SuSanA Meeting - South Asia 2026 - Sustainable Sanitation Alliance - SuSanA

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As the SuSanA India regional chapter is expanding to become the South Asia Chapter, it hosted the first regional SuSanA Meeting on Saturday, 10th October 2026 in Pune, India. The Meeting took place in conjuction with the Conference: "From Circular Economy to Ecological Sanitation". Held in a hybrid format with both, in-person and online participation, it offered the unique platfrom for sanitation enthusiasts from the region and beyond to engage in meaningful discussions to share experiences and challenges and explore innovative solutions.

The Meeting was structured around the updates from the Regional Chapter and gave the space for SuSanA members to present their work and experiences in the format of "Espresso Presentations".

Agenda and Link to the Recording

Find all resources from the meeting, including the recording and presentation here.

Welcome and Introduction	Nitya Jacob, Dayanand Panse
Opening Remarks by the RC coordinator & Setting the Scene	Nitya Jacob
Experiences with SuSanA	Dayanand Panse
Introduction into SuSanA by the Global Steering Committee & Vision of SuSanA	Girija Ramakrishna, Arne Panesar
Espresso presentations on sector related topics, projects and initiatives	All Presenters (see details on the agenda), Moderator: Arne Panesar
Q&A Session & Summarizing	Paresh Chhajed-Picha, Girija Ramakrishna
Wrapping up	Arne Panesar

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