EcoSanitation Links
Ecological Sanitation Web Links
WHO: World Health Organisation has resources about the health aspects of sanitation.
WSP: The WSP is an international partnership of the world's leading development agencies concerned with water and sanitation services for the poor. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by helping the poor gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services
Sanitation Connection: Sanitation Connection is an Internet-based resource that gives you access to accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on technologies, institutions and financing of sanitation systems around the world.
FAO: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN has resources on using ecologically sustainable farming methods.
Sida: International development co-operation is an investment in ensuring poor people a better life, in environmental conservation and peace, in democracy and equality. It should pave the way for equal relations and make itself redundant.
Paho: A branch of the WHO aimed at "improving the health of the peoples of the Americas"
Gtz: A German development organisation with resources on the further development, testing and dissemination of alternatives to conventional wastewater and sewage disposal systems is becoming more and more indispensable for both economic and ecological reasons
EcoEng: Innovative Ecological Sanitation Concept Shows Way Towards Sustainable Urban Development In Vauban, a suburb of Freiburg, Germany a new model house was built in 1999, which combines highly innovative energy, waste and sanitary concepts
Hausanet Article: Harvesting Human Waste for Agriculture and Energy, an Ecological Sanitation approach.
Laneta: The Centro de Innovación en Tecnología Alternativa, A.C. supervises the construction and maintenance of ecological dry toilets, cisterns for rainwater harvesting and wetlands for greywater treatment.
WSSCC: The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council is a leading international organisation that enhances collaboration in the water supply and sanitation sector, specifically in order to attain universal coverage of water and sanitation services for poor people around the world.
A further list of Ecological Sanitation Sites (there are some overlaps with the sites above)
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Sida |
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Latin American Network on ecological sanitation |
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National NGO - ecological sanitation in Mexico |
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Resource, Boston based NGO working in C America |
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Ecological sanitation in Ethiopia, Swedish NGO |
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Tema V - Sida course on ecological sanitation |
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http://www.susana.org/lang-en/news/jobs/482-intern-gtz-ecosan-wto |
GTZ on ecosan |
http://www.iees.ch/cms/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=27 |
International Ecological Engineering Society |
The closed loop approach to eliminate waste |
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City farmer, Int.NGO on urban agriculture |
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International Secretariat for Water, Int. NGO |
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Mvula Trust, South African NGO |
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Ecological Sanitation publications/articles |
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Article in Urban Ag. Magazine on "Closing the Loop" |
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Article about ecosan in Mexico |
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Case studies from Mexico and Zimbabwe. |
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Sanitation and Waste in Developing Countries |
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Sanitation Connection, int. network |
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GESI Global Environmental Sanitation Initiative |
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Water and Sanitation Program (UNDP-WB) |
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Recycling of sludge and solid water |
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Mainly solid waste recycling |
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School sanitation and hygiene |
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The Sanplat method |
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Regional Resource Centres |
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ITN Eastern Africa |
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ITN The Philippines |
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ITN South America |
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Composting Toilets |
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Products on the Market |
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