Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 460 topics

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	Health issues and connections with sanitation 156 topics Research on health benefits with improved sanitation (29 topics) Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), intestinal worm infections (helminthiases) (22 topics) Antibiotics resistance, micro-pollutants, chemical pollution (9 topics) Global guidelines on sanitation and health (WHO, 19 Nov - 18 Dec 2018, Thematic Discussion 13) (6 topics) COVID-19 - Corona virus pandemic in relationship to WASH (41 topics)	Re: Using wastewater based surveil ... by Elisabeth 15 Jul 2021 15:16
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 98 topics Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (28 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (21 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (16 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (19 topics)	Why private company WASH effor ... by pederh 04 Jul 2021 21:38
	Hygiene and hand washing 101 topics Hand washing activities at schools (19 topics)	Sensitization and Awareness-Bu ... by Yashigautam 04 Jun 2021 07:18
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 78 topics Note: "Handwashing activities in schools" is included in the sub-category on hand washing above. Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 3 (8 topics)	Re: State of WASH in primary schoo ... by tippytap 12 Jun 2021 21:59
	Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) 27 topics Note: this sub-category is not meant for WASH in schools, community toilets, public toilets as these topics have their own sub-categories.	Re: Understanding barriers to qual ... by neilpw 21 Apr 2021 08:34

Sanitation systems 1195 topics

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	Toilets with urine diversion 159 topics UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) (86 topics) Urinals (23 topics) Urine diversion flush toilets (7 topics) Suppliers and innovators of urine diversion toilet components (18 topics) Urine treatment, transport, storage (17 topics)	Re: Join the online PhD Defence on ... by csk 04 Jun 2021 15:06
	Toilets without urine diversion 160 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 (33 topics) Low flush, pour flush, focus on flushing mechanism (13 topics) Pit latrines (simple, VIP, dual pit, pour flush) (24 topics) Comparisons of various toilet types (13 topics)	Re: Re: Breathable membrane enclos ... by shraysaxena88 14 Jun 2021 05:58
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) 255 topics Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (55 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (80 topics) Pit or vault content research, accumulation rates and faecal sludge characteristics (40 topics) Determining helminth egg quantities (measurement techniques) (10 topics) FSM Planning tools, toolboxes and guidelines (13 topics) Faecal Sludge Management - India's pathway to a "Clean India" (Thematic Discussion by SuSanA India Chapter) (4 topics) People working in FSM (sanitation workers and others) (No topics)	Re: Reply: Methods for Fecal Sludg ... by Elisabeth 26 Jul 2021 10:03
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 251 topics Anaerobic treatment systems (biogas sanitation) (77 topics) Centralised wastewater treatment plants and sewage sludge treatment (29 topics) Composting (22 topics) Constructed wetlands, soil filters and infiltration beds (43 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (23 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (21 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (34 topics)	Re: Incineration toilets - a short ... by reidharvey7734 24 Jul 2021 23:17
	Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets 51 topics Public toilets in India (15 topics)	Re: Reply: Looking for contacts fr ... by LauriVarri 23 Apr 2021 23:07
	Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 127 topics Urban informal settlements and slums (13 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (11 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	Forecasting point-of-consumpti ... by campbelldb 19 Jul 2021 16:03
	Solid waste management 40 topics	Re: The SWM Problem in Lusaka, Zam ... by Gerry 25 Jul 2021 02:58
	Water supply 52 topics Groundwater (pollution, management, usage) (27 topics)	Re: Water filter media and systems ... by reidharvey7734 08 Jul 2021 20:41
	Environmental issues 51 topics Climate change and sanitation (38 topics) Surface water pollution (11 topics)	Re: Building WASH resilience to cl ... by Petra 23 Jul 2021 19:16
	Various topics related to sanitation systems 49 topics Odour issues (6 topics) Sewer systems and stormwater drainage (24 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (6 topics)	Re: Looking for Water usage of dif ... by ddiba 07 Jul 2021 16:16

Attitudes and behaviours 513 topics

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	Behaviour change and user psychology issues 100 topics Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (12 topics)	Creating an Enabling Environme ... by TNUSSP 19 Jul 2021 11:50
	Capacity development 100 topics Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (29 topics) Decolonisation of WASH sector activities (6 topics)	Re: Blog: Translating face-to-face ... by Chaiwe 22 Jul 2021 22:19
	Community-led approaches 99 topics CLTS (Community-led total sanitation) (80 topics)	Re: Research Study: Cultural Belie ... by lmmusoka 02 Jun 2021 01:36
	Public awareness raising 83 topics World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (31 topics)	Re: Flush Away social media challe ... by paresh 03 Apr 2021 19:07
	Wikipedia 94 topics Can you help improve the sanitation content of the world's largest encyclopedia? Discussions about specific Wikipedia articles (36 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: How would you improve the Wiki ... by Elisabeth 15 Jul 2021 15:25
	Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics	Re: Webinar on building Civil Soci ... by Keitumetse 17 Dec 2020 10:45

Markets, finance and governance 573 topics

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	Market development in action 79 topics Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (11 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Re: Municipal WASH Communities of ... by Chaiwe 30 Jun 2021 12:42
	Sanitation as a business and business models 65 topics	Re: Progress so far ... Sanitation ... by USAIDssd 14 Jul 2021 19:29
	Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 80 topics	Re: New article: Life-cycle costs ... by ncarrard 21 Jun 2021 10:57
	Government initiatives and regulations 115 topics Indian Government initiatives: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA or SBM) and others (40 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)	Monitoring Sanitation Campaign ... by ElaineMercer 15 Jul 2021 16:51
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 107 topics Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (18 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (24 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Re: Discussions about my PhD work ... by paresh 05 Jul 2021 09:26
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 53 topics ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (8 topics)	Re: Why WASH businesses Fail? wha ... by sreuter 28 Jun 2021 16:12
	Global and regional political processes 74 topics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), JMP monitoring (47 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) (21 topics)	Re: Zambia SDG Voluntary National ... by Elisabeth 15 Oct 2020 10:50

Resource recovery 279 topics

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	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 98 topics Urine reuse or infiltration (43 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (10 topics)	Re: Urine concentration (building ... by Robert74 16 Jul 2021 14:13
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 16 topics Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Re: Global Experiences on Waste Pr ... by njosiane 04 Feb 2020 09:14
	Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation 46 topics	Re: what is the best method of was ... by Nebiyat 30 Apr 2021 14:18
	Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 60 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)	Re: Development of a tool to synth ... by paresh 20 Jul 2021 12:24
	Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 32 topics Sanitation safety planning (SSP) (7 topics)	Re: Behavior change approaches app ... by danipa 18 May 2021 17:40
	Vermitechnology 27 topics Vermicomposting (4 topics) Vermifilters for blackwater treatment, "worm toilets", "Tiger worm toilet" (7 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (11 topics)	Re: Vermitechnology and its terms by Elisabeth 09 Dec 2020 05:07

Equity and inclusion 288 topics

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	People with disabilities 27 topics	Re: Incontinence: We Need to Talk ... by ElaineMercer 28 Jan 2021 11:59
	Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 164 topics Awareness raising and reducing taboos (36 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (22 topics) MHM in schools – A neglected issue (Thematic Discussion 12) (5 topics)	Re: How much water actually is use ... by siri 19 Jul 2021 09:10
	Gender issues 33 topics Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics)	Re: Blog: Empowering pastoralist w ... by ElaineMercer 20 Jul 2021 11:54
	Human rights to water and sanitation 23 topics	Mobilising rural people to dem ... by Maboshe 16 May 2021 16:13
	Sanitation workers 31 topics Note: Posts on pit emptying technologies are to be found in the category on "Sanitation systems, FSM".	Re: How to make sanitation workers ... by paresh 02 Jul 2021 12:46
	Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 10 topics	Re: Rural Sanitation Programming i ... by ElaineMercer 20 Jul 2021 18:06

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 189 topics

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	Regional Chapter Africa 4 topics Coordinators: Sareen Malik and Keitumetse Tsubane Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...pters/africa-chapter	Re: Reply: Introducing the African ... by Angela 08 Jun 2021 18:41
	Regional Chapter India 13 topics Coordinator: Nitya Jacob Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...pters/indian-chapter	Survey of your experiences wit ... by nityajacob 26 Mar 2021 12:52
	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 9 topics Coordinator: Lourdes Valenzuela Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...atinoamerica-chapter	Spa. Tesis de maestría sobre h ... by ChristianNehl 22 Jul 2021 21:24
	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) 18 topics Leads: Dorothee Spuhler, Laura Kohler Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/capacity-development	Re: Contribute to the new SuSanA F ... by depinder 20 May 2021 08:08
	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 (Renewable energies, climate change) 10 topics Leads: Thorsten Reckerzügl, Sören Rüd Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/renewab...rgies-climate-change	Water availability trends acro ... by bitwire2010 29 Jun 2021 22:07
	Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) 7 topics Leads: Charles Niwagaba, Chris Zurbruegg, Sudhir Pillay Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/sanitat...s-technology-options	Re: What has happened lately in th ... by eshaylor 28 Dec 2017 09:53
	Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 16 topics Leads: Gina Itchon, Daniel Ddiba Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/food-se...ve-sanitaion-systems	Re: Resource Recovery Digest - Edi ... by ddiba 30 Nov 2020 15:55
	Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 10 topics Leads: Christoph Luethi, Prit Salian, Abishek Sankara Narayan Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/cities	Re: Working Group 4 and 6 Meeting ... by secretariat 16 Mar 2020 15:50
	Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in Institutions and Gender Equality (Leave No One Behind – in communities, schools and other institutions) 18 topics Leads: Belinda Abraham, Bella Monse Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/community-rural-and-schools	SuSanA WG7 Meet & Chat and SWW ... by FranziskaVolk 19 Aug 2019 14:55
	Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) 11 topics Leads: Dan Campbell, Arno Coerver Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/emergen...struction-situations	Re: Proposed enewsletter for membe ... by campbelldb 01 May 2020 15:44
	Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) 8 topics Leads: Jack Sim, Carol McCreary Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/sanitat...ess-public-awareness	Re: Please say hello in SuSanA Edi ... by Carol McCreary 20 Mar 2017 15:12
	Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) 6 topics Leads: Stefan Reuter Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/operation-maintenance	O&M in Schools @ Stockholm Wor ... by rob# 28 Aug 2017 15:48
	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: WG 13 - Take the handwashing q ... by Elisabeth 08 Dec 2017 02:41

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	General announcements 476 topics Announcements and discussions regarding SuSanA (120 topics) New SuSanA partners (201 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (74 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) In memoriam (10 topics) Other announcements (54 topics)	Re: Open Call for Sessions at the ... by chowdhuryrahman 15 Jul 2021 15:58
	Events and higher education programmes 601 topics Events calendar on SuSanA website: www.susana.org/en/news-and-events/sanita...ents/upcoming-events Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (252 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (202 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (35 topics) Webinars and online meetings (111 topics)	Launch Event cum Webinar: Maki ... by Dhruv 26 Jul 2021 07:41
	Jobs, consultancies, internships 514 topics	Athena Infonomics is looking f ... by manasvini08kumar 21 Jul 2021 10:04
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 185 topics Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (65 topics)	Request for Grey Literature on ... by emsghassemi 21 Jul 2021 11:58
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 111 topics See also SuSanA library: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resource...publications/library	WHO water, sanitation, hygiene ... by DaveTrouba 26 Jul 2021 10:17
	Miscellaneous - any other topic 93 topics Human tragedies and accidents (11 topics) Humour (7 topics) Basic , simple or "stupid" questions by newbies (1 topic)	Re: Open sharing of raw datasets - ... by Chaiwe 03 May 2021 22:18

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Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 460 topics

Health issues and connections with sanitation 156 topics

Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 98 topics

Hygiene and hand washing 101 topics

Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 78 topics

Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) 27 topics

Sanitation systems 1195 topics

Toilets with urine diversion 159 topics

Toilets without urine diversion 160 topics

Faecal sludge management (FSM) 255 topics

Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 251 topics

Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets 51 topics

Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 127 topics

Solid waste management 40 topics

Water supply 52 topics

Environmental issues 51 topics

Various topics related to sanitation systems 49 topics

Attitudes and behaviours 513 topics

Behaviour change and user psychology issues 100 topics

Capacity development 100 topics

Community-led approaches 99 topics

Public awareness raising 83 topics

Wikipedia 94 topics

Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics

Markets, finance and governance 573 topics

Market development in action 79 topics

Sanitation as a business and business models 65 topics

Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 80 topics

Government initiatives and regulations 115 topics

Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 107 topics

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 53 topics

Global and regional political processes 74 topics

Resource recovery 279 topics

Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 98 topics

Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 16 topics

Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation 46 topics

Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 60 topics

Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 32 topics

Vermitechnology 27 topics

Equity and inclusion 288 topics

People with disabilities 27 topics

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 164 topics

Gender issues 33 topics

Human rights to water and sanitation 23 topics

Sanitation workers 31 topics

Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 10 topics

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 189 topics

Regional Chapter Africa 4 topics

Regional Chapter India 13 topics

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

SuSanA Latinoamérica 9 topics

Relevant for all working groups 8 topics

Working Group 1 (Capacity development) 18 topics

Working Group 2 (Market development) 15 topics

Working Group 3 (Renewable energies, climate change) 10 topics

Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) 7 topics

Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 16 topics

Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 10 topics

Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in Institutions and Gender Equality (Leave No One Behind – in communities, schools and other institutions) 18 topics

Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) 11 topics

Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) 8 topics

Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) 6 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 1980 topics

General announcements 476 topics

Events and higher education programmes 601 topics

Jobs, consultancies, internships 514 topics

Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 185 topics

New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 111 topics

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