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Applications of Sanitation Systems and Technologies in MENA
The MENA region, in its diversity of countries and contexts, presents a great variety of sanitation challenges: increasing water consumption, sanitation lagging behind, water scarcity, weak institutional coordination, rapid population growth, rural areas left out, armed conflicts, refugee crisis…
Despite massive investments made in conventional sewered systems, large portions of the region’s population will remain unconnected for the next decades. Many utilities are struggling to operate and maintain properly the existing wastewater treatment infrastructure, and the responsibility for non-sewered areas, relying on onsite systems, is often not clearly or not at all allocated. For the sanitation coverage to become more inclusive, sustainable and reach the low- and middle-income areas, especially the rural areas, new alternatives must be considered.
In this thematic discussion – the first discussion to be held under the umbrella of the SuSanA Regional Chapter MENA - members will share their knowledge for tackling sanitation challenges in MENA, and discuss the best practices and applications of sanitation systems and technologies in the region.
Running for four weeks from 16th May to 13th June, 2017 on the SuSanA online discussion forum, the discussion will look at the following areas:
Topic 1: Sanitation Systems Challenges in the MENA region
Topic 2: How would we tackle Sanitation Challenges in MENA?
Topic 3: What are the key resources in Arabic in the field of Sanitation?
Topic 4: What are the best sanitation practices and local solutions in MENA?
During the discussion, regular summaries of forum entries will be made available to keep the users updated on the conversation.
A synthesis document about the discussion will be released after the end of session.
Please visit the forum website to view the whole discussion.
