Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 453 topics

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	Health issues and connections with sanitation 153 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 (40 topics)	Call for Data - Help WASHPaLS ... by aliceacockesteb 22 Apr 2021 17:02
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 98 topics Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (29 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (21 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (16 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	Re: Where do we go from here with ... by KSmith 16 Dec 2019 18:05
	Hygiene and hand washing 99 topics Hand washing activities at schools (19 topics)	Re: Factors Influencing Handwashin ... by Chaiwe 28 Mar 2021 11:35
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 76 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: Survey on integrity of teacher ... by Elisabeth 18 Jan 2021 02:36
	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 1165 topics

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	Toilets with urine diversion 158 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 (16 topics)	Master moulds for sanitary sto ... by reidharvey7734 18 Mar 2021 19:50
	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: Blue Diversion AUTARKY - A ... by scottchen 28 Mar 2021 10:14
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) 250 topics Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (54 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (77 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)	Re: New Article: Predictive models ... by Elisabeth 20 Apr 2021 05:49
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 247 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 (42 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (23 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (20 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (33 topics)	Re: Reply: Volume m3 of biogas use ... by CKK 21 Apr 2021 10:45
	Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets 51 topics Public toilets in India (15 topics)	Re: Looking for contacts from Norw ... by saluamoussawel 22 Apr 2021 13:29
	Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 126 topics Urban informal settlements and slums (13 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (11 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	Re: a listing of new publications, ... by campbelldb 15 Mar 2021 17:09
	Solid waste management 36 topics	Re: Could anyone suggest tools for ... by Elisabeth 20 Apr 2021 04:52
	Environmental issues 71 topics Climate change and sanitation (33 topics) Groundwater pollution (27 topics) Surface water pollution (11 topics)	Re: Definitions of sustainable ene ... by Elisabeth 23 Apr 2021 02:30
	Various topics related to sanitation systems 66 topics Drinking water supply (20 topics) Odour issues (6 topics) Sewer systems and stormwater drainage (23 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (6 topics)	Re: Between the extremes of centra ... by Elisabeth 22 Apr 2021 01:58

Attitudes and behaviours 505 topics

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	Behaviour change and user psychology issues 98 topics Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (12 topics)	Hygiene Behaviour Change for L ... by juliet 12 Apr 2021 11:53
	Capacity development 96 topics Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (29 topics)	Re: Set up a Wash Municipal Commun ... by MuniWASH 19 Apr 2021 18:26
	Community-led approaches 98 topics CLTS (Community-led total sanitation) (79 topics)	Re: Research Study: Cultural Belie ... by lmmusoka 22 Mar 2021 21:10
	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 93 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: The difference between open ac ... by paresh 25 Mar 2021 13:19
	Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics	Re: Webinar on building Civil Soci ... by Keitumetse 17 Dec 2020 10:45

Markets, finance and governance 563 topics

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	Market development in action 78 topics Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (11 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Re: Updates from West Africa Munic ... by MuniWASH 09 Mar 2021 11:59
	Sanitation as a business and business models 64 topics	Re: Progress so far ... Sanitation ... by USAIDssd 20 Apr 2021 18:38
	Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 77 topics	Nature provides valuable sanit ... by AParker 19 Feb 2021 17:48
	Government initiatives and regulations 113 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)	Re: Surveys on Regulation of empty ... by Alix 09 Apr 2021 17:29
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 105 topics Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (17 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (24 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Re: Tools for the generation of sa ... by Heiner 22 Apr 2021 12:45
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 51 topics ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (6 topics)	Re: ISO 30500 standard published ( ... by Jsenecal 22 Mar 2021 14:15
	Global and regional political processes 75 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 276 topics

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	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops 98 topics Urine reuse or infiltration (42 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (10 topics)	Re: Behavior change approaches app ... by dgalibourg 01 Apr 2021 19:14
	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: Health survey versus health ed ... by dgalibourg 01 Apr 2021 13:19
	Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater 59 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: New publication: Guide to Sani ... by Elisabeth 11 Feb 2021 02:45
	Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 30 topics Sanitation safety planning (SSP) (7 topics)	Re: Release of the DIN SPEC 91421 ... by fppirco 27 Nov 2020 14:29
	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 272 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) 155 topics Awareness raising and reducing taboos (32 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: Request for practical learning ... by maggieschmitt 22 Mar 2021 16:29
	Gender issues 31 topics Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics)	Re: Dissemination of baseline stud ... by heloise 02 Apr 2021 17:47
	Human rights to water and sanitation 21 topics	Re: 5 days to go! Call for abstrac ... by ncarrard 22 Feb 2021 06:12
	Sanitation workers 30 topics Note: Posts on pit emptying technologies are to be found in the category on "Sanitation systems, FSM".	Re: Who says that women can’t be f ... by Chaiwe 26 Mar 2021 21:40
	Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 8 topics	Re: Key documents for the sub-cate ... by abisheknarayan 18 Jan 2021 12:31

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 185 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: Update! Now a call for Men in ... by Keitumetse 09 Mar 2021 14:02
	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 8 topics Coordinator: Lourdes Valenzuela Website: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/regional...atinoamerica-chapter	Artículo nuevo: El rol de las ... by paulvillegas 02 Apr 2021 18:35
	Relevant for all working groups 9 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 secretariat 23 Mar 2021 17:38
	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) 6 topics Leads: Thorsten Reckerzügl, Sören Rüd Website: www.susana.org/en/working-groups/renewab...rgies-climate-change	Re: Sanitation and Climate Change ... by Elisabeth 07 Feb 2020 02:42
	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 469 topics Announcements and discussions regarding SuSanA (119 topics) New SuSanA partners (200 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (71 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) Other announcements (61 topics)	2nd Annual SanTech Hackaton: C ... by Fadli 21 Apr 2021 04:35
	Events and higher education programmes 579 topics Events calendar on SuSanA website: www.susana.org/en/news-and-events/sanita...ents/upcoming-events Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (240 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (200 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (35 topics) Webinars and online meetings (103 topics)	Rural-urban sanitation transit ... by AParker 21 Apr 2021 14:15
	Jobs, consultancies, internships 506 topics	Re: Two UN-Habitat Vacancies: Wate ... by FranziskaVolk 13 Apr 2021 19:40
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 179 topics Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (63 topics)	Re: Announcing the RWSN Mentoring ... by meleesa 25 Mar 2021 15:46
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 110 topics See also SuSanA library: www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resource...publications/library	Adding DOI as a good publicati ... by paresh 21 Apr 2021 14:15
	Miscellaneous - any other topic 93 topics Human tragedies and accidents (10 topics) Humour (7 topics) Basic , simple or "stupid" questions by newbies (2 topics)	Re: Information on cooking stoves ... by reidharvey7734 01 Dec 2020 23:28

Help 68 topics

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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 42 topics User profile (6 topics) Subscribing and receiving e-mail notifications (4 topics) Languages other than English (6 topics) Discussions about possible improvements (18 topics)	Re: Re: How to increase the partic ... by Chaiwe 25 Feb 2021 20:19

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Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings 453 topics

Health issues and connections with sanitation 153 topics

Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) 98 topics

Hygiene and hand washing 99 topics

Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) 76 topics

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

Sanitation systems 1165 topics

Toilets with urine diversion 158 topics

Toilets without urine diversion 160 topics

Faecal sludge management (FSM) 250 topics

Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta 247 topics

Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets 51 topics

Challenging environments, humanitarian and emergency situations 126 topics

Solid waste management 36 topics

Environmental issues 71 topics

Various topics related to sanitation systems 66 topics

Attitudes and behaviours 505 topics

Behaviour change and user psychology issues 98 topics

Capacity development 96 topics

Community-led approaches 98 topics

Public awareness raising 83 topics

Wikipedia 93 topics

Advocacy and civil society engagement 37 topics

Markets, finance and governance 563 topics

Market development in action 78 topics

Sanitation as a business and business models 64 topics

Financing (taxes, tariffs, transfers) and cost estimates 77 topics

Government initiatives and regulations 113 topics

Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) 105 topics

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications 51 topics

Global and regional political processes 75 topics

Resource recovery 276 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 59 topics

Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies 30 topics

Vermitechnology 27 topics

Equity and inclusion 272 topics

People with disabilities 27 topics

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) or Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) 155 topics

Gender issues 31 topics

Human rights to water and sanitation 21 topics

Sanitation workers 30 topics

Inclusive programming and other topics under equity and inclusion 8 topics

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters 185 topics

Regional Chapter Africa 4 topics

Regional Chapter India 13 topics

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

SuSanA Latinoamérica 8 topics

Relevant for all working groups 9 topics

Working Group 1 (Capacity development) 18 topics

Working Group 2 (Market development) 15 topics

Working Group 3 (Renewable energies, climate change) 6 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 1936 topics

General announcements 469 topics

Events and higher education programmes 579 topics

Jobs, consultancies, internships 506 topics

Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) 179 topics

New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) 110 topics

Miscellaneous - any other topic 93 topics

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