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=== Partners === |
=== Partners === |
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* AEE/Intec - Working Group on Renewable Energies-Institute for Sustainable Technologies (Austria) |
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* AWF - African Water Facility |
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* BGR - Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Germany) |
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* [[BOKU]] - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Science, (Austria) |
* [[BOKU]] - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Science, (Austria) |
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* Cap-Net - Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management |
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* Eawag-Sandec] - Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology – Department of Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries |
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* EcosanClub Austria |
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* Ecosanlac - Ecological Sanitation in Latin America and the Carribean |
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* GTO - German Toilet Organisation |
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* gtz - German Development Cooperation Agency |
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* IEES - International Ecological Engineering Society |
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* IRC - International Water and Sanitation Centre (Netherlands) |
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* ITAS - Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis (Germany) |
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* IWA-SG - International Water Association – Specialist Group Sustainable Sanitation |
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* IWWA Indian Water Works Association |
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* Meda-Water - Euro-Mediterranean Regional Water Programme for Local Water Management |
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* [[SEI]] - Stockholm Environmental Institute |
* [[SEI]] - Stockholm Environmental Institute |
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* [[SIDA]] - Swedish International Development Agency |
* [[SIDA]] - Swedish International Development Agency |
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* TU-Delft - Technical University of Delft |
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* TTZ - Technology Transfer Centre Bremerhaven (Germany) |
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* [[UNDP]] - United Nations Development Programme |
* [[UNDP]] - United Nations Development Programme |
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* [[UNESCO-IHE]] - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – Institute for Water Education |
* [[UNESCO-IHE]] - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – Institute for Water Education |
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* UN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
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* Uni. of Freiburg |
* Uni. of Freiburg |
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* Waste - Advisers on Urban Environment and Development (Netherlands) |
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* WB-[[WSP]] - Worldbank - Water and Sanitation Programme |
* WB-[[WSP]] - Worldbank - Water and Sanitation Programme |
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* WECF - Women in Europe for a Common Future |
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* [[WSSCC]] - Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (Switzerland) |
* [[WSSCC]] - Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (Switzerland) |
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* WTC - World Toilet College |
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* [[WTO]] - World Toilet Organisation (Singapore) |
* [[WTO]] - World Toilet Organisation (Singapore) |
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* Xavier Uni. Philippines |
* Xavier Uni. Philippines |
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=== References === |
=== References === |
Motivated by the United Nation’s (UN) decision to declare 2008 as International Year of Sanitation (IYS), a core group of organisations active in the field of sustainable sanitation took the initiative to form a task force to support the IYS. In order to have a joint label for the planned activities, and to be able to align with other potential initiatives, the group formed the “Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)”.
A joint road map of sustainable sanitation related activities for the IYS was developed in the first two meetings of the alliance by participants from more than 30 multi- and bilateral organisations, NGOs and research institutions. The roadmap consists mainly of a series of thematic working groups that will jointly elaborate a range of publications on sustainable sanitation issues, will organise or contribute to international events and will contribute to develop new funding instruments as well as sustainable sanitation capacity building and program initiatives.
SuSanA is not a new organisation, but rather a loose network of organisations working along the same lines, and open to others who want to join and be active in the promotion of sustainable sanitation systems. The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance invites other international, regional and local organisations to join the network, contribute ideas, and to become active members in the thematic working groups. Feedback for the advancement of the joint road map is certainly appreciated, as it is work in progress that will be continuously up-dated, and will include all joint activities leading towards an increased implementation of sustainable sanitation systems.
The overall goal of the SuSanA is to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs by promoting sanitation systems which are taking into consideration all aspects of sustainability. The MDGs and the UN’s “International Year of Sanitation 2008” are highly appreciated by the “Sustainable Sanitation Alliance” as they help push sanitation high up in the political agenda. The main focus of the work of the SuSanA will be to promote the implementation of sustainable sanitation systems in large scale water and sanitation programmes, in line with the strategies proposed e.g. by WHO, UNDP-PEP, UNSGAB, and UNESCO.
General objectives of the SuSanA are therefore:
Specific activities of the SuSanA are:
Meetings held so far:
Upcoming meetings:
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance - Towards more sustainable sanitation solutions, Draft 05/2007