Cancelled: 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference
Local Organizer: Water Research Commission, University of Pretoria and Envirosan
Community Organizer: , Non-sewered Sanitation Specialist Group
The 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation (NSS) specialist group conference is being hosted in Pretoria, South Africa in partnership with the Water Research Commission and the University of Pretoria. The event responds to the challenges and needs of around 4 billion people requiring sanitation. The aim of the conference is to provide stimulus for research and innovation for NSS and offgrid sanitation solutions including faecal sludge management, build the technical and scientific base for NSS and to contribute to scientific knowledge and good practice learnings. The venue for the conference is www.futureafrica.science, which is in Pretoria, South Africa.
Topics
- Advancements in NSS technology - Product development
- Advancements in pit emptying solutions, faecal sludge processing technology, logistics and management
- Application and demonstration – scientific exploration of lessons and experiences
- Advances in process science
- Capacity Building for NSS
- Municipal and private sector transitions to off-grid and NSS solutions
- Emerging circular economy and resource recovery concepts
- New developments / Advances in manufacturing, demonstration and scale up of new solutions
- Case studies on off-grid and NSS applications
- Detection, characterisation and quantification in relation to process performance, standards and regulation
- Fundamentals of sanitation economy and service delivery
- Research-based innovations and solutions for city-wide sanitation
- Solutions for Informal Settlements
- Any new areas of interest related to off-grid and NSS
Programme Committee
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|
Damir Brdjanovic |
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education | Netherlands |
Mei Yee Chan |
TUV SUD | Singapore |
Kartik Chandran |
Columbia University | United States Of America |
Yu Ling Cheng |
Univesity of Toronto | Canada |
Mark Deshusses |
Duke University | United States Of America |
Teddy Gounden |
eThekwini Municipality | South Africa |
Suresh Kumar Rohilla |
Centre for Science & Environment | India |
RS Arun Kumar |
Energy and Environment Resource Group | |
Miriam Otoo |
International Water Management Institute | Sri Lanka |
Sudhir Pillay |
Water Research Commission | South Africa |
Linda Strande |
SANDEC-EAWAG | Switzerland |
Roshan Shresta |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | United States Of America |
Santiago Septien |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
Konstantina Velkushanova |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
