7th South Asian Conference on Sanitation

SACOSAN-VII event was held on 11-13 April 2018 at Islamabad, Pakistan. SACOSAN-VII Declaration, among other, resolves and commits to establish baselines and WASH Targets for SDG-6.1 and 6.2 including the elimination of open defecation and progress towards universal basic and safely managed sanitation services and hygiene.

The full Declaration is available at:

sacosan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/S...AN7-Declaration-.pdf

F H Mughal

The rapid report of SACOSAN VII can be seen at:
sacosan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/C...-Workshop-Report.pdf

This was sent to me by Mr. Jamie Myers of IDS, UK

F H Mughal

Half-Day CLTS Sharing and Learning Workshop
Date: 10th April 2018
Time: 09:00 - 14:00
Venue: Serena Hotel

The CLTS Knowledge Hub, Institute of Development Studies, UNICEF and WSSCC are co-convening a CLTS Sharing and Learning Workshop as part of the SACOSAN VII ConferenceSACOSAN VII Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. The free event will be an opportunity to gather with others interested and engaged in CLTS programmes and rural sanitation more broadly to share experiences, challenges and innovations from South Asia and beyond. Specific topics for discussion will include sustainability, equity and other 2nd/3rd generation challenges. The agenda – including specific topics for discussion - will be sent to registered participants in advance.

Please register in advance by sending your name, organisation, job title and country to Stacey Townsend(This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by March 27th

SACOSAN VII - Call for papers

Therese Dooley, Regional Adviser WASH, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia, Lekhnath Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal, has issued call for papers for SACOSAN VII to be help in Pakistan.

The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) is a Government-led biennial convention to provide a platform for interaction on sanitation. The event is held on a rotational basis in each SAARC country; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
SACOSAN VII is scheduled to be hosted in February 2018 in Pakistan.

The attached flyer gives details of themes, and submission dates. While the name of city is not given, I believe it will be Islamabad, nearly 1.5 hours flying time from Karachi.

F H Mughal

Please find attached call for papers for SACOSAN-VII announced by SACOSAN Secretariat established in Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan . You are requested to kindly participate and call circulate the call for paper in relevant forums and website.
Secretariat is looking forward to active participation in Thematic Sessions designed for the SACOSAN-VII to be held in February 2018 in Islamabad. The conference will be attended by all the SACOSAN member countries;which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Muhammad Tanveer
Pakistan
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