UNESCO (2017) WASTEWATER The Untapped Ressource

The 2017 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) explores the issue of wastewater and its potential as a sustainable resource. However, the findings show how much work has to be done: “Worldwide, the vast majority of wastewater is neither collected nor treated. Furthermore, wastewater collection per se is not synonymous with wastewater treatment. In many cases, collected wastewater is merely […]

Shepard, J., Stevens, C., Mikhael, G. (2017) The world can’t wait for sewers Advancing container-based sanitation businesses as a viable answer to the global sanitation crisis

One in three people on earth — around 2.5 billion — lack decent sanitation. As the world’s population continues to urbanize at rapid pace, outstripping infrastructure and municipal capabilities, it’s a crisis that looms especially large over cities. With populations in informal settlements (“slums”) expected to double to two billion by 2030, these dense urban communities pose one of the biggest challenge to meeting […]

Luthra, B., et al. (2016) Pipe Dream - Cleaning Ganga Down to Earth Cover Story

Two flagship programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are working at cross-purposes. By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. These tanks and pits would produce 180 Million litres of faecal sludge every day, which will eventually find its way into the Ganga, defeating Namami Gange. It's time the […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Keynote Presentations Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up. Find below in chronological order the keynote presentations during the conference.

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 3, Track 2: Case Studies Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Find below in chronological order the presentations held in Track 2: Case Studies on Wednesday 22 […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 3, Track 1: Research Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Find below in chronological order the presentations held in Track 1: Research on Wednesday 22 February […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 3, Track 3: Industry Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Below you find the presentations held in track 3: Industry on Wednesday 22 February 2017 in […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 1, Track 3: Industry Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Below you find the presentations held in track 3: Industry on Monday 20 February 2017 in […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 1, Track 2: Case Studies Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Below you find the presentations held in track 2: Case Studies on Monday 20 February 2017 […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 2, Track 3: Industry Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Find below in chronological order the presentations held in Track 2: Industry on Tuesday 21 February […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 2, Track 2: Case Studies Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Find below in chronological order the presentations held in Track 2: Case Studies on Tuesday 21 […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 2, Track 1: Research Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Find below in chronological order the presentations held in Track 1: Research on Tuesday 21 February […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Day 1, Track 1: Research Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Below you find the presentations held in track 1: Research on Monday 20 February 2017 in […]

Kidwai, N. L. (2016) Tying up with sanitation ecosystems

Comment by Naina Lal Kidwai to the imperative to reimagine the role of the corporate beyond funding and infrastructure creation to achieve a sustainable sanitation ecosystem.

Rohilla, S., Watwani, J., et al. (2016) Urban Shit Where does this sludge go?

Every four in 10 houses in Indian cities and towns use latrines connected to septic tanks. Most municipalities do not have a proper plan to dispose of the faecal sludge collected in these tanks.

Saxena, S., Nath, V., Shahpuri, A., Bauer, M. (2017) Corporates in Sanitation - The value proposition White Paper

Content - Background - Why Sanitation - Defined Forms of Engagement - Investing Strategically into Sanitation - The Role of the India Sanitation Coalition

GIZ (2017) Sustainable Sanitation Newsletter 2017 (in English and French) Issue no. 50, February 2017

Archived newsletters of the regular electronic news bulletin from the sustainable sanitation projects. These newsletters were sent to subscribed members involved in initiatives and projects in the field of sanitation. Discusses news, publications, books, studies, conferences, online information, and events

Fernandez-Martinez, L., et al. (2017) Predicting the impact of sanitation investment projects on the Sanitation Service Chain (SSC), using excreta flow diagrams (SFDs)

Onsite sanitation systems are the predominant sanitation option worldwide (Medland et al., 2015). High population density in cities in low-middle income countries means that faecal sludge (FS) from onsite systems cannot be managed safely onsite. This creates a need for safe management of the FS through the sanitation service chain (SSC) (Hawkins et al. 2013). The movement of FS and wastewater through the SSC can […]

Various authors (2017) FSM4 Conference - Abstracts of Presentations Chennai, India

FSM4 was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition. Below you find the abstracts of all presentations held in these three tracks.

Jacob, N., Bauer, M., Falkenhausen, A. (2017) Faecal Sludge Management - The pathway to ‘Clean India’? A Thematic Discussion Series hosted by India Sanitation Coalition and SuSanA