Today we met up again to discuss our research and to start planning our trip to Lebanon, which we are getting very excited about.
This week we have had some responses about some enquiries made about waterless toilets and given some useful literature to consider in terms of operation and maintenance requirements of different kinds of these "alternative toilets" We have also begun to work on some presentations explaining the concepts which we hope to share to those involved with the project in Lebanon.
Although some average rainfall data was located for Lebanon we are still seeking a more comprehensive historical set of data, as this will aid in the calculations for rainwater tank sizing, which is in the works with aid from a professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Hopefully we will get some contacts whilst in Lebanon that will be able to assist with the data. We are also looking at arranging a meeting with some representatives from ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) as their headquarters are situated in Beirut. Hopefully we hear from them soon!
In the coming days we will continue to brainstorm and finalise our list of questions we would like to answer when we are present in Lebanon as well as a structured itinerary of our activities and meetings so we make the most of our time!
Lastly, we would like to share an executive summary of our project, which we submitted with our project plan and we plan to bring some copies with us to Lebanon to distribute to interested parties of our project. We'd appreciate some feedback on it, so please don't hesitate to leave us a comment or two!
Until next time,
RVG2013
Presentation sheet will be very practical to bring with you and I'm happy you made it visually attractive. One more suggestion (sorry for my lay-out fanatism) would it be nice if you equalized the columns in a way that the sheet could be folded in to Z ? maybe it would be easier to carry them.
ReplyDeleteOk and now some serious matters. How long time do you need on the spot in the Rock village land? If you want to do some measurements, take pictures, sit down to draw, or just spend time over there please let us know. We will of course have some time but planning this specific part of the program would be good as this will be your unique chance to be inside that landscape.
Good job guys! looking forward meeting you in Lebanon!