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EcoSanRes Publications now available in Spanish
Translations of three EcoSanRes Publications are now
available in Spanish: 2004-1: Lineamientos para el Uso Seguro de
la Orina y de las Heces en Sistemas de Saneamiento Ecológico;
2004-2: Lineamientos para el Uso de la Orina y de las Heces en la
Producción de Cultivos; and 2006-1: Desviación de Orina: Un
Paso Hacia el Saneamiento Sustentable.
Download Spanish
publications here.
Added:
18 April 2008
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"Improving on haves and have-nots"
Commentary from Jamie Bartram at WHO on the MDG targets. |
"All-or-nothing targets for global access to basic amenities such as
drinking water and sanitation are outdated. The time has come, says Jamie
Bartram, for a more fluid approach."
Link to online article ::
Download PDF (1,369 kb)
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17 April 2008
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NETSSAF Conference: Pathways towards Sustainable Sanitation in Africa.
24-27 September 2008 in Burkina Faso
The consortium of the Network for the development of Sustainable Approaches
for large scale implementation of Sanitation in Africa (NETSSAF) cordially
invites you to attend its International Conference titled “Pathways towards
Sustainable Sanitation in Africa” to be held between the 24 – 27 September,
2008 at the Azalaï Hotel Independence Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Details...
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16 April 2008
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Håkan Jönsson receives the Swedish Sustainable Sanitation Award
Dr. Håkan Jönsson from the EcoSanRes Programme has received the award for
his work on sustainable sanitation systems.
Details...
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18 February 2008
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*New* - Multimedia Links
We are now listing a selection of multimedia links
to audio and video clips relating to sustainable sanitation!
Added:
25 January 2008
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Sanitation NOW - 2008 A magazine on the global
sanitation crisis, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the
EcoSanRes Programme
Special edition for 2008 UN International Year of Sanitation.
Available for download now!
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14 January 2008
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Applications for the Advanced International Training
Programme (ITP) in Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation are now being accepted!
The deadline for applications is 1 April 2008 for
participants from target countries in Africa and Latin America,
and 1 May 2008 for participants from target countries in Asia,
Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Full details, including
programme brochures and applications, are available
here.
Added:
18 December 2007
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The UN General Assembly has declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation. The goal is to raise awareness and to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.
Visit the official International Year of
Sanitation website at sanitationyear2008.org
Read the
Official UN press release on IYS2008
here!
Updated:
22 November 2007
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EcoSanRes co-hosted the successful
International Conference on
Sustainable Sanitation:
Eco-Cities and Villages
on 26-31 August
2007 - Dongsheng, China
Conference Abstracts and Presentations will be available soon
for download from the official conference website
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Conference Announcement and Call for Papers:
"Water and Food Security for Latin America"
An International Conference on Sustainable Sanitation to be held 26-28 November 2007, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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 EcoSanRes activities in Bolivia
EcoSanRes II is co-financing, together with SNV, an
initiative by Agua Tuya in Bolivia on piloting sanitation, using dry urine
diversion with separate greywater treatment and reuse of human excreta, as a
complement to their water supply schemes.
Click here for more information on
the project, and on the dry sanitation workshop that was held in Bolivia
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Recent News Items and Announcements
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Enhanced Global Map of Ecosan Initiatives
Go to the
Online Ecosan
Survey - Add your data to be part of the Global Map of Ecosan
Initiatives.
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Ecosan in the News:
"SOUTHERN AFRICA: Some countries on track to meet sanitation MDG" [IRIN
News]
Posted: 26 July 2007
"Loo sans
l'eau: Why we need waterless potties" [Whole Life Times]
Posted: 31 January 2007
"Pee-cycling" [New
Scientist]
Posted: 31 January 2007
"Sanitation Has Been The Greatest Medical Advance" [Medical News Today]
Posted: 31 January 2007
Australia:
"Lismore ‘won’t need to drink recycled water" [Northern Star]
Posted: 31 January 2007
India:
"Ecosan toilets opened in Musiri" [Chennai Online]
Posted: 31 January 2007
See also "News and
Publications"
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NEW PUBLICATION
2006-1
Urine Diversion: One
Step Towards Sustainable Sanitation. Kvarnström et al. 64p.
(PDF
2.68 MB) |
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Join the EcoSanRes Discussion Group |
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 Sustainable Pathways to Attain the
Millennium Development Goals - Assessing the Role of Water, Energy and
Sanitation
For the UN World Summit September 2005
Stockholm Environment Institute (September 2005) 114p.
Full Report
PDF (3.24 MB)
Summary Folder (PDF 423 kB)
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AFRICA REPORT:
An Ecological Approach to
Sanitation in Africa: A Compilation of Experiences
by Dr. Peter Morgan, Aquamor, Harare, Zimbabwe |
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Seven Publications from the EcoSanRes Programme
2004-1 Guidelines for the Safe Use of Urine and Faeces in Ecological Sanitation Systems
2004-2 Guidelines on the Use of Urine and Faeces in Crop Production
2004-3 Open Planning of Sanitation Systems
2004-4 Introduction to Greywater Management
2004-5 Norms and Attitudes Towards Ecosan and Other Sanitation Systems
2005-1 Review of Sanitation Regulatory Frameworks
2006-1 Urine
Diversion: One Step Towards Sustainable Sanitation |
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Call
for Applications for Research Grants Related to Ecological Sanitation
International
Foundation for Science (IFS) |
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EcoSanRes
Programme Information (PDF 214 kB)
EcoSanRes (ecological sanitation research) is an international
environment and development programme on ecological sanitation. It has its
roots in the pioneering
SanRes programme
which ran from 1993 to 2002. Sponsored by
Sida, managed by
Stockholm Environment
Institute with a world network of
20 organisations.
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