IWA, GTZ (2003) Ecosan - Closing the Loop Proceedings of the 2nd international symposium, 7th –11th April 2003, Lübeck, Germany
Two and a half years after the first ecological sanitation conference in Bonn, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and the International Water Association (IWA) jointly organised and held the 2nd International Symposium on ecological sanitation “ecosan – closing the loop” in April 2003 in Lübeck.
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Peralta, E. (2020) Una Nueva Alternativa Ecologica Para El Saneamiento En Argentina (in Spanish)
Los principales desafíos mundiales que existen en el sector de saneamiento son los millones de personas que no cuentan sin ningún tipo de sistema de saneamiento, los efectos a la salud que esto produce, la escasez de agua y contaminación, inseguridad en los alimentos, crecimiento desproporcionado en las áreas urbanas y las inadecuadas opciones sanitarias actuales. En función de ello, la Agencia de Cooperación y Desarrollo […]
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Jacob, N. (2019) Setting Standards and Financing Waste Water Management in India Thematic Discussion Series Synthesis
This discussion will examine a few aspects of the waste water economy. In November 2018, the SuSanA India Chapter, IRC and TARU organised a face-to-face ‘Insights Discussion’ on sharing experiences on waste water challenges and solutions, facilitated by the Ecosan Services Foundation, in Mumbai. That discussion brought out five issues – setting standards for using waste water and sewage, faecal sludge treatment is not cheaper […]
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Wendland, C., Jorritsma, F., Wienpahl, I., Herbst, S. (2019) Comparison of Students' Acceptance of Conventional and Ecological Sanitation in Rural Schools
In rural areas of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) without reliable piped water supply, the conventional school sanitation system – the pit latrine – is leading to hygienic and environmental problems. Urine diverting dry toilets (UDDT) have been demonstrated to be an alternative, ecological sanitation solution for rural schools of the EECCA region. This study compares the acceptance, perception and absenteeism of […]
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Various Authors (2018) Dry Toilet Conference 2018 presentations and posters
The 6th International Dry Toilet Conference 2018 was held in Tampere, Finland on 22nd – 24th August 2018. The theme of the conference was Dry Toilet Goes Circular with a focus on Cooperation, Co-creation and Experimentation. Please find the oral presentations and poster presentations below via the links to the page of the GlobalDry Toilet association of Finland. ***** Oral Presentations: ***** Alisa Keesey: Container-based […]
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SuSanA (2010) Promoting Ecological Sanitation in Kenya
This project was financed by EU, SIDA and GTZ (BMZ). It had been implemented by the EcoSan Promotion Project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in 2007 to 2010. More than 800 toilets, so called Urine Diversion Dehydration Toilets (UDDTs) were constructed with CBOs and beneficiaries at households and at schools in rural and peri-urban areas. A different technology called pour-flush toilets in […]
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SuSanA (2010) EcoSan promotion project examples at Naivasha Bus Park, Kenya
This video shows the EcoSan public sanitation project at the bus park of Naivasha in central Kenya. The sanitation system uses flush toilets connected to a biogas plant. The biogas is used at an adjacent cafe for cooking.
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SuSanA (2010) EcoSan promotion project examples in Kiambu, Kenya
This video shows the use of biogas at the ecosan sanitation project at Gachoire Secondary girls school close to Kiambu/Central Kenya.
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SuSanA (2010) School sanitation - a common challenge in Kenya
School sanitation - a common challenge in Kenya. The video shows the state of toilets and their negative influence on the hygiene situation and learning conditions in schools. The installation of ecosan systems is generating the confidence amongst the school staff to solve their sanitation problems and to gain from the benefits of biogas use, fertilizer and the irrigation water thereby saving on costs and […]
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Various Authors (2007) Water and Food Security for Latin America International Conference in Fortaleza, Brazil Conference materials
The International Conference on Sustainable Sanitation "Water and Food Security for Latin America" was organized by Ecosanlac and the Federal University of Ceará with support of the IWA specialist group. It took place from 26-29 November 2007 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and became a very successful event and exceeded the expectations of the organizers. During four days, more than 200 local and international participants had the […]
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Various Authors (2009) The 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference in Tampere, Finland Conference materials
The 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference was held in Tampere, Finland, on 12-15 August 2009 and was organised by the Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland in cooperation with Tampere University of Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University for Applied Sciences. 184 delegates from 47 countries gathered together to discuss various aspects of dry/ecological sanitation.The main theme of the conference has been the evaluation of […]
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Various Authors (2010) SuSanA Workshop in Mtwara, Tanzania Conference materials
The SuSanA workshop aimed at capacity building for the Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities (WSSA) from seven towns in Tanzania which participate in the program called „Seven Towns Upgrading Program“ financed by the EU water facility and KfW (grant financed). This program is contracted out by the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance and managed by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. It covers feasibility studies and […]
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Various Authors (2010) EcoSan Vision Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya Conference materials
Two ecosan workshops in Kenya, "ecosan Capacity Development Workshop" in Ugunja and "ecosan Vision workshop" in Nairobi, were organised and financed by the GTZ Program on sustainable sanitation - ecosan and the facilitating consultants Laura Kraft (freelance), Martin Wafler, Johannes Heeb (both seecon gmbh, Switzerland) and Ms. Pradnya Thakur (Ecosan Services Foundation, India). The main aim was to bring together sanitation and ecosan experts from […]
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Various Authors (2010) EcoSan Capacity Building Workshop for Practitioners in Ugunja, Kenya Conference materials
Two ecosan workshops in Kenya, "ecosan Capacity Development Workshop" in Ugunja and "ecosan Vision workshop" in Nairobi, were organised and financed by the GTZ Program on sustainable sanitation - ecosan and the facilitating consultants Laura Kraft (freelance), Martin Wafler, Johannes Heeb (both seecon gmbh, Switzerland) and Ms. Pradnya Thakur (Ecosan Services Foundation, India). The main aim was to bring together sanitation and ecosan experts from […]
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Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (2017) SuSanA India Chapter Seminar Corporate Engagement in Urban Sanitation
The SuSanA India Chapter seminar took place in Pune, 18 November 2017 in the course of the SANIVATION’17 event. It was organized by the Ecosan Services Foundation, the India Sanitation Coalition and the SuSanA secretariat. The context of the topic was that Maharashtra State Government has recently declared all cities to be open defecation-free (ODF). The seminar successfully connected different actors in the region and […]
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Ohler, S. (2017) SuSanA 10th Anniversary Report
On the 17th of January 2017, the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the GIZ headquarters in Eschborn, Germany. The celebration took place under the theme "10 years SuSanA: How the changed sanitation paradigm contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals". During the event, SuSanA’s achievements, milestones, and impact in the sanitation sector were reflected upon. Moreover, SuSanA’s future was discussed as well as […]
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Ulrich, L. (2012) Reportage photo sur la construction d’installations ecosan à Dayet Ifrah (in French) Photo report on the construction of ecosan facilities at Dayet Ifrah
French title: Reportage photo sur la construction d’installations ecosan à Dayet Ifrah
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Ministry of Regional Development and Construction, et.al (2016) Code of Practice on construction and operation of ecosan toilets and constructed wetlands Towards improved - sustainable - sanitation for rural women, men and children
National technical standards on ecosan toilets and constructed wetlands initiated by WECF for the Republic of Moldova.
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Walther, D. et al. (2016) Preparing City Sanitation Plan - SNUSP II Trainer's Manual
This training programme is a unique blend of training courses for participants coupled with additional handholding support through various mechanisms in a step-wise manner. This is a distinguishing feature from other stand-alone training programmes and ensures that the participants are themselves capacitated through the training. Handholding support leads to transfer of knowledge on the ground for achieving actual change in their respective cities. This training […]
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Chunga, R.M. et al. (2016) Adopt or adapt: Sanitation technology choices in urbanizing Malawi
This paper presents the results of a mixed-methods study examining adaptation strategies that property owners in low-income, rapidly urbanizing areas in Malawi adopt to address the limitations of pit latrines, the most common method of disposing human excreta. A particular challenge is lack of space for constructing new latrines aspopulation density increases: traditional practice has been to cap full pits and simply move to a […]
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