGANISATIONS; NIGER; NIGERIA; ORAL PRESENTATIONS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH GRANTS; SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY STRENGTHENING; SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT; SCIENTIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE; SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SRI LANKA; TRAINING COURSE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SAMPLING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRENGTHENING (METAL);

RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DEVELOPING WORLD; SANITATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70349614662     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.116     Document Type: Article

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