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* [http://www.aee-intec.at AEE INTEC] - AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies (Austria) |
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* [[Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg|Albert-Ludwigs-Universität]], |
* [[Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg|Albert-Ludwigs-Universität]],[http://www.geographie.uni-freiburg.de/ipg/forschung/ap1/ Section on Applied Geography of the Tropics and Subtropics], Freiburg i. Br. (Germany) |
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* Alter-Eco - Corporación Alternativas Ecológicas, Cali, Colombia |
* Alter-Eco - Corporación Alternativas Ecológicas, Cali, Colombia |
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* Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany |
* [http://www.uni-weimar.de Bauhaus University Weimar], Germany |
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* BEWOF, Better World Foundation, Cameroon |
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* BGR - Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Germany) |
* BGR - Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Germany) |
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 (health, environment & natural resources, technology & operation, financial & economic issues, socio-cultural & institutional aspects). 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:
Vision Statement of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance - Towards more sustainable sanitation solutions, Version 1.1