Eawag is a world-leading aquatic research institute. Its research, which is driven by the needs of society, provides the basis for innovative approaches and technologies in the water sector. Through close collaboration with experts from industry, government and professional associations, Eawag plays an important bridging role between theory and practice, allowing new scientific insights to be rapidly implemented.

Fields of research in sanitation are:
- Excreta and Wastewater Management
Examples: Faecal Management Enterprises (Uganda, Senegal) (FaME); Resource Recovery & Reuse (RRR); Partnership for Urban Resource Recovery – Comprehensive Management of Biosolids from Wastewater and Faecal Sludge Treatment in five cities in Vietnam (PURR)
- Strategic Environmental Sanitation Planning
Examples: CLUES validation in selected sites in Sub-Saharan Africa; Egyptian-Swiss Research on Innovations in Sustainable Sanitation - ESRISS; Diversion for safe sanitation, Reinvent the Toilet Challenge of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
-Solid Waste Management

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Market developmentTechnology comparisonsCitiesPublic awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Product design and engineeringPolitical processes and institutional aspectsGlobalToilets or urinals (user interface)Emptying and transport (non sewered)Treatment of wastewater or greywaterTreatment of faecal sludgeResource recovery Enabling environment and institutional strengtheningCapacity development (WG1)Cities (WG6)Sustainable WASH in institutions and gender equality (WG7)Public awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement (WG9)Biogas systems Composting, vermicomposting (solid waste), composting toiletsConstructed wetlandsDecentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS)Faecal sludge treatment processesFundamental research and engineeringUrine diversion dehydration toilets (UDDTs) Swiss governmentOther funding source or unspecifiedFaeces or faecal sludgeGreywater or wastewaterUrinePeri-urbanUrban (entire city)Urban informal settlements (slums)University, education or research institution

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