Swiss development agency. Areas of activity focus on: construction and building materials; urban development (including municipal solid waste management and health care infrastructure support); energy generation (small hydro power); water supply and sanitation; hand pumps (development, production and use); small enterprise development; industrial development. Services include consultancy, project identification, technical support, an enquiry service, publication and documentation. Supports two specialist networks: Building Advisory Service and Information Network (Basin) and Handpump Technology Network (HTN)
Information services include:
(a) WWW site: includes full text from SKAT Newsletter
(b) Library: catalogue since 1988, c.6000 records. Access via WWW
(c) Directory of experts, NGOs, government agencies, development organisations. Available on WWW