Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 534 topics

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	Health issues and connections with sanitation 189 topics Research on health benefits with improved sanitation (34 topics) Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), intestinal worm infections (helminthiases) (24 topics) Antibiotics resistance, micro-pollutants, chemical pollution (9 topics) Global guidelines on sanitation and health (WHO, 19 Nov - 18 Dec 2018, Thematic Discussion 13) (9 topics) COVID-19 - Corona virus pandemic in relationship to WASH (45 topics)	Re: Global Call to Action Aims to ... by paresh 29 Nov 2024 18:52
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 103 topics Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (29 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (22 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (19 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	Addressing Zambia’s Drought Cr ... by MaryMwenya 03 Aug 2024 09:31
	Hygiene and hand washing 86 topics Note: "Handwashing activities in schools" is included in the sub-category on schools below.	Re: Monitoring hand washing: anyon ... by ilc 17 Jan 2024 05:28
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 126 topics Hand washing activities at schools (20 topics) Menstrual health management at schools (23 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 3 (4 topics)	Re: Is school sanitation in indust ... by paresh 01 Jul 2024 20:14
	Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) 30 topics Note: this sub-category is not meant for WASH in schools, community toilets, public toilets as these topics have their own sub-categories.	WHO's Science in 5: Minimize i ... by DaveTrouba 31 Oct 2022 09:50

Sanitation systems 1278 topics

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	Toilets with urine diversion 162 topics UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) (87 topics) Urinals (24 topics) Urine diversion flush toilets (7 topics) Suppliers and innovators of urine diversion toilet components (18 topics) Urine treatment, transport, storage (18 topics)	Re: 10th Annual Rich Earth Summit: ... by RichEarthInstitute 04 Nov 2024 19:02
	Toilets without urine diversion 165 topics Note: Most of the toilets here are without urine diversion (except for the composting and container-based systems which can be with or without urine diversion). Composting toilets, Arborloos (28 topics) Container-based, mobile or bag-based toilets (30 topics) Innovations and research in toilet design (35 topics) Low flush, pour flush, focus on flushing mechanism (13 topics) Pit latrines (simple, VIP, dual pit, pour flush) (25 topics) Comparisons of various toilet types (15 topics)	Re: Pour flush toilets for low flo ... by alevy 21 Jun 2024 00:26
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) 280 topics Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (58 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (84 topics) Pit or vault content research, accumulation rates and faecal sludge characteristics (40 topics) Determining helminth egg quantities (measurement techniques) (11 topics) FSM Planning tools, toolboxes and guidelines (15 topics) Faecal Sludge Management - India's pathway to a "Clean India" (Thematic Discussion by SuSanA India Chapter) (5 topics) People working in FSM (sanitation workers and others) (2 topics)	Sanitation Service Chain Actio ... by Chaiwe 03 Dec 2024 17:10
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 268 topics Anaerobic treatment systems (biogas sanitation) (80 topics) Centralised wastewater treatment plants and sewage sludge treatment (29 topics) Composting (22 topics) Constructed wetlands, soil filters and infiltration beds (45 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (28 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (22 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (35 topics)	Re: pH fixing in a containerized b ... by prakasamtata 15 Sep 2024 01:47
	Shared toilets, community toilets, public toilets 55 topics Public toilets in India (16 topics)	Re: Request for examples of innova ... by lourdesv 25 Nov 2024 14:52
	Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 129 topics Urban informal settlements and slums (14 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (9 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	Re: New Practitioner Voices on ‘C ... by awebbslh 26 Oct 2023 12:01
	Solid waste management 46 topics	Re: How can decentralised incinera ... by alisonweber 04 Jun 2024 16:26
	Water supply 58 topics Groundwater (pollution, management, usage) (30 topics)	Re: El camino de la puesta en valo ... by paulvillegas 09 May 2023 18:46
	Environmental issues 65 topics Climate change and sanitation (43 topics) Surface water pollution (13 topics)	Re: The Year of Zero Waste: From M ... by ProdriguezAT 11 Jun 2024 16:27
	Various topics related to sanitation systems 50 topics Odour issues (6 topics) Sewer systems and stormwater drainage (24 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (6 topics)	Re: Mejorando el Acceso al Agua en ... by ProdriguezAT 14 Jun 2024 23:26

Attitudes and behaviours 534 topics

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	Behaviour change and user psychology issues 114 topics Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (12 topics)	Re: Arts Interventions for Sustain ... by Chaiwe 29 Feb 2024 01:00
	Capacity development 98 topics Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (29 topics) Decolonisation of WASH sector activities (6 topics)	Has sanitation work in south I ... by beniland 28 Oct 2022 14:40
	Community-led approaches 103 topics CLTS (Community-led total sanitation) (81 topics)	Blog: Reflecting on the SHAW p ... by awebbslh 22 Sep 2023 13:06
	Public awareness raising 89 topics World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (35 topics)	Re: How to catch them young by paresh 14 Jul 2024 19:21
	Wikipedia 93 topics Can you help improve the sanitation content of the world's largest encyclopedia? Discussions about specific Wikipedia articles (35 topics) Frequently asked questions and how-to questions about Wikipedia (5 topics) Languages other than English (9 topics) Definitions, glossaries, dictionaries (within or outside of Wikipedia) (22 topics)	Re: Any suggestions for improving ... by Elisabeth 31 Aug 2022 10:34
	Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics	We need to think and do things ... by paresh 25 Sep 2024 13:18

Markets, finance and governance 633 topics

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	Market development in action 84 topics Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (12 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Re: Why do Sanitation market-based ... by Euphresia 14 Dec 2024 21:26
	Sanitation as a business and business models 69 topics	Re: Why municipal waste treatment ... by ProdriguezAT 08 Jan 2024 22:37
	Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 85 topics	Re: corruption and integrity in sa ... by WIN 01 Oct 2024 15:23
	Government initiatives and regulations 122 topics Indian Government initiatives: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA or SBM) and others (42 topics) Ghana - government initiatives, private sector collaborations (16 topics) Setting standards and financing waste water management in India (Thematic Discussion by SuSanA India Chapter, February 2019) (3 topics)	Re: Strengthening the use of evide ... by paresh 11 Oct 2024 08:44
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 115 topics Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (21 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (25 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Re: SFD Frequently Asked Questions ... by asverdlik 06 Nov 2024 10:13
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 58 topics ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (9 topics)	Re: WASH data from the JMP by AjitSeshadri 29 Sep 2024 02:45
	Global and regional political processes 82 topics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), JMP monitoring (52 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) (21 topics)	Re: WORKSHOP SIRWASH DIALOGUES: Pu ... by Chaiwe 18 Jul 2024 11:03
	Water utilities, water and sanitation utilities, water operators 18 topics	Re: Water crisis in Bangalore - 20 ... by paresh 15 Jul 2024 22:27

Resource recovery 301 topics

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	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 109 topics Urine reuse or infiltration (45 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (10 topics)	Re: BSF in Cambodia by Arther1957 13 Nov 2024 02:30
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 17 topics Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Re: Global Experiences on Waste Pr ... by Useless 16 Sep 2023 22:42
	Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation 47 topics	Re: Reuse of treated wastewater in ... by Rohinipradeep 18 Jun 2024 06:48
	Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 65 topics Technologies and business models to optimise the financial value recoverable from excreta and faecal sludge, such as nutrients, energy products and water. Production of biochar, fuel or electricity (21 topics) Aquaculture (3 topics)	Mineral fertilizer from human ... by skpradhan 03 Sep 2024 10:36
	Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 33 topics Sanitation safety planning (SSP) (7 topics)	Re: EPR in Informal Economies – Wh ... by paresh 19 Nov 2024 21:41
	Vermitechnology 30 topics Vermicomposting (6 topics) Vermifilters for blackwater treatment, "worm toilets", "Tiger worm toilet" (8 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (11 topics)	Re: Vermifilter innovation update by alevy 17 Jul 2024 15:16

Equity, inclusion and sanitation workers 334 topics

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	People with disabilities 28 topics	Re: Making Inclusive Toilets for P ... by Sathyaedu 18 Sep 2022 22:05
	Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 169 topics Note: the sub-category "MHM at schools" is located within the red category on "Health, hygiene, schools". Awareness raising and reducing taboos (54 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (24 topics)	Re: Join us on social media for th ... by NMando 17 Jul 2024 22:01
	Gender issues 37 topics Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics)	Re: Consultation on SANIHUB's new ... by paresh 29 Nov 2024 18:21
	Human rights to water and sanitation 30 topics	New Research! Neglected second ... by beniland 19 Jun 2024 11:05
	Representation and equality in visual communication 6 topics	Re: Final Report and Guide on the ... by daphneGIZ 11 Mar 2022 17:40
	Sanitation workers 48 topics Note: Posts on pit emptying technologies are to be found in the category on "Sanitation systems, FSM". Health and safety aspects for sanitation workers (11 topics) Equity, dignity, caste and gender aspects for sanitation workers (12 topics)	Dichotomous world of sanitatio ... by ssarav 18 Nov 2024 10:26
	Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 16 topics	Re: Conversations on Localisation ... by nityajacob 16 Dec 2024 05:09

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 242 topics

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	Regional Chapter Africa 5 topics Coordinators: Sareen Malik and Keitumetse Tsubane Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...pters/africa-chapter	Re: Webinar series - Water Utility ... by AlexandraDubois 26 Mar 2024 10:44
	Regional Chapter India 19 topics Coordinator: Nitya Jacob Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...pters/indian-chapter National WASH Conclave 2022 (No topics)	Re: A changing Sanitation landscap ... by secretariat 21 Nov 2024 18:30
	Regional Chapter West Asia and North Africa (WANA) 12 topics Coordinator: Manal Al Shraideh Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional-chapters/wana-chapter Applications of Sanitation Systems and Technologies in the MENA region (Thematic Discussion) (3 topics)	Achieving Paradigm Shift in Sa ... by laran86 12 May 2020 10:08
	SuSanA Latinoamérica 35 topics Coordinator: Lourdes Valenzuela Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...atinoamerica-chapter	Nucleos Ejecutores - SIRWASH p ... by germaniersusanna 07 Nov 2024 19:10
	Relevant for all working groups 8 topics Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/	Re: Making the SuSanA Capacity Dev ... by Elisabeth 22 Dec 2020 14:28
	Working Group 1 (Capacity development) 22 topics Leads: Dorothee Spuhler, Laura Kohler Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/capacity-development	Re: Capacity development surveys by meleesa 04 Sep 2023 14:02
	Working Group 2 (Market development) 15 topics Leads: Ada Oko-Williams, John Sauer Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/market-development	Re: Update of the SuSanA Factsheet ... by joshpalfreman 23 Nov 2018 12:35
	Working Group 3 (Climate mitigation and adaptation) 11 topics Leads: Thorsten Reckerzügl, Sören Rüd Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/renewab...rgies-climate-change	Seeking information for a Clim ... by AlexandraDubois 18 Oct 2023 18:54
	Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) 8 topics Leads: Charles Niwagaba, Chris Zurbruegg, Sudhir Pillay Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/sanitat...s-technology-options	Shallow Sewer System with Grin ... by DaveBates 02 Feb 2024 21:42
	Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 18 topics Leads: Gina Itchon, Daniel Ddiba Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/food-se...ve-sanitaion-systems	Re: Proposed meeting of SuSanA Wor ... by wro 13 Jun 2023 10:03
	Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 13 topics Leads: Christoph Luethi, Prit Salian, Abishek Sankara Narayan Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/cities	CSE publication - Water and Wa ... by depinder 28 May 2024 09:08
	Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in Institutions and Gender Equality (Leave No One Behind – in communities, schools and other institutions) 23 topics Leads: Belinda Abraham, Bella Monse Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/community-rural-and-schools	Re: 31st SuSanA Meeting: Safe Reop ... by Chaiwe 10 Feb 2022 09:08
	Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) 12 topics Leads: Dan Campbell, Arno Coerver Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/emergen...struction-situations	How cholera has impacted the s ... by blevira 12 Oct 2022 17:59
	Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) 9 topics Leads: Jack Sim, Carol McCreary Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/sanitat...ess-public-awareness	Bridging Gaps: Challenges for ... by MeghnaChakkraborty 01 Dec 2024 09:16
	Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) 8 topics Leads: Stefan Reuter Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/operation-maintenance	Looking for case studies for a ... by AlexandraDubois 21 Jun 2023 10:33
	Working Group 11 (Groundwater protection) 4 topics Leads: Karen Villholth, Leif Wolf Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/groundwater-protection	Re: New working group co-lead for ... by karengrothe 20 May 2019 16:00
	Working Group 12 (WASH & Nutrition) 14 topics Leads: Jovana Dodos, Abdullah al Ahad Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/wash-and-nutrition	Re: Working Group 12 meets in Stoc ... by Jona 17 Oct 2019 15:53
	Working Group 13 (Behaviour change) 6 topics Leads: Sarah Dickin, Om Prasad Gautam Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/behaviour-change	Re: The Wikepidia article on Handw ... by Chaiwe 14 Oct 2022 18:36

Announcements and miscellaneous 2485 topics

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	General announcements 596 topics Announcements and discussions regarding SuSanA (140 topics) New SuSanA partners (242 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (84 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) In memoriam (11 topics) Other announcements (64 topics)	Re: Scheduled Downtime Notice: Ser ... by secretariat 12 Dec 2024 08:53
	Events and higher education programmes 800 topics Events calendar on SuSanA website: www.susana.org/en/news-and-events/sanita...ents/upcoming-events Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (321 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (228 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (47 topics) Webinars and online meetings (194 topics)	Re: Workshop: Cultural legacies of ... by abhakta 05 Dec 2024 13:52
	Jobs, consultancies, internships 589 topics	The Nature Conservancy is now ... by chirashiki 17 Sep 2024 19:57
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 220 topics Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (77 topics)	IRC seeking household or commu ... by Digbijoy 29 Sep 2024 08:43
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 176 topics See also SuSanA library: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resource...publications/library	New sanitation publications fr ... by DaveTrouba 20 Nov 2024 03:03
	Miscellaneous - any other topic 104 topics Human tragedies and accidents (11 topics) Humour (12 topics) Basic , simple or general questions by newbies (3 topics)	Re: Reply: Soak Pit / Soak away Fa ... by euisochoi 21 Oct 2024 07:52

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	The basics (registration, login, posting and replying) 24 topics	Add a shortcut to the SuSanA D ... by FinnS 18 Sep 2020 15:04
	More advanced things 43 topics User profile (5 topics) Subscribing and receiving e-mail notifications (4 topics) Languages other than English (6 topics) Discussions about possible improvements (20 topics)	Re: Podcast about building online ... by ddiba 21 Feb 2023 03:00

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Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 534 topics

Health issues and connections with sanitation 189 topics

Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 103 topics

Hygiene and hand washing 86 topics

Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 126 topics

Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) 30 topics

Sanitation systems 1278 topics

Toilets with urine diversion 162 topics

Toilets without urine diversion 165 topics

Faecal sludge management (FSM) 280 topics

Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 268 topics

Shared toilets, community toilets, public toilets 55 topics

Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 129 topics

Solid waste management 46 topics

Water supply 58 topics

Environmental issues 65 topics

Various topics related to sanitation systems 50 topics

Attitudes and behaviours 534 topics

Behaviour change and user psychology issues 114 topics

Capacity development 98 topics

Community-led approaches 103 topics

Public awareness raising 89 topics

Wikipedia 93 topics

Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics

Markets, finance and governance 633 topics

Market development in action 84 topics

Sanitation as a business and business models 69 topics

Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 85 topics

Government initiatives and regulations 122 topics

Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 115 topics

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 58 topics

Global and regional political processes 82 topics

Water utilities, water and sanitation utilities, water operators 18 topics

Resource recovery 301 topics

Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 109 topics

Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 17 topics

Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation 47 topics

Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 65 topics

Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 33 topics

Vermitechnology 30 topics

Equity, inclusion and sanitation workers 334 topics

People with disabilities 28 topics

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 169 topics

Gender issues 37 topics

Human rights to water and sanitation 30 topics

Representation and equality in visual communication 6 topics

Sanitation workers 48 topics

Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 16 topics

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 242 topics

Regional Chapter Africa 5 topics

Regional Chapter India 19 topics

Regional Chapter West Asia and North Africa (WANA) 12 topics

SuSanA Latinoamérica 35 topics

Relevant for all working groups 8 topics

Working Group 1 (Capacity development) 22 topics

Working Group 2 (Market development) 15 topics

Working Group 3 (Climate mitigation and adaptation) 11 topics

Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) 8 topics

Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 18 topics

Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 13 topics

Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in Institutions and Gender Equality (Leave No One Behind – in communities, schools and other institutions) 23 topics

Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) 12 topics

Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) 9 topics

Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) 8 topics

Working Group 11 (Groundwater protection) 4 topics

Working Group 12 (WASH & Nutrition) 14 topics

Working Group 13 (Behaviour change) 6 topics

Announcements and miscellaneous 2485 topics

General announcements 596 topics

Events and higher education programmes 800 topics

Jobs, consultancies, internships 589 topics

Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 220 topics

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