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Ecological
Alternatives in Sanitation
This advanced, international
training programme in ecological sanitation focuses on attractive
sanitation solutions for urban and peri-urban areas to promote human
health, enhance human dignity, improve nutritional status and protect
water sources. The basic principle of ecological sanitation is "Closing
the Loop on Sanitation", which implies that the nutrients in human
excreta - after proper sanitisation - are used as a resource in local
cultivation, including urban agriculture, and the water used in
households is treated and returned safely to the environment.
Target group
Professionals in selected countries
in Asia, Africa and EECCA
engaged in town planning, water supply, waste management, hygiene, and
socio-economic development, researchers and teachers/trainers in fields
related to sustainable sanitation, and key persons engaged in NGOs with
projects associated with community development for improved sanitation
and water supply.
Programme
content
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Water and nutrient cycles in time and space, and related routes of
contamination
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Management options for improved urban ecological sanitation and ways
to utilise nutrients in human excreta as a resource in urban
agriculture
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Risk assessment including hygiene in handling sanitized urine and
faecal matter and residents' and professionals' attitudes and norms
concerning such risks
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Costs and benefits, including those related to the environment, of
ecological sanitation systems compared to current technical
alternatives
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Exchange of experiences of household efforts to improve well-being
through safe excreta disposal and protection of ground water
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Skills training in social inquiry
Dates
and Practicalities
The programme has three parts: a 3-week programme in Sweden, a period between
programmes for project work back home,
and a 2-week programme in the region.
The language requirement is English. Costs are covered by Sida.
The deadline for applications is
1
April 2007.
ITP 99a "Ecological
Alternatives in Sanitation" - for Africa and Asia:
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For all African and Asian participants: a 3-week
programme in Sweden from 13-31 August 2007
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For African participants: a 2-week programme in South Africa in
February 2008
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For Asian participants: a 2-week programme in India in March
2008
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Eligible African countries are: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
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Eligible Asian countries are: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,
India, Iran, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, and West Bank and Gaza.
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Announcement (PDF;
44kb) :: Program Brochure (PDF;
386kb) :: Application Form (PDF;
143kb)
ITP 99b "Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation" - for Africa and EECCA:
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For all African and EECCA participants: a 3-week
programme in Sweden from
17 September - 5
October 2007
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For African participants: a 2-week programme in South Africa in
April 2008
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For EECCA participants: a 2-week programme in India in May
2008
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Eligible African countries are: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa,
Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
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Eligible EECCA countries are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova,
Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.
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Announcement (PDF;
44kb) :: Program Brochure (PDF;
387kb) :: Application Form (PDF;
143kb)
Programme Organiser
The EcoSanRes Programme at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
Contact person: Cecilia Ruben -
Current Address: SEI, Box 2142, SE-103 14 Stockholm, Sweden
New Address from 26 February 2007: Krätriket 2B, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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