The 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference in Tampere, Finland - Conference materials
Various Authors (2009)
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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 achievements in sanitation after the International year of Sanitation and the influence of dry toilets to help to reach the Millennium Development Goals. Special focus was given to health aspects related to dry sanitation.
Main topics
1) Promoting ecological sanitation in order to achieve MDG’s
2) Health and safety aspects related to sanitation
3) Technical development of Dry Toilets
4) Prospects and challenges in reuse of excreta
5) Social, Cultural, Economic and Gender related aspects of dry sanitation
6) Implementing ecological sanitation in emergencies
7) Sustainable sanitation for tourism and recreation
Session 1 - Composting Toilet - The Bangalore, India experience
Session 1 - To dry or not to dry?-People matter in scaling up dry sanitation
Session 1 - Dry Toilets in Tajikistan
Session 2 - Toilets and health throughout history
Session 2 - The public health safety of using human excreta from urine diverting toilets for agriculture: The Philippine experience
Session 2 - Possible public health implication of excreta re-use in poorly sanitated rural farming communities of Ebonyi state, South-East Nigeria
Session 3 - Provision of Dry Toilets in earthquake hit areas of Pakistan - learning from first hand experience
Session 3 - Sanitation in IDP and refugee camps in Chad: the current and future challenges
Session 4a - From pit latrine to nutrient conservation
Session 4a - Re-use of humans urine in market-gardening in South-Benin: financial returns analysis
Session 4b - Prospects and Challenges in the reuse of human excreta in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
Session 4b - Use of Faecal Sludge for Agriculture in Tamale Metropolis: perception of Farmers, Consumers and Relevant Agencies
Session 4b - Positive spin offs using mobile urinals and UD toilets in Burkina Faso
Session 4b - Study on the compost produced by compost bins and ecosan latrines and survey on knowledge attitudes and practices in usage of compost bins and ecosan latrines
Session 5 - Social representations of hygiene and excretes disposal - The case of ecological dry toilets introduction in Quibdo and Tumaco-Columbia
Session 5 - Towards a common goal. The challenges of the sanitation sector in Zambia
Session 6 - Gender aspects of ecological sanitation with urine diverting dry toilets
Session 7a - Is the Agricultural utilisation of Treated Urine and Faces recommendable?
Session 7a - Solar thermal sanitation of human faeces - an affordable solution for ensuring sustainability of EcoSan activities
Session 7a - Feasibility assessment of application of onsite volume reduction system (OVRS) for source-separated urine
Session 8 - Going to scale with urine diversion in Sweden - From individual households to municipal systems in 15 years
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Various Authors (2009). The 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference in Tampere, Finland - Conference materials.
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