SuSanA meetings

Meetings

The SuSanA meetings are intended to be held in different parts of the world in order to facilitate local actor involvement and are often closely attached to other important water and sanitation related conferences or events. The meetings are intended to monitor progress of the various working groups and other activities of the SuSanA, and update and coordinate the commitments of the partners.

see here the results from a SuSanA online survey "Feedback on SuSanA meetings"

11th meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2010

The 11th SuSanA meeting will beheld in Rio de Janeiro from 19th to 21st March 2010. The meeting will be hosted by the UN Habitat and ABES/AIDIS.

10th meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2009

During day 1 a SuSanA side event was held at the Stockholm World Water Week, during day 2 several working group meetings were coordinated and organized by the working group leads and during day 3 plenary meeting was held.

9th SuSanA meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2009

The 9th SuSanA meeting will be held on the 16-17 May 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Click above for more information on the event, registration and sponsorship.

8th SuSanA meeting in Macao, China, November 2008

On Wednesday, 5 Nov, the working groups 01, 04, 05 and 08 met from 18h to 20h. After that, ideas for the future structure of the SuSanA were jointly collected in preparation of the discussion on the future structure of SuSanA on the next day. On Thursday, 6 Nov, a joint plenary took place providing a brief introduction of the SuSanA and an overview of the SuSanA vision documents. This part was intended to bring newcomers to speed up with the SuSanA process. It was followed by launching the Chinese capacity development node for sustainable sanitation. Later in the afternoon several working groups presented their current state, results so far and way forward. In the evening the discussion focused on communication aspects, the current and future structure of the SuSanA as well as the future meetings.

7th SuSanA meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2008

On the 1st day (Friday, August 22nd 2008) a joint plenary took place focussing on the SuSanA vision documents and on bringing newcomers (about one third of the attendees) up to speed with the SuSanA process. On the 2nd day (Saturday, August 23rd 2008) several working groups met in the morning. In the afternoon all working groups gave a brief presentation on their current state, first results and the way forward. The 3rd day (Sunday, August 24th 2008) focussed on communication aspects and the current and future structure of the SuSanA.

6th SuSanA meeting in New York, USA, May 2008

Main focus of the meeting was the detailed discussion on the activities of the joint road map of the SuSanA. On the first day of the meeting (Tuesday, May 6th 2008) the current state and progress of the different thematic SuSanA working groups was discussed, with emphasis on their aimed products, time frame and further proceeding. In addition future options for the organisational structure of the SuSanA were discussed as well. On the second day (Wednesday, May 7th 2008) the three SuSanA vision documents were discussed, focussing particularly on the progress of the 2nd vision document ‘sustainable pathways to attain the sanitation MDGs’. Furthermore a half-day-workshop on “financing sustainable sanitation” took place. This document follows the chronological structure of the meeting (see agenda) and summarises statements, results and commitments of the different partners.

5th SuSanA steering group meeting in Durban, South Africa, February 2008

At the 5th SuSanA meeting in February 2008 in Durban, South Africa the progress of the different thematic SuSanA working groups was discussed, with emphasis on first results, proposed deliverables, terms of references and potential partners. An in-depth discussion on the 3 SuSanA vision documents, funding aspects, the joint database, planned UN activities during the International Year of Sanitation 2008 and other upcoming events took place. Several SuSanA working group meetings were held. After the official SuSanA meeting a side-event of the AfricanSan+5 took place which was co-hosted by SuSanA. In addition a study tour to a large-scale sustainable sanitation project (eThekwini) was organised.

4th SuSanA steering group meeting in New Delhi, India, November 2007

During the 4th SuSanA meeting in November 2007 in New Delhi, India, right after the World Toilet Summit, the current state and progress of the different thematic working groups was discussed, with emphasis on proposed deliverables, terms of references and potential partners. Hence an in-depth discussion took place on the different vision documents of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) funding aspects, knowledge management, communication and upcoming events. Several SuSanA working group meetings flanked the SuSanA steering group meeting.

3rd SuSanA steering group meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2007

At the 3rd SuSanA meeting in August 2007 in Stockholm shortly before the World Water Week the number of participating organisations again increased considerably. Around 90 participants from more than 50 multi- and bilateral organisations, NGOs and research institutions discussed the current status and first results of the working groups and elaborated a joint SuSanA statement which was endorsed by the whole group. Aim of this joint SuSanA statement is to clarify the goals and objectives of the SuSanA and communicate the sustainable sanitation approach and related sustainability criteria to a broader public.

2nd SuSanA steering group meeting in Duebendorf, Switzerland, April 2007

During a second meeting that took place mid of April 2007, the goal and the objectives of this global competence network were clarified and the joint road map was reviewed. In order to have a unified label for the planned activities, and to be able to align with other potential initiatives, the group formed the “Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)” and had planned - among other activities - to establish a variety of thematic working groups to elaborate publications on different sustainable sanitation issues and to link them with adjacent areas and other MDG’s.

1st SuSanA steering group meeting in Eschborn, Germany, January 2007

In January 2007, a first meeting resulted in a large number of commitments by the participants from various organisations, and in drawing up a first draft of a “joint road map for the promotion of sustainable sanitation within the IYS 2008”.