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Health & hygiene, schools

Sanitation systems

Attitudes
& behaviours

Markets, finance
& governance

Resource recovery

Announcements
& miscellaneous

Working groups &
regional chapters

Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings

(533 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	Health issues and connections with sanitation (115 topics) Research on health benefits with improved sanitation (26 topics) Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), intestinal worm infections (helminthiases) (20 topics) Antibiotics resistance, micro-pollutants, chemical pollution (8 topics) Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics) Global guidelines on sanitation and health (WHO, 19 Nov - 18 Dec 2018, Thematic Discussion 13) (7 topics)	UN Environment Story: "Evidenc ... by riccardozennaro 08 Oct 2019 13:18
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) (99 topics) Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (29 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (22 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (16 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	Where do we go from here with ... by KSmith 01 Oct 2019 17:17
	Inclusion and disability (22 topics)	New paper: Lasting results: a ... by rochelleholm 01 Oct 2019 11:36
	Hygiene and hand washing (84 topics) Hand washing activities at schools (12 topics)	Food safety policies and pract ... by rochelleholm 09 Aug 2019 05:19
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) (68 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: Paper on "Comparison of Studen ... by secretariat 29 Mar 2019 15:43
	Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) (18 topics) Note: this sub-category is not meant for WASH in schools, community toilets, public toilets as these topics have their own sub-categories.	Unpacking healthcare waste man ... by rochelleholm 21 Feb 2019 07:01
	Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) (127 topics) Awareness raising and reducing taboos (26 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (21 topics) MHM in schools – A neglected issue (Thematic Discussion 12) (5 topics)	Re: Menstrual hygiene taboos and t ... by muench 22 Oct 2019 17:02

Sanitation systems

(1087 topics)

The focus in this category is on technologies required along the sanitation chain - toilets, transport and treatment (but not reuse as this is in a separate category called "Resource recovery").
Sub-categories		Last posts
	Toilets with urine diversion (150 topics) UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) (83 topics) Urinals (22 topics) Urine diversion flush toilets (6 topics) Suppliers and innovators of urine diversion toilet components (16 topics) Urine treatment, transport, storage (16 topics)	Re: Knowledge, attitudes and pract ... by skumwenda 18 Sep 2019 22:10
	Toilets without urine diversion (156 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 (27 topics) Container-based, mobile or bag-based toilets (28 topics) Innovations and research in toilet design (31 topics) Low flush, pour flush, focus on flushing mechanism (13 topics) Pit latrines (simple, VIP, dual pit, pour flush) (22 topics) Vermifilters for blackwater treatment, "worm toilets", "Tiger worm toilet" (6 topics) Comparisons of various toilet types (7 topics)	Re: Does anyone have an estimate o ... by hajo 05 Oct 2019 11:14
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) (233 topics) Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (66 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (67 topics) Pit or vault content research, accumulation rates and faecal sludge characteristics (34 topics) Determining helminth egg quantities (measurement techniques) (9 topics) FSM Planning tools, toolboxes and guidelines (11 topics)	Re: What are the differences and s ... by nasirsahar 22 Oct 2019 09:45
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta (240 topics) Anaerobic treatment systems (biogas sanitation) (74 topics) Centralised wastewater treatment plants and sewage sludge treatment (26 topics) Composting (26 topics) Constructed wetlands, soil filters and infiltration beds (41 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (18 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (16 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (7 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (32 topics)	Re: Promote VERMIFILTRATION Techno ... by hajo 12 Oct 2019 22:58
	Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets (52 topics) Public toilets in India (15 topics)	Re: Looking for contacts from Norw ... by geoffbhill 22 Oct 2019 00:38
	Challenging environments, emergencies, reconstruction situations, resilience (112 topics) Urban informal settlements and slums (13 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (10 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	Emergency WASH Biweekly Update ... by campbelldb 15 Oct 2019 17:48
	Various topics of sanitation systems (144 topics) Climate change and sanitation (20 topics) Drinking water supply, surface water pollution (20 topics) Groundwater pollution (27 topics) Odour issues (6 topics) Sewers (conventional, simplified, condominium, settled, vacuum) (17 topics) Solid waste management (27 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (6 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 6 (10 topics)	Re: Launch of English Language San ... by leonazareth 21 Oct 2019 18:17

Attitudes and behaviours

(451 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	Behaviour change and user psychology issues (89 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (12 topics)	Re: Arno's keynote speech on SBM a ... by bracken 21 May 2019 10:28
	Capacity development (78 topics) Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (28 topics)	Re: SuPER-W project - Educational ... by muench 21 Oct 2019 14:17
	Community-led approaches (91 topics) Publications and webinars about CLTS (45 topics) Community-led approaches other than CLTS (7 topics)	Re: Blog: Nine ideas for Gender Tr ... by muench 05 Sep 2019 05:12
	Public awareness raising (72 topics) World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (26 topics)	Re: Toilet Talks for World Toilet ... by MarcusErridge 19 Oct 2019 17:28
	Wikipedia (87 topics) Can you help improve the sanitation content of the world's largest encyclopedia? Discussions about specific Wikipedia articles (31 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)	Feedback from Wikimania Confer ... by muench 25 Sep 2019 04:35
	Advocacy and civil society engagement (34 topics)	Re: Strategic communications suppo ... by muench 01 Jul 2019 08:29

Markets, finance and governance

(542 topics)

This category contains topics on core functions of supply and demand in the market, supporting and rules functions.
Sub-categories		Last posts
	Market development in action (76 topics) Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (11 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Road to commercialising sanita ... by muench 23 May 2019 05:59
	Sanitation as a business and business models (60 topics)	Re: Toilet Business Cluster is jus ... by muench 21 Oct 2019 07:15
	Financing: taxes, tariffs, transfers (68 topics) Includes public finance from government, subsidy models, tariff systems, ODA (official development assistance) and results-based financing, and costing.	Re: Sanitation levy to improve ons ... by paresh 18 Oct 2019 13:46
	Government as a driver (110 topics) Includes public private partnerships (PPPs), government and citizens, governments and NGOs, government to government, policies and regulations for upscaling. 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)	Re: Pause before pushing more peop ... by AjitSeshadri 11 Sep 2019 07:01
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) (94 topics) Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (14 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (24 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Re: New tool to identify locally a ... by dorothee.spuhler 26 Sep 2019 07:15
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications (44 topics) ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (4 topics)	Re: Failures in Sanitation (a list ... by muench 14 Oct 2019 04:40
	Global and regional political processes (90 topics) Human right to water and sanitation (16 topics) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), JMP monitoring (46 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) (21 topics)	UN-Water Global Analysis and A ... by fppirco 29 Aug 2019 17:37

Resource recovery

(223 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops (85 topics) Urine reuse or infiltration (33 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (9 topics)	Re: The RUNRES project: Establishi ... by hajo 05 Oct 2019 11:37
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste (15 topics) Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Press coverage of recent comme ... by JKMakowka 20 Jul 2019 00:32
	Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation (42 topics)	Re: Ideas of sustainable sanitatio ... by Heiner 28 Sep 2019 22:19
	Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater (54 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 (20 topics) Aquaculture (3 topics)	Re: The Kailash Ecovillage project ... by kimgerly 23 Sep 2019 07:02
	Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies (27 topics) Sanitation safety planning (SSP) (5 topics)	Re: Parameters for testing the hea ... by kharallaxman 23 Feb 2019 12:36

Announcements and miscellaneous

(1729 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	General announcements (435 topics) Announcements regarding SuSanA (113 topics) New SuSanA partners (187 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (60 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) Other announcements (56 topics)	Re: Candidates looking for entry-l ... by Anthonia 11 Oct 2019 19:27
	Events and higher education programmes (474 topics) Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (227 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (161 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (30 topics) Webinars and online meetings (56 topics)	Podcast: Seeking Sustainabilit ... by Jacquie 21 Oct 2019 07:16
	Jobs, consultancies, internships (455 topics)	Operations Analyst- WSSCC by WSSCC 26 Sep 2019 16:34
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) (156 topics) Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (56 topics)	WSUP Research Call: Assessment ... by Guy 03 Sep 2019 11:45
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) (99 topics)	UN Environment Story "Smart wa ... by riccardozennaro 18 Jul 2019 15:47
	Miscellaneous - any other topic (110 topics) Human tragedies and accidents (10 topics) Humour (7 topics)	Do the roots of marsh plants g ... by AquaVerde 21 Oct 2019 14:11

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters

(148 topics)

This category contains practical information regarding the work of SuSanA's working groups and regional chapters, for example surveys, meetings or factsheets. This category is not meant to be used for thematic discussions.
Sub-categories		Last posts
	Regional Chapter India (No topics)	No topics
	Regional Chapter West Asia and North Africa (WANA) (3 topics)	A call to all media enthusiast ... by laran86 13 Jun 2019 09:36
	SuSanA Latinoamérica (2 topics)	Re: Puntos Focales de SuSanA Latin ... by muench 05 Sep 2019 05:23
	Working Group 1 (Capacity development) (18 topics)	Re: An inventory of WASH training ... by campbelldb 15 Oct 2019 17:44
	Working Group 2 (Market development) (15 topics)	Re: Update of the SuSanA Factsheet ... by joshpalfreman 23 Nov 2018 12:35
	Working Group 3 (Renewable energies, climate change) (6 topics)	Re: SuSanA WG3 (Climate Change & R ... by annetempel 15 Oct 2019 09:04
	Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) (8 topics)	Re: What has happened lately in th ... by eshaylor 28 Dec 2017 09:53
	Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) (12 topics)	Re: Proposed meeting of SuSanA Wor ... by ddiba 26 Aug 2019 09:35
	Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) (9 topics)	Working Groups 4 and 6 meeting ... by shobana 22 Aug 2018 16:16
	Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in institutions and gender equality) (19 topics) "Leave No One Behind" – in communities, schools and other institutions	Interest in WASH in HCF Resear ... by secretariat 18 Oct 2019 12:09
	Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) (10 topics)	Re: A survey for members of Workin ... by muench 17 Jun 2019 05:11
	Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) (8 topics)	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)	O&M in Schools @ Stockholm Wor ... by rob# 28 Aug 2017 15:48
	Working Group 11 (Groundwater protection) (4 topics)	Re: New working group co-lead for ... by karengrothe 20 May 2019 16:00
	Working Group 12 (WASH & Nutrition) (14 topics)	Re: Working Group 12 meets in Stoc ... by Jona 17 Oct 2019 15:53
	Working Group 13 (Behaviour change) (7 topics)	Re: WG 13 - Take the handwashing q ... by muench 08 Dec 2017 02:41
	Relevant for all working groups (7 topics)	What role do SuSanA`s working ... by marajohanna 02 May 2018 10:09

Help

(69 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	The basics (registration, login, posting and replying) (23 topics)	How to enlarge the size of the ... by FranziskaVolk 01 Aug 2019 14:48
	More advanced things (44 topics) User profile (5 topics) Subscribing and receiving e-mail notifications (4 topics) Languages other than English (6 topics) Discussions about possible improvements (21 topics)	Re: Podcast about building online ... by JKMakowka 16 Sep 2019 13:08

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