Sanitation Solutions for the Humanitarian Context
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is organizing a learning session on Alternative Sanitation Approaches in Emergency Settings bringing together key stakeholders to discuss current sanitation challenges, gaps, and opportunities while highlighting emerging approaches and resources to improve the design and delivery of sanitation interventions in emergency settings. This event is being held in person from November 6-8th, 2024 in South Africa; but selected sessions will be exclusively live-streamed to the wider humanitarian WASH community here on the SANIHUB. You can join the following sessions taking place on November 6:
This interactive session will leverage the diverse perspectives and insights of participants and focus on identifying and discussing the existing challenges to implementing meaningful and appropriate sanitation interventions. This discussion will highlight critical barriers and gaps, as well as shared opportunities to apply more creative and impactful approaches.
Led by Senior WASH Advisor at UNICEF, Ann Thomas, this presentation and discussion will focus on addressing the climate crisis and its impacts across the entire sanitation service chain, in urban and rural areas, and across all settings. An overview of UNICEF’s Climate Resilient Sanitation (CSR) initiative will be provided, including how key stakeholders must work together to collectively ensure the resilience of sanitation systems to maximize public health outcomes and reduce emissions.
A series of short case study presentations on selecting and deploying innovative, water and energy efficient sanitation technologies in emergency settings. Featured technologies are considered innovative as they enable water and energy reuse and resource recovery, ranging in capacity from large-scale city-wide wastewater treatment to decentralized individual community-sized solutions.
Case study presentations will include:
- Overview of Fecal Sludge Management presented by UPM, a boutique consultancy specializing in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development.
- Overview of Reinvented Toilet (RT) technology and demonstrations in South Africa presented by Water Research Commission (WRC)
- Case study: Community-sized Reinvented Toilet (CRT) deployment in Bangladesh presented by UNICEF
- Case study: Community-sized Reinvented Toilet (CRT) deployment in Durban presented by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Case study: Fecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTP) in Bangladesh presented by UNHCR
- Case study: Omni-Processor (OP) deployment in Bangladesh presented by the Bangladesh Department of Public Health Engineering
- Case study: Omni-Processor (OP) deployment in Lebanon presented by UNICEF
Presentations will be followed by a moderated Q&A with all presenters.
Please note there will be 30 minute Q&A following the eThewkini presentation, followed by a 1 hour lunch. The program will restart at 1330 with the FSTP presentation, and following the OP Lebanon presentation there will be Q&A session. The event will conclude at 1430 approximately.
Topical Entry Points
Structured way of providing curated information on key sanitation and FSM topics through different thematic lenses – so called “Topic Entry Points” – with links to relevant key resources and tools.
Preparedness
The process of anticipating and planning for the sanitation needs of populations at risk of…
Needs Assessment & Analysis
The process of identifying the immediate and longer-term sanitation needs of populations affected by emergencies…
Needs Assessment & Analysis
Strategic Planning
The process of developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to providing sanitation services and facilities…
Strategic Planning
Resource Mobilisation
The process of identifying, accessing, and leveraging resources that are needed to carry out sanitation-related…
Implementation & Monitoring
The process of putting into action the planned humanitarian sanitation interventions and activities, as well…
Review & Evaluation
The process of systematically analysing, critically reviewing and learning from current or previous humanitarian sanitation…
Disaster and Crisis Scenarios
Broad categorisation of different disaster and crisis scenarios including information how they may impact sanitations services.
Challenging Climatic Contexts
Specific climatic challenges that may pose a challenge for sanitation service provision. These include, among others, flood-prone or water scarce…
Challenging Ground Conditions
Specific conditions where implementing underground sanitation infrastructure (such as pits or septic tanks) may be difficult. These include, among others,…
How to select appropriate technologies
Detailed information on how to select appropriate sanitation technologies including in-depth details on the necessary steps for technology selection, what…
Technology Overview
Systematic compilation of all relevant sanitation technologies that can potentially be implemented in different humanitarian and more longer-term transitional settings…
Technology Selection Tools
Overview of key sanitation technology selection tools, such as the "Compendium of Sanitation Technologies in Emergencies", "SaniChoice" and the "Arup/Oxfam…
Related Sectors
Various (sub-)sectors with linkages to sanitation where effective coordination among these sectors is critical to ensure that sanitation interventions are…
Enabling Environment
Set of conditions and factors that support the effective implementation of humanitarian sanitation interventions. These include, among others, legal frameworks…
Cross-Cutting Issues
Factors that have to be considered, integrated and mainstreamed in humanitarian sanitation interventions. These include, but are not limited to,…
SANIHUB Community - Learning Events
Proceedings from the online events organised by the SANIHUB Community (or the previous Global WASH Cluster Technical Working Group on…
Emergency Environmental Health Forum (EEHF)
Presentations, video recordings and abstracts on latest research, evaluations and learning presented at the EEHF with a focus on humanitarian…
German WASH Network - WASH Sessions on FSM
Proceedings from the virtual "WASH Sessions" learning event series of the German WASH Network with a particular focus on sanitation…
Reinvented Toilet
In 2011, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation initiated the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge to spur the creation of new…
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SANIHUB Helpdesk
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UNICEF India
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BRAC
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Netherlands Red Cross
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German Toilet Organization
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Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technologies (CAWST)
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IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
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German Toilet Organization
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Consultant
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Common Questions
Up-to-date collection of the most frequently asked questions from humanitarian sanitation practitioners and corresponding answers with links to further resources and tools.
How to Select Appropriate Technologies along the Sanitation Value Chain for Specific Conditions?
What Is Humanitarian Sanitation and FSM? Why Is it Important?
What are the Different Sanitation Systems and How to Select the Most Appropriate System for Specific Conditions?
How Is the Platform Structured and What Are the Different Ways to Access Information?
How to Select Appropriate Emptying and Transport Technologies?
How to Plan For Inclusive Sanitation?
How to Ensure Safe Disposal and Reuse of Treated Fecal Sludge and Other Sanitation Products?
What Information Do I Need to Collect at the Beginning of an Intervention?
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