Core Group 2019
Announcement
4th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference
Date and Location
19-22 February 2017 in Chennai, India
Background
Worldwide, 2.7 billion people rely on onsite sanitation. Yet, there is still typically no management system in place to deal with the resulting faecal sludge (e.g. septage and pit latrine sludge). The result is that the waste typically ends up being dumped directly into the urban environment, with significant health and environmental implications. Creating faecal sludge management (FSM) infrastructure and public services that work for everyone, and keep fecal sludge out of the environment is a major challenge for achieving universal sanitation access.
To address this challenge, a global platform for discussion of FSM was created in 2011 by leading global sector organizations. The aim was to share and brainstorm potential solutions, to formulate policy recommendations that promote best practices, and to identify lessons learned in how to make FSM an integral part of sanitation service delivery. Building on the success of the first three International FSM Conferences in Hanoi (2015) and in Durban (2011& 2012), FSM4 aims to bring together professionals working in the sector, including utilities, service providers, cities, governments, academics, scientists, consultants, donors and industries, to support the global initiative of disseminating sustainable solutions for FSM.
FSM4 will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 will focus on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition.
FSM Research Track
Implementation of effective FSM programs requires that decisions are made based on peer reviewed data rather than opinion and rules of thumb. For this reason, documented research into FSM is important. This stream will focus on new FSM research results that are applicable for low- and middle-income countries. This includes aspects such as:
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FSM Case Studies Track
This track will present case studies and lessons learned from practical experiences of providing and managing FSM services and infrastructure. It will provide examples of successful FSM at scale in low- and middle-income countries, along with lessons learned from successes and failures in places where city FSM operations are still developing. The case studies should be strongly evidence-based, including data on population served, and address, among other aspects:
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FSM Industry and Exhibition Track
This track will focus on providing an outreach platform for relevant products and services across the entire FSM chain. It will create a physical space for suppliers and customers of FSM solutions to interact, demonstrate practical evidence, disseminate information and build alliances. The product and services highlighted will be relevant to FSM specifically and not sanitation in general. This includes options/solutions for
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Call for Abstracts and Registration
A call for abstracts will be issued in the coming weeks along with registration information.
Convenors
The FSM4 conference is convened by the FSM Conference Advisory Board composed of leading organizations and individual experts:
- Asian Development Bank
- Water Research Commission (ZA)
- World Bank-WSP
- Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation (US)
- UNESCO-IHE (NL)
- Eawag-Sandec (CH)
- GIZ (DE)
- Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
- BORDA (DE)
- Indian Partners
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India Sanitation Coalition aims at bringing together all actors in the sanitation space to drive sustainable sanitation through a partnership mode. While FICCI serves the role of the secretariat of the coalition, the work of the coalition will be carried out by 4 taskforces composed of coalition members.
(1) Scope of application
1.1 The Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, 53113 Bonn (‘Operator’) operates the internet platform ‘SuSanA’ at the URL www.susana.org. The partner pages of the SuSanA platform (http://www.susana.org/en/partner) are designed to
document, disseminate and exchange information about sustainable sanitation activities of SuSanA partner organisations who work on sustainable sanitation. Registered SuSanA members which are the contact person of a SuSanA partner receive access to the SuSanA partner pages to edit its content and upload or otherwise make available materials.
1.2 These terms and conditions shall apply between the Operator and registered SuSanA members who have access to the partner page of their organisation on the SuSanA platform (‘User’). By accessing the partner page of their organisation, Users
expressly agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that they have read and
understand them.
(2) Transfer of the rights of utilisation
2.1 The User hereby grants to the Operator a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the texts and images provided by the User (hereinafter: the “WORKS”) for non-commercial purposes. The right granted includes to use, store and distribute the WORKS and to sublicense any or all such rights, under terms consistent with these terms and conditions of use to third parties.
2.2 In return and to ensure that appropriate credit is given to the Users’s contribution to the SuSanA platform, the Operator ensures to name that content on the SuSanA partner pages is provided by the respective SuSanA partner.
(3) Registration and contract
3.1 The User must be registered with SuSanA, and assigned by a SuSanA partner organisation in order to use the SuSanA Partner Pages.
3.2 There is no claim to a registration, applications can be denied without reasoning.
3.3 The operator will provide the right to the User to edit its partner page at any time.
3.4 The User undertakes to protect the login details provided by the operator and to store them in such a way that they cannot be accessed by unauthorised third parties. If the User loses the login details or has reasonable grounds to suspect that they are being used by a third party, the User is obliged to inform the Operator immediately. The Operator accepts no liability for damage caused in the event that the User’s login details are obtained by a third party.
(4) Prohibited uses
4.1 The SuSanA partner pages may be used only for non-commercial and legally admissible purposes.
4.2 The publication of content of the following types on the SuSanA partner pages is specifically prohibited:
- content that could damage third-party rights, in particular copyright, ancillary copyright, business name and trade mark rights, design rights, property rights and the right to privacy;
- content that is unlawful, harmful, tortious, pornographic, obscene, sexist, defamatory, libelous, racist, invasive of another’s privacy or damaging to minorities or religious groups;
- discrimination, defamation or abuse;
- false allegations;
- abusive criticism, slurs on reputation, speculation or libel;
- political commentaries or party campaigning;
- calls for a boycott of any kind;
- links to websites that contain illegal content;
- unauthorised forms of communication, whether direct or indirect (e.g. spam);
- advertising.
4.3 Users may not engage in any activities intended to impair, disable, or destroy the functionality of the platform or to make the SuSanA partner pages unusable. In particular, Users may not take any action that could interfere with the physical or logical structure of the SuSanA partner pages.
4.4 The Operator reserves the right to remove any such content or links without prior notice
or explanation if it suspects that the content in question falls into one of the above prohibited
categories.
(5) Liability of Users
5.1 The User assures to the Operator that the use of any images and texts uploaded or otherwise made available to the SuSanA partner pages does not infringe any third party copy right or other intellectual property.
5.2 The User agrees to indemnify and hold the Operator harmless from and against all claims, damages, costs and expense, excluding indirect losses, resulting from external parties, provided that in the event any such claim or right is asserted against the User, the User shall make no admission without the Operator’s prior written consent and shall give the Operator written notice of such fact immediately. The Operator shall then have the option, at its discretion, to take over the defense of such claim.
(6) Liability of the Operator
6.1 Any liability of the Operator and its employees, contractors, or other agents is limited to acts committed by intent or gross negligence. Any liability for acts committed by simple negligence shall be excluded. This disclaimer does not apply to any injury to persons or damage to items the Operator has accepted for processing. In cases where the liability of the Operator is excluded or limited, the limitation or exclusion of liability shall also apply to the personal liability of the Operator’s organizational units, employees, contractors, or other agents.
6.2 The Operator shall not be liable under these terms for damages arising from the misuse or loss of data or information submitted to us directly through the site or by email.
6.3The Operator shall not be liable and accepts no representation for the accuracy, completeness and reliability of information contained in the materials having been uploaded or otherwise made available on the SuSanA partner pages. The respective User bears the sole responsibility for the content of such parts of the Information.
(7) Disclaimer
8.1 The Operator may suspend operation of the SuSanA partner pages and exclude one or more Users at any time without stating its reasons for doing so.
8.2 The Operator accepts no liability for the accuracy, precision or correctness of the information placed on the SuSanA partner pages. To the extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for damage that may be caused by the use of or failure to use the information provided on the SuSanA partner pages, by calling or downloading data, or by installing or using downloaded software.
8.3 The Operator accepts no liability for the content of websites reached by following external hyperlinks from the SuSanA partner pages.
8.4 The Operator accepts no liability for any technical disruption to the SuSanA partner pages. Although our technical support team makes every effort to ensure the smooth operation of the SuSanA partner pages, this cannot be guaranteed.
(8) Cancellation / Blocking of access
9.1 Both parties are entitled to cancel the contract of use of the SuSanA partner pages at any time without citing the reason for doing so. In the event of cancellation, the Operator is entitled but not obliged to delete any content produced by the User.
9.2 There is no obligation to publish contributions, neither for the User, nor for the Operator. After terminating the contract, claims of the User to receive the rights over the produced contributions are invalid.
9.3 In the event of a breach of these terms and conditions of use, the Operator is entitled to block the User’s access to the SuSanA partner pages either completely or partially with immediate effect.
(9) Changing/Publishing contributions
10.1 The Operator owns the editorial rights and is allowed to change and modify published contents.
10.2 The Operator is allowed to create further online services and to use, adapt and assign the published contents following the Operator’s comprehension and the structure of the online service.
(10) Amendments to the terms and conditions of use
11.1 The Operator reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions of use at any time without stating its reasons for doing so. Users will be notified of any changes.
11.2 If the User does not object to the amendments within two weeks of notification, it will be assumed that consent has been given for the amendments.
11.3 If the User objects to the amendments, the Operator is entitled to cancel the contract for use of the SuSanA partner pages without further notice.
(11) Severability Clause
If any provision of these terms and conditions of use shall be held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall be held valid and enforceable.
(12) Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
13.1 The contract shall be governed by the law applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany.
13.2 If the User is a merchant, public legal entity or special fund under public law, or has no general place of jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany, the place of jurisdiction for any dispute arising out of these terms and conditions of use shall be Frankfurt am Main.
To download the terms of use as a PDF click here.
In this section you will find a selection of ongoing discussions related to sustainable sanitation in Latin America that took place in the SuSanA Discussion Forum. For more discussion threads related to Latin America or specific countries, please visist the SuSanA Discussion Forum and use the search function.
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List of SuSanA partners active in India
The SuSanA library contains more than 2300 publications from various organisations and sources.
Please find below a selection of all publications related to India.
Event Details
This year, World Toilet Day is focusing on the link between sanitation and nutrition – drawing the world’s attention to the importance of toilets in supporting better nutrition and improved health. Lack of access to clean drinking water and sanitation, along with the absence of good hygiene practices, are among the underlying causes of poor nutrition.
The UN estimates that 946 million people practice open defecation. Defecating openly means diseases like diarrhea and intestinal worms can quickly spread. A vicious cycle exists between diarrhea and undernutrition, especially for children.
Kids with diarrhea eat less and are less able to absorb and use nutrients from their food; malnourished children are more susceptible to diarrhea when exposed to fecal material from their environment. This has serious, and often fatal impacts on their health and development. Almost half of all child deaths are related to malnutrition. 159 million children under five are stunted - a condition that impairs physical and cognitive development. Young mothers are also affected by stunting, which is associated with 1 in 5 maternal deaths.
Combining interventions that improve sanitation and hygiene with appropriate infant and young child feeding practices contributes to positive nutrition outcomes. In addressing the sanitation crisis, we can improve the health, dignity, safety, survival and livelihoods – building blocks for the Sustainable Development Goals. We can’t wait to bring these solutions to the people who need them most.
Key Facts and States
- There are currently 2.4 billion people who do not have access to improved sanitation, including basic toilets or latrines.
- 946 million people worldwide still defecate in the open.
- Almost 1,000 children die every day from diarrhoeal diseases due to a lack of safe water, sanitation and basic hygiene.
- Poor WASH conditions have been closely linked to stunting, which affects around 159 million children worldwide, causing irreversible physical and cognitive damage.
- We must double our current efforts in order to end open defecation by 2030.
How can I participate?
1. Save the date - November 19th!
On www.unwater.org/worldtoiletday you find all the resources and materials you’ll need to particiapte, including information about this years theme, posters, infographics, social media links and more.
2. Take action
Want to share your support for ending the sanitation crisis but don’t know how? Take part in one of our suggested activities and join the global call for change.
2.1 Be a thinker
On World Toilet Day, think about the 2.4 billion people who don’t use a toilet, and the 946 million who have to go in the open. Think about how we can overcome the global sanitation crisis so that our global neighbours can have access to one of the world’s most critical inventions—the toilet. Show support on World Toilet Day by posing as a “Thinker” and sharing your photo and thought on access to toilets.
Share like this:
Many of our global neighbours don’t have access to a toilet. Give this a thought, its #WorldToiletDay #WeCantWait
2.2 Be an artist
Use art to let the the world know what it means to gain access to a toilet. Write a poem, paint a picture, hang one of posters in your office or design your own! Be sure to share your art with us on social media using the official hashtag #WorldToiletDay and #WeCantWait.
Share like this:
This #WorldToiletDay we brought art to the campaign - this is my contribution!
2.3 Be a sharer
This World Toilet Day keep your toilets clean, open the door and invite people to use them. Whether you’re in a rural or urban setting, in a private or public space, you can share your toilet to show support for the 2.4 Billion who still lack access to one! Make sure you share your story with us and on social media, always using the official hashtag #WorldToiletDay and #WeCantWait. Take photos and bring your story to life.
Share like this:
Happy #WorldToiletDay! Today I share my toilet to show support for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to one. www.unwater.org/worldtoiletday
3. Map the global campaign
Host an event and publish it to the official World map at www.unwater.org/worldtoiletday
4. #WorldToiletDay
Help us elevate the conversation around sanitation and nutrition this #WorldToiletDay and remind the world why #WeCantWait to end the global sanitation crisis.
4.1 Suggested Facebook and Google+ Posts before November 19
- 1/3 of the global population lack access to a basic toilet. This could be you. Join #WorldToiletDay on unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #WeCantWait while ~1 billion people practice #opendefecation. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #WeCantWait while ~1,000 children die every day due to diarrhea caused by poor sanitation & unsafe water. #WorldToiletDay
- #WeCantWait. We must double current efforts to achieve universal access to sanitation by 2030. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #DidYouKnow stunting affects 159 million children worldwide, causing irreversible physical damage #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- ~1 in 4 children globally are affected by stunting. #wecantwait for improved sanitation to make a difference. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Access to optimal sanitation reduces the odds of stunting by 27%. #WeCantWait #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
4.2 Suggested Facebook and Google+ Posts on World Toilet Day
- 1/3 of the global population don’t use basic toilets. This is unacceptable. #WeCantWait. Today its #WorldToiletDay. Join in! unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Many of our global neighbours don’t have access to a basic toilet. This is unacceptable. Show your support on #WorldToiletDay, giving this a thought. #WorldToiletDay #WeCantWait ADD THINKER SELFIE unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Happy #WorldToiletDay! Today I share my toilet to show my support for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to one. unwater.org/worldtoiletday ADD PHOTO or LINK
- Of the world’s seven billion people, 2.4 billion people do not have access to a basic toilet. Almost 1 billion people still defecate in the open. This is unacceptable. #WeCantWait, join #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #WeCantWait to stop frequent illness, unlocking children from a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and altering growth. Join the #WorldToiletDay campaign on unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Nearly 1,000 children die every day from diarrhoeal diseases linked to a lack of safe water, sanitation and basic hygiene. We need to act now – #WeCantWait. Join the global call to action, its #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
4.3 Suggested Tweets before November 19
- 1/3 of the global population lack access to a basic toilet. This could be you. Join #WorldToiletDay on unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #WeCantWait while ~1 billion people practice #opendefecation. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #WeCantWait while ~1,000 children die every day due to diarrhea caused by poor sanitation & unsafe water. #WorldToiletDay
- #WeCantWait. We must double current efforts to achieve universal access to sanitation by 2030. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- #DidYouKnow stunting affects 159 million children worldwide, causing irreversible physical damage #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- ~1 in 4 children globally are affected by stunting. #wecantwait for improved sanitation to make a difference.#WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Access to optimal sanitation reduces the odds of stunting by 27%. #WeCantWait #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
4.4 Suggested Tweets on World Toilet Day
- 1/3 of the global population does not use a basic toiet. #WeCantWait for this to change #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Many of our global neighbours don’t have access to a toilet. Give this a thought, its #WorldToiletDay #WeCantWait ADD YOUR THINKER SELFIE
- Today I share my toilet thinking of all those without one. Happy #WorldToiletDay! unwater.org/worldtoiletday ADD YOUR PHOTO or LINK
- #WeCantWait for 2.4 billion people to gain access to a #toilet. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
- Better #sanitation supports better #nutrition & improved #health, especially for women & children. #WeCantWait its #WorldToiletDay!
- #WeCantWait for all children to develop healthily. Better #sanitation supports better #nutrition. #WorldToiletDay unwater.org/worldtoiletday
Join us in the SuSanA Forum!
Link / URL to Event Webpage
http://www.unwater.org/campaigns/world-toilet-day/en/
Estamos muy felices de anunciar el inicio de un Capítulo Regional dentro de la red: SuSanA Latinoamérica.
La Coordinadora Regional de SuSanA Latinoamerica, Lourdes Valenzuela (AGUATUYA), presentó las principales actividades y la estructura del Capítulo en la 26ª reunión de SuSanA en Estocolmo el 25 de agosto de 2018.
Se ha configurado una nueva lista de correo para SuSana Latinoamerica. Puede suscribirse a está red, iniciando sesión y marcando la casilla SuSanA Latin America en "Cambiar datos".
Abajo los recursos y organizaciones asociadas a la red SuSanA Latinoamerica:
- Documento de Visión de SuSanA en español - Contribución del Saneamiento Sostenible a la Agenda 2030 de Desarrollo Sostenible.
- Publicaciones de SuSanA en español en la biblioteca.
- Descripción general de todos los socios de SuSanA activos en América Latina y el Caribe: para mejorar el intercambio de conocimientos y la creación de la red en la región.
We are happy to announce the start of the new Regional Chapter within the network - SuSanA Latinoamérica.
The Regional Chapter Coordinator, Lourdes Valenzuela (AGUATUYA), presented the main activities and structure of the Chapter at the 26th SuSanA meeting in Stockholm on 25th August 2018: SuSanA Latin America Chapter Updates and Progress; Feedback from the 25th SuSanA Meeting in Brasilia.
A new mailing list for the Chapter has been set up - you can subscribe to it by checking the box SuSanA Latin America under "Change your details" just after you logged in.
See below resources and partner organisations from the region:
- SuSanA Vision Document in Spanish - Contribución del Saneamiento Sostenible a la Agenda 2030 de Desarrollo Sostenible
- View SuSanA publications in Spanish in the library
- Overview of all SuSanA partners active in Latin America and the Caribbean - to enhance knowledge exchange and networking in the region.
The webinar has now taken place and it is no longer possible to register for it. However, you can see a discussion about the webinar here:
http://forum.susana.org/forum/
Future webinars will be announced on the SuSanA discussion forum here:
http://forum.susana.org/forum/
“There is ample evidence that the best solutions to challenges in the developing world are being designed by innovators and entrepreneurs that live within those communities.”
In this section you will find a selection of ongoing discussions related to sustainable sanitation in India that took place in the SuSanA Discussion Forum. For more discussion threads related to India, please visist the SuSanA Discussion Forum and search for India.
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