"Adding missing links in sanitation value chains" - a discussion with three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) on 29 April 2018. This webinar has been recorded in 5 parts. This video clip contains Part 1, which is an introduction by Arno Rosemarin. To watch part 2-5 please go to links below. Moderator: Nelson Ekane (SEI) Sub-topic […]
"Productive sanitation" - a discussion with three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) on 25 February 2014. This webinar has been recorded in 5 parts. This video clip contains Part 1, with an introduction by Arno Rosemarin. Moderator: Nelson Ekane (SEI) Sub-topics within the webinar: 1) Large scale production and commercialization of "Fortifer" - a fertilizer manufactured […]
"Resource recovery and reuse" - a discussion with three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) on 21 January 2014. This webinar has been recorded in 4 parts. See links below for Part 2-4. The three papers given were as follows (see separate video clips): 1) VUNA - Valorisation of Urine Nutrients in Africa 2) Modeling the next […]
"Innovation in Toilet Designs and Waste Treatment Technologies (Part 2)" - a discussion with three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) on 26 November 2013. Moderators: Arno Rosemarin and Nelson Ekane (SEI) The three papers given were as follows: 1) Nano Membrane Toilet 2) New concepts for on-site sanitation based on bio-additives and pit design 3) Sol-Char Toilet: Using […]
Innovative Sanitation Solutions for Urban Areas - a discussion with three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Hosted by: Stockholm Environment Institute and the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) on 07 November 2013. The topic of this expert chat was "Innovative Sanitation Solutions for Urban Areas", and it was the third webinar in a series this year with the aim to give increased exposure to the […]
Sanitation Experts Discuss their Projects with Stockholm Environment Institute Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grantees Title: "Innovation in Toilet Designs and Treatment Technologies" This is the recording of an online expert chat using Adobe Connect hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (Arno Rosemarin) on 12 September 2013. It is part of a larger grant that SEI received in November 2012 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. […]
This is the recording of an online expert chat using Adobe Connect hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (Arno Rosemarin) on 1 July 2013. It is part of a larger grant that SEI received in November 2012 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The topic of this expert chat was "Research projects involving anaerobic processes with biogas generation", and it was the first expert chat […]
Video of the webinar in follow-up to the Thematic Discussion Series discussion on “The Sanitation Ladder: Next Steps” on March 26th 2015.
Introduction to the "The Sanitation Ladder: Next Steps" from thematic leader Patrick Bracken, the first in the SuSanA Thematic Discussion Series.
A video from ZanaAfrica for Sarphati Awards 2015 featuring Gitau Caroline as Chief Operating Officer of ZanaAfrica.
This 20 minute webinar provides an overview of the GIZ Position on Scaling up Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. It highlights global and regional challenges and barriers for the expansion of access, and outlines recommendations for GIZ programmes and their partners.
In November of 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines devastating homes and families in its path. The response by the government and international community was swift as shelter kits were distributed and “bunkhouse-style” temporary housing built for displaced persons. As these needs were met, new problems emerged, among them was how to properly manage the large quantities of localized human […]
This review synthesizes the latest understanding of key pathways of fecal microbes, in particular, enteric pathogens and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), ingestion by Infants and young children (IYC), and the link to diarrhea, environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), and poor nutrition and development outcomes. The review is based on a thorough search of the scientific and gray literature on WASH, child undernutrition, and health, including snowball sampling […]
This issue of Frontiers of CLTS shares and builds on the learning from the GSF EQND study, which examined EQND in relation to sanitation programmes being implemented at scale. It draws on existing global experience and looks at who should be considered potentially disadvantaged and how they can participate. It explores what the challenges may be if CLTS does not actively ensure that the potentially […]
This issue of Frontiers of CLTS draws on the experiences of relief and development agencies which have facilitated CLTS in post-emergency and FCAS contexts. Its purpose is to contribute to understanding, and distil learning and guidance around the application of CLTS in these situations. It explores the question: How, when, and in what circumstances can a CLTSstyle process of analysis, action, and collective behaviour change […]
This research aims to contribute a small part towards larger efforts building credible evidence and increasing understanding of the current proven solutions in the emergency context through two components. The first component aims to investigate and compile what options have been proven for applications in the emergency context. The second component aims to understand what are the driving forces behind the decisions made on faecal […]
From 14-17 October 2008, the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) convened the international symposium on “Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection” in Hannover, Germany, in order to highlight the immense problems of groundwater pollution due to absent or inadequate sanitation facilities in developing countries. Together with international co-convenors (BMZ, UNEP and WHO) and supporting organizations (BORDA, DED, DWA, GTZ, IAH, KfW and […]
From 14-17 October 2008, the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) convened the international symposium on “Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection” in Hannover, Germany, in order to highlight the immense problems of groundwater pollution due to absent or inadequate sanitation facilities in developing countries. Together with international co-convenors (BMZ, UNEP and WHO) and supporting organizations (BORDA, DED, DWA, GTZ, IAH, KfW and […]
This review aimed to get a better understanding of the extent and effectiveness of non-food item (NFI) distributions in Oxfam programmes, in order to develop recommendations for programme policy and guidance to maximize the impact of NFI distributions or alternatives in future responses. Documentation relating to 15 recent WASH responses was examined and key informant interviews were conducted with some of the key Oxfam staff […]
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 […]