Global MDG Challenge

2.5 billion with no sanitation
1.75 billion to be served by 2015

450 million new installations by 2015

95,000 installations per day to 2015

Member Organization

Posters

Closing the Loop on Sanitation: ecological sanitation on a rural/single-story dwelling scale
:: Poster in English: small [GIF 169kb] :: large [PDF 4.02MB] :: press-quality [PDF 28.5MB] ::
:: Poster in Spanish: small [JPG 119kb] :: large [PDF 1.96MB] :: press-quality [PDF 39.7MB] ::

Closing the Loop on Sanitation: ecological sanitation on an urban dwelling scale
:: Poster in English: small [JPG 114kb] :: large [JPG 3850kb] :: press-quality [PDF 15.1MB] ::
:: Poster in Spanish: small [JPG 379kb] :: large [PDF 1.03MB] :: press-quality [PDF 17.5MB] ::

Publications

2009-1: Comparing Sanitation Systems Using Sustainability Criteria by By Maria Lennartsson, Elisabeth Kvarnström, Tommy Lundberg, Jacinto Buenfil and Ron Sawyer (PDF: 856kb)

Ecological Toilets by Peter Morgan (pre-production draft)

An Ecological Approach to Sanitation in Africa:  A Compilation of Experiences by Dr. Peter Morgan, Aquamor, Harare, Zimbabwe

Ecological Sanitation Pilot Project in Palestine - A Project Appraisal Oct 2002. Uno Winblad. PDF 566 kB

SanRes Final Report 2002. Uno Winblad PDF (776 kB)

Closing the Loop:
Ecological Sanitation for Food Security.
Esrey, S. et al. UNDP. Sida. 2001

VINSANRES Ecosan  Demonstration Project Nha Trang Vetnam 1997-2000.  Appraisal October 2000.  Pham Si Nghien and Paul Calvert PDF (178 kB)

Ecological Sanitation (1998) Esrey et al. Sida. PDFs in English (1.27 MB) Spanish (1.24 MB) French (1.52 MB) Chinese (9.28 MB) Vietnamese (2 MB)

Conferences

International Conference on Sustainable Sanitation: Eco-Cities and Villages - on 26-31 August 2007 - Dongsheng, China

World Toilet Expo and Forum in Bangkok Nov 16-18, 2006
Media Coverage: "Bangkok sits up for World Toilet Expo"

Ecosan at the World Water Forum 4 in Mexico City March 16-22, 2006

3rd International Ecological Sanitation Conference
May 23-26, 2005 Durban, South Africa  http://conference2005.ecosan.org

2nd International Symposium on Ecological Sanitation
April 7-11, 2003 Lübeck, Germany www.gtz.de/ecosan/english/symposia.htm

EcoSanRes at the 3rd World Water Forum, Kyoto March, 2003

World Summit on Sustainable Development - Water Dome
Water, Health & Poverty Day  Johannesburg, South Africa 2 September 2002

African Sanitation and Hygiene Conference Johannesburg, South Africa  29 July–1 Aug 2002

First International Conference on Ecological Sanitation - Nov 5-8, 2001 Nanning, China - Conference Report online PDF (64 kB) COMPLETE PROCEEDINGS

Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation Proc. Sida Sanitation Workshop. Ballingsholm (1997)

Additional Publications and Articles

• Diarrhoea: why children are still dying and what can be done by UNICEF/WHO [Website link || Direct link to publication PDF]
• Waterlines
• Urban Agriculture Magazine (RUAF)
• UNDP papers on ecological sanitation
• Innovative Ecological Sanitation Concept Shows Way Towards Sustainable Urban Development, Almut Hoffmann, Germany
• Ecological Sanitation – Closing the Loop in Wastewater Management and Sanitation, Uschi Eid, Germany
• Ecological Sanitation: Closing the Loop
• GTZ Ecosan Publications
• Taking Care of Our Ecosan and the Reuse of Humanure and Ecofert (Mvuramanzi Trust)
• Acceptance Analysis of New Technology for Sustainable Water Management and Sanitation: A Case Study of Operating Farm Households in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam (Florian Wieneke, University of Bonn)
• The Dry Composting Toilet: An efficient, dignified, and healthy system for everyone (Lourdes Castillo Castillo, Mexico)
• "Creditor Reporting System on Aid Activities 2008: Aid Activities in Support of Water Supply and Sanitation" - Published by OECD.  OECD link :: IWA link
• Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Ecological Sanitation in Relation to the Social, Cultural and Economic and Financial Context of Sri Lanka - a Unicef-funded report by Constanze Windberg.  Read more...

Other

Dedication to Dr. Steven Esrey

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