Sanitation Capacity Building Platform (SCBP) To build capacity of cities and all stakeholders working in urban sanitation, to ensure improved and decentralized sanitation services

National Institute of Urban Affairs
NIUA

Sanitation Capacity Building Platform (SCBP) is an initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) for addressing urban sanitation challenges in India. The 3 year programme(starting 2016) is supported by a Gates Foundation grant. It is aimed at promoting decentralised urban sanitation solutions for septage and waste water management.

What we do:

The Platform lends support to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, by focussing on urban sanitation and supporting states and cities to move beyond the open defecation free (ODF) status by addressing safe disposal and treatment of faecal sludge and septage. The Platform supports National Urban Sanitation Missions, States and Towns, by developing and sourcing the best Capacity Building, Policy Guidance, Technological, Institutional, Financial and Behaviour Change advise in favour of decentralised sanitation solutions.

How does the Platform work:

NIUA initiates and facilitates engagement of the SCBP Platform Partners at the State government level, for advocating and awareness generation for Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM). Followed by on demand support for capacity building and implementation of decentralised sanitation solutions at state and city level. SCBP promotes a four-module based Capacity Building support.

Results/Outcomes : as on Nov 2020

• 15 Training Modules developed, 2500 + government officials, 30 +Academia faculty and 250 + students trained
• 15 Research Studies and 10 Technical Reports produced
• 15 Nodal National Training Institutes supported for Training of Trainers and delivering FSSM Trainings
• Knowledge Portal(scbp.niua.org) with key 250 reports and documents, more than 10,000 downloads and 180,000 registered users
• 3 Training Modules endorsed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA)
• Urban Water Supply and Waste Water Policy Framework and Workbook endorsed by MoHUA
• Normative Framework and Strategy for FSSM Capacity Development for Indian states
• Digital Dissemination Strategy for FSSM Capacity Development
• 6 Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants - work commissioned based on SCBP assessments and technical support
• State FSSM Policy (UP and Rajasthan)
• Covid 19 Resilient Urban Sanitation Response Framework and Documentation of 24 cities sanitation response
• Covid 19 Resource Book of Advisories, Learning Material and Budget preparation template for PPEs.

Sanitation Capacity Building Platform (SCBP)

Mission

Goals: Sanitation Capacity Building platform (SCBP) is designed to support and build the capacity of town/cities to plan and implement decentralized sanitation solutions. The platform facilitates knowledge and experience sharing among cities on decentralized sanitation to accomplish national missions: Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission and Namami Gange Programme. Objectives: Working under the broad aim of strengthening capacity building for decentralised urban sanitation solutions, SCBP has three broad Objectives ; • Improved awareness, knowledge and skills of State governments and Urban Local Bodies staff, to plan and implement decentralised sanitation solutions • Institutional knowledge and skills strengthening(of Training Institutes, Academia and Private sector), for supporting national level capacity building • Evidence based research and advocacy for capacity building to address urban sanitation challenge

Approach

The Platform is an organic and growing collaboration of universities, training centres, resource centres, non-governmental organizations, consultants and experts. The Platform currently has on board CEPT University, CDD Society and BORDA, ASCI, AIILSG, UMC, ESF, CSE, WaterAid, CPR, iDECK, CSTEP and WASHi. The Platform works in close collaboration with the National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management Alliance (NFSSMA). All the learning and knowledge material produce by SCBP is available on : scbp.niua.org

Further comments

Depinder Kapur Hari H

Sanitation Capacity Building Platform website

Discussion on SuSanA's Discussion Forum

Information on NIUA website


Answer questions about the project

Depinder Kapur
dkapur@niua.org

Jyoti Dash
jdash@niua.org


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Capacity developmentTechnology comparisonsCitiesOperation, maintenance and sustainable servicesPolitical processes and institutional aspectsSpecific to one or several countriesEmptying and transport (non sewered)Treatment of wastewater or greywaterTreatment of faecal sludgeEnabling environment and institutional strengtheningDecentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS)Faecal sludge treatment processesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationUrban (entire city)EducatorsPoliticians and local decision makersPractitionersGovernment-owned entity (not university or research)

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