Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 508 topics

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	Health issues and connections with sanitation 168 topics Research on health benefits with improved sanitation (30 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) (8 topics) COVID-19 - Corona virus pandemic in relationship to WASH (44 topics)	Burden of diseases due to unsa ... by paresh 06 Jun 2023 18:15
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 100 topics Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (29 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (21 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (18 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	A Quick Guide to Collecting Fo ... by niweber 02 Feb 2023 16:38
	Hygiene and hand washing 85 topics Note: "Handwashing activities in schools" is included in the sub-category on schools below.	2022 Hand Hygiene Annual Resea ... by campbelldb 31 May 2023 15:32
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 125 topics Hand washing activities at schools (19 topics) Menstrual health management at schools (23 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 3 (8 topics)	Re: Is there a standard for handwa ... by kamrun 20 Feb 2023 07:16
	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 1252 topics

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	Toilets with urine diversion 162 topics UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) (88 topics) Urinals (24 topics) Urine diversion flush toilets (7 topics) Suppliers and innovators of urine diversion toilet components (18 topics) Urine treatment, transport, storage (17 topics)	Sustainable Sanitation by Majodinasir 26 Apr 2023 16:42
	Toilets without urine diversion 163 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 (34 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 (15 topics)	Re: New resources on container-bas ... by scottchen 21 Jan 2023 05:05
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) 270 topics Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (57 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (82 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 (13 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) (1 topic)	Re: Is there an enzyme or bacteria ... by DrKevin 06 Jun 2023 05:30
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 260 topics Anaerobic treatment systems (biogas sanitation) (79 topics) Centralised wastewater treatment plants and sewage sludge treatment (29 topics) Composting (23 topics) Constructed wetlands, soil filters and infiltration beds (44 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (24 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (21 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (34 topics)	Compost photo contest by Benitron 01 Jun 2023 11:16
	Shared toilets, community toilets, public toilets 54 topics Public toilets in India (16 topics)	Re: Why are public toilets in Indi ... by paresh 28 May 2022 20:03
	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)	contacts on providers of mobil ... by SeanFurey 14 Feb 2023 10:21
	Solid waste management 43 topics	Re: Emissions from crude dumping a ... by reactiondistributing2022 13 Oct 2022 11:50
	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 64 topics Climate change and sanitation (42 topics) Surface water pollution (13 topics)	Re: We need a unified water moveme ... by Tore 16 Apr 2023 18:43
	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: Re: Beyond Retirement - Still ... by Anthony 15 Feb 2023 17:46

Attitudes and behaviours 532 topics

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	Behaviour change and user psychology issues 115 topics Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (13 topics)	Waste from fast fashion by paresh 05 Jun 2023 21:40
	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 102 topics CLTS (Community-led total sanitation) (81 topics)	New! Using visual methods for ... by beniland 16 May 2023 12:57
	Public awareness raising 87 topics World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (35 topics)	Regarding a workshop on "Zero ... by MahaUWESC 06 Jun 2023 14:00
	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	Re: Webinar on building Civil Soci ... by Keitumetse 17 Dec 2020 10:45

Markets, finance and governance 614 topics

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	Market development in action 82 topics Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (12 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Re: East Asia Regional Learning Ev ... by ElaineMercer 14 Feb 2023 17:43
	Sanitation as a business and business models 70 topics	Re: Why municipal waste treatment ... by elka 08 Jun 2023 00:15
	Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 80 topics	Re: Re: Key documents for the sub- ... by paresh 05 Jun 2023 20:33
	Government initiatives and regulations 118 topics Indian Government initiatives: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA or SBM) and others (41 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)	Systems strengthening as the n ... by ElaineMercer 26 May 2023 18:33
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 114 topics Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (20 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (25 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Re: Invitation to PhD defence: Imp ... by ddiba 28 Nov 2022 15:38
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 56 topics ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (9 topics)	Re: Acknowledging and Learning fro ... by paresh 16 Dec 2022 19:59
	Global and regional political processes 79 topics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), JMP monitoring (51 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) (21 topics)	Does WASH programming also con ... by Durgadasmenon 22 May 2023 09:42
	Water utilities, water and sanitation utilities, water operators 15 topics	Calling all water and/or sanit ... by meleesa 07 Jun 2023 15:27

Resource recovery 289 topics

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	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 104 topics Urine reuse or infiltration (45 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (10 topics)	Re: Uses of Sewage-Sludge-Derived ... by Chaiwe 17 Apr 2023 13:37
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 17 topics Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Re: BIOCOMPOSTING OF SLAUGHTER HOU ... by najeebyunusa 27 Oct 2021 07:30
	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 61 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: Re: Reply: How to construct si ... by Shamimkhaliq 06 Jul 2022 14:37
	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 29 topics Vermicomposting (6 topics) Vermifilters for blackwater treatment, "worm toilets", "Tiger worm toilet" (8 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (11 topics)	Re: The Tiger Toilet which works w ... by HarryTams 26 Jan 2023 21:38

Equity, inclusion and sanitation workers 319 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) 165 topics Note: the sub-category "MHM at schools" is located within the red category on "Health, hygiene, schools". Awareness raising and reducing taboos (52 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (23 topics)	Re: Upcoming 2nd Webinar: Sanitati ... by secretariat 26 May 2023 12:41
	Gender issues 33 topics Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics)	Gender-transformative WASH pro ... by ElaineMercer 21 Mar 2023 18:12
	Human rights to water and sanitation 29 topics	Amplify the #HearingTheUnheard ... by Euphresia 23 Feb 2023 23:30
	Representation and equality in visual communication 6 topics	Re: Final Report and Guide on the ... by daphneGIZ 11 Mar 2022 17:40
	Sanitation workers 42 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 (10 topics)	Re: Competence certification for s ... by elka 11 May 2023 23:00
	Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 16 topics	Identifying vulnerable populat ... by ClaireRS 07 Feb 2023 11:44

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 211 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 Nyembezi 30 Mar 2023 12:42
	Regional Chapter India 16 topics Coordinator: Nitya Jacob Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...pters/indian-chapter National WASH Conclave 2022 (No topics)	Re: Sustainable Solid Waste Manage ... by nityajacob 01 Nov 2022 07:16
	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 14 topics Coordinator: Lourdes Valenzuela Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...atinoamerica-chapter	Re: Eventos y noticias WASH en Lat ... by Danielamarko 02 Jun 2023 15:27
	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 07 Jun 2023 18:00
	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) 10 topics Leads: Thorsten Reckerzügl, Sören Rüd Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/renewab...rgies-climate-change	New WG 3 Co-Lead: Introduction ... by MartinKerres 13 May 2022 18:31
	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	Re: What has happened lately in th ... by eshaylor 28 Dec 2017 09:53
	Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 17 topics Leads: Gina Itchon, Daniel Ddiba Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/food-se...ve-sanitaion-systems	Re: Webinar on standards and certi ... by meganmaxx 25 Nov 2022 14:53
	Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 11 topics Leads: Christoph Luethi, Prit Salian, Abishek Sankara Narayan Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/cities	Re: Water Sensitive Cities concept by depinder 03 May 2023 16:20
	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) 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) 7 topics Leads: Stefan Reuter Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/operation-maintenance	Introduction: New Co-Lead for ... by Dzifa 09 Jul 2022 00:18
	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 2302 topics

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	General announcements 551 topics Announcements and discussions regarding SuSanA (132 topics) New SuSanA partners (234 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (80 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) In memoriam (10 topics) Other announcements (60 topics)	Tell us what you think about t ... by meleesa 06 Jun 2023 21:16
	Events and higher education programmes 721 topics Events calendar on SuSanA website: www.susana.org/en/news-and-events/sanita...ents/upcoming-events Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (297 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (222 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (41 topics) Webinars and online meetings (154 topics)	Re: Webinar: Understanding Basics ... by paresh 06 Jun 2023 14:15
	Jobs, consultancies, internships 575 topics	Postdoc opportunity in Sanitat ... by SeptienS 06 Jun 2023 22:57
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 199 topics Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (68 topics)	Finding a source of funding fo ... by Sathyaedu 27 Jan 2023 18:44
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 156 topics See also SuSanA library: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resource...publications/library	Re: Insights into Towards Brown Go ... by kiflewold 30 May 2023 10:11
	Miscellaneous - any other topic 100 topics Human tragedies and accidents (11 topics) Humour (12 topics) Basic , simple or general questions by newbies (1 topic)	"Shit without stress" - Spotte ... by SeanFurey 30 Apr 2023 18:01

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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 44 topics User profile (6 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 508 topics

Health issues and connections with sanitation 168 topics

Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 100 topics

Hygiene and hand washing 85 topics

Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 125 topics

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

Sanitation systems 1252 topics

Toilets with urine diversion 162 topics

Toilets without urine diversion 163 topics

Faecal sludge management (FSM) 270 topics

Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 260 topics

Shared toilets, community toilets, public toilets 54 topics

Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 129 topics

Solid waste management 43 topics

Water supply 58 topics

Environmental issues 64 topics

Various topics related to sanitation systems 49 topics

Attitudes and behaviours 532 topics

Behaviour change and user psychology issues 115 topics

Capacity development 98 topics

Community-led approaches 102 topics

Public awareness raising 87 topics

Wikipedia 93 topics

Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics

Markets, finance and governance 614 topics

Market development in action 82 topics

Sanitation as a business and business models 70 topics

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

Government initiatives and regulations 118 topics

Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 114 topics

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 56 topics

Global and regional political processes 79 topics

Water utilities, water and sanitation utilities, water operators 15 topics

Resource recovery 289 topics

Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 104 topics

Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste 17 topics

Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation 46 topics

Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 61 topics

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

Vermitechnology 29 topics

Equity, inclusion and sanitation workers 319 topics

People with disabilities 28 topics

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 165 topics

Gender issues 33 topics

Human rights to water and sanitation 29 topics

Representation and equality in visual communication 6 topics

Sanitation workers 42 topics

Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 16 topics

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 211 topics

Regional Chapter Africa 4 topics

Regional Chapter India 16 topics

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

SuSanA Latinoamérica 14 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) 10 topics

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

Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) 17 topics

Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) 11 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) 8 topics

Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) 7 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 2302 topics

General announcements 551 topics

Events and higher education programmes 721 topics

Jobs, consultancies, internships 575 topics

Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 199 topics

New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 156 topics

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Help 70 topics

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